do i need it?

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

do i really need to have a volt meter to set my gain? could i jsut do it without? also is the remote gain better to use than the gain thats on the amp or is there a difference?

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[azngotskills 10+ year member]

do i really need to have a volt meter to set my gain? could i jsut do it without? also is the remote gain better to use than the gain thats on the amp or is there a difference?

You dont have to use a volt meter to set your gains, you could set them by ear. Increase the gains and when you hear them distort, turn them down a little. But if your like me and cant really tell if its distorting or not and want to take the safe way out, use a DMM .

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

when i use the remote gain, do i put the gain knob on the amp to the lowest?

 

[azngotskills 10+ year member]

Sorry man cant help you there //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[SkwurlyFab 10+ year member]

I'm pretty sure if you set the gain on the amp to what you want, the remote knob will only go to ur set max gain when you turn it all the way up. I might be wrong though. but i don't hink i am haha

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

no one else can chime in on the gain question? also whats the point in the crossover/xover? what is it for?

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

with my ma amp when you plug the remote gain control in it completely bypasses the gain on the amp, also goes for my buddies american bass 100.1

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

You dont really need one, I usually just set mine by ear.

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

and if i used the gain equation, i have a 2000watt amp, and 2 SVC 8ohm subs and there wired up parrallel. how would i input my numbers into the gain equation? im kinda lost on that part, since i could probably borrow a voltmeter from a friend.

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

so when i use the gain remote it will automaticly cancel out the gain that was set on the gain knob on the amp? what happens it i dissconnect the gain remote, it will still have those settings right?

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

no one can give any adivce?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

and if i used the gain equation, i have a 2000watt amp, and 2 SVC 8ohm subs and there wired up parrallel. how would i input my numbers into the gain equation? im kinda lost on that part, since i could probably borrow a voltmeter from a friend.

Two SVC 8 Ohm subs wired in parallel will yield you a 4 Ohm nominal load.

Whatever your subs are rated to accept safely RMS set your amp for that wattage @ 4 Ohms

(ergo if your subs will do 200w RMS then you'll want to aim for 400w to be spilt between the pair @ 4 Ohms from the amp)

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

Two SVC 8 Ohm subs wired in parallel will yield you a 4 Ohm nominal load.
Whatever your subs are rated to accept safely RMS set your amp for that wattage @ 4 Ohms

(ergo if your subs will do 200w RMS then you'll want to aim for 400w to be spilt between the pair @ 4 Ohms from the amp)

i know how much watts RMS i need. i jsut dont get how many volts i would set my gain to? if i was able to get ahold of a voltmeter, since i think it would be hard for me to define disortion with my ears. and i want my system to last and not suddenly got "boom" in the next couple months.