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Could it be my hu pre out voltage?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffdachef" data-source="post: 8718928" data-attributes="member: 650438"><p>okay never ever set gains on mids and highs with a multi-meter. Leave that **** to the subs. Literally better to tune by ear, get it to the volume level you need or when the speakers sound peaky or harsh and unpleasant to listen to and you wont have any issues. </p><p></p><p>Also if you used a 0 db test tone and most of your music is at -5 db(rap/trap) or -10 db(rock/pop) and under, you seriously leaving way too much on the table . The shop is a hack dont ever trust someone to tune your gear for you, you need to know your own system limits. Also all the voltage numbers doesn't mean a damn thing because that has no load on it. When a sub is connected its a totally different ball game. What the multi-meter method does is just give you a ballpark but if you factor in real world factors like impedance rise, voltage drops, efficiency etc.. your multimeter settings would be complete trash settings. You need to fine tune and find your actual system limits yourself afterwards.</p><p></p><p>it doesnt matter, just go easier on the volume knob.... Just because you have 5 volts doesnt mean you have to use ALL 5 volts... The more important thing is to get a quality head unit with proper audio tuning features.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeffdachef, post: 8718928, member: 650438"] okay never ever set gains on mids and highs with a multi-meter. Leave that **** to the subs. Literally better to tune by ear, get it to the volume level you need or when the speakers sound peaky or harsh and unpleasant to listen to and you wont have any issues. Also if you used a 0 db test tone and most of your music is at -5 db(rap/trap) or -10 db(rock/pop) and under, you seriously leaving way too much on the table . The shop is a hack dont ever trust someone to tune your gear for you, you need to know your own system limits. Also all the voltage numbers doesn't mean a damn thing because that has no load on it. When a sub is connected its a totally different ball game. What the multi-meter method does is just give you a ballpark but if you factor in real world factors like impedance rise, voltage drops, efficiency etc.. your multimeter settings would be complete trash settings. You need to fine tune and find your actual system limits yourself afterwards. it doesnt matter, just go easier on the volume knob.... Just because you have 5 volts doesnt mean you have to use ALL 5 volts... The more important thing is to get a quality head unit with proper audio tuning features. [/QUOTE]
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