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<blockquote data-quote="RAM_Designs" data-source="post: 5230773" data-attributes="member: 566575">The amount of power your amp produces corresponds with three things.1) How the gain is set2) Capable RCA voltage of your HU3) How high or low your volume is setThe gain on your amp is merely a voltage sensitivity knob.&nbsp; Turn the gain all the way down makes it less sensitive to input voltage(ie: you need more input voltage to get RMS power), and as you turn the gain up it becomes more sensitive(ie: you need less input voltage to get RMS power).&nbsp; Your HU functions in an opposite manner.&nbsp; Lower volume = lower voltage from the RCA&#039;s, and turning the volume up raises the voltage coming from the HU.With that being said, and to finally answer your question, yes, you can less than RMS power from an amp with the gain turned all the way down, so long as you have the gain/volume set so that you&#039;re not reaching full power from the amp.&nbsp; Most amps will have an input voltage range(ie: 6V-.2V)&nbsp; This tells you that with the gain turned all the way down, you&#039;d need a 6V signal from your HU in order to get full power from the amp...as you turn the gain up you need less and less voltage to get the same power.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RAM_Designs, post: 5230773, member: 566575"] The amount of power your amp produces corresponds with three things. 1) How the gain is set 2) Capable RCA voltage of your HU 3) How high or low your volume is set The gain on your amp is merely a voltage sensitivity knob. Turn the gain all the way down makes it less sensitive to input voltage(ie: you need more input voltage to get RMS power), and as you turn the gain up it becomes more sensitive(ie: you need less input voltage to get RMS power). Your HU functions in an opposite manner. Lower volume = lower voltage from the RCA's, and turning the volume up raises the voltage coming from the HU. With that being said, and to finally answer your question, yes, you can less than RMS power from an amp with the gain turned all the way down, so long as you have the gain/volume set so that you're not reaching full power from the amp. Most amps will have an input voltage range(ie: 6V-.2V) This tells you that with the gain turned all the way down, you'd need a 6V signal from your HU in order to get full power from the amp...as you turn the gain up you need less and less voltage to get the same power. [/QUOTE]

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