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<blockquote data-quote="jujumantb" data-source="post: 1920454" data-attributes="member: 555241"><p>The actual number you go up to on your head unit doesnt mean anything without taking into account what your gain on your amp is set to. Think of your amp's gain as the "master volume" and your head unit's volume as a secondary volume. Kind of like a certain wattage lightbulb attached to a dimmer switch. The wattage of the bulb is like your gain knob and the dimmer switch is like your head unit's volume knob. Nomatter how far you turn the dimmer switch, you can never get the light bulb any brighter than its wattage will allow.</p><p></p><p>(this isnt to say you should crank the gain all the way up... your amp has limits of operation that you cannot pass without clipping it and distorting your subs)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jujumantb, post: 1920454, member: 555241"] The actual number you go up to on your head unit doesnt mean anything without taking into account what your gain on your amp is set to. Think of your amp's gain as the "master volume" and your head unit's volume as a secondary volume. Kind of like a certain wattage lightbulb attached to a dimmer switch. The wattage of the bulb is like your gain knob and the dimmer switch is like your head unit's volume knob. Nomatter how far you turn the dimmer switch, you can never get the light bulb any brighter than its wattage will allow. (this isnt to say you should crank the gain all the way up... your amp has limits of operation that you cannot pass without clipping it and distorting your subs) [/QUOTE]
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