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<blockquote data-quote="EricM" data-source="post: 419959" data-attributes="member: 553411">Setting the SW to +6 won&#039;t hurt your equipment unless you have the gain up so high that the amp is clipping. I think it actually works more like a -12 cut control that&#039;s labelled as -6 to +6.Setting the gain by the visual knob position isn&#039;t a very good idea for several reasons though. First, you don&#039;t really know what the actual output is on the HU pre-outs, so you don&#039;t know what you&#039;re trying to match. Second, with no markings between the two extremes on the knob you&#039;re just guessing at the setting. Third, you&#039;re assuming that the control pot is linear when you set it half way up, and it&#039;s probably not. A lot of amps have most of their gain increase at one end or the other of the knob and not much happening for the rest of the rotation.So instead of squinting at this dial and trying to figure out where 2.2V would be, just use your ears. If it&#039;s not distorting with the volume on 45, then it&#039;s good.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EricM, post: 419959, member: 553411"] Setting the SW to +6 won't hurt your equipment unless you have the gain up so high that the amp is clipping. I think it actually works more like a -12 cut control that's labelled as -6 to +6. Setting the gain by the visual knob position isn't a very good idea for several reasons though. First, you don't really know what the actual output is on the HU pre-outs, so you don't know what you're trying to match. Second, with no markings between the two extremes on the knob you're just guessing at the setting. Third, you're assuming that the control pot is linear when you set it half way up, and it's probably not. A lot of amps have most of their gain increase at one end or the other of the knob and not much happening for the rest of the rotation. So instead of squinting at this dial and trying to figure out where 2.2V would be, just use your ears. If it's not distorting with the volume on 45, then it's good. [/QUOTE]

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