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<blockquote data-quote="drkodin" data-source="post: 490150" data-attributes="member: 545032">the gain is NOT A VOLUME KNOB!!!&nbsp; for most after market head units it should be no higher than 3/4, usually only at 1/2 with all bass boosts turned down.&nbsp; By having the gain so high you are actually producing a distorted signal more than likely in the range of 1500W or so which is much more than the amp can handle and is why it is shutting off.you may not have noticed it before because dei amps are built like tanks and can take a lot of abuse, but it is summer and a LOT hotter outside than it has been in the past.&nbsp; turn down the gain just to protect your amp, you will loose output but you will just have to deal with it.you also mentioned that you turned down the freq.&nbsp; this is a setting that should be somewhere in the range of 70-90Hz depending on the rest of the car&#039;s setup, make sure it is in this range for the best sound quality.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drkodin, post: 490150, member: 545032"] the gain is NOT A VOLUME KNOB!!! for most after market head units it should be no higher than 3/4, usually only at 1/2 with all bass boosts turned down. By having the gain so high you are actually producing a distorted signal more than likely in the range of 1500W or so which is much more than the amp can handle and is why it is shutting off. you may not have noticed it before because dei amps are built like tanks and can take a lot of abuse, but it is summer and a LOT hotter outside than it has been in the past. turn down the gain just to protect your amp, you will loose output but you will just have to deal with it. you also mentioned that you turned down the freq. this is a setting that should be somewhere in the range of 70-90Hz depending on the rest of the car's setup, make sure it is in this range for the best sound quality. [/QUOTE]

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