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Correct way to set gain with DMM?
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<blockquote data-quote="Heeltoeclutch" data-source="post: 7293640" data-attributes="member: 629974"><p>I'm pretty sure the sub is distorting when I turn it up to 15+. The amp is a SQ beast and I'm pretty darned sure <em>its</em> not clipping. I think I'm just expecting a little too much from the sub. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif I have 4V preouts... the sub is 200 RMS, the amp is rated at 375 RMS @ 1 ohm at 12.2V. So... I could potentially give it easily over 400, but with the gain at 1/3 and HU volume at 15-16 the sub begins to clip I believe. Unless it's somehow the regular excursion noise (which is rather high, even at low volumes)... If that's not clipping I don't know what is... tisn't exactly pleasant. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif Def. don't want to hurt the sub.</p><p></p><p>When I decided on this setup, I thought it'd be fine cuz I thought I wasn't really one for massive deebeez. I guess if they sound good then I am more of one than I thought //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heeltoeclutch, post: 7293640, member: 629974"] I'm pretty sure the sub is distorting when I turn it up to 15+. The amp is a SQ beast and I'm pretty darned sure [I]its[/I] not clipping. I think I'm just expecting a little too much from the sub. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif[/IMG] I have 4V preouts... the sub is 200 RMS, the amp is rated at 375 RMS @ 1 ohm at 12.2V. So... I could potentially give it easily over 400, but with the gain at 1/3 and HU volume at 15-16 the sub begins to clip I believe. Unless it's somehow the regular excursion noise (which is rather high, even at low volumes)... If that's not clipping I don't know what is... tisn't exactly pleasant. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif[/IMG] Def. don't want to hurt the sub. When I decided on this setup, I thought it'd be fine cuz I thought I wasn't really one for massive deebeez. I guess if they sound good then I am more of one than I thought [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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