Gain Level Question

[SKMexiFry 10+ year member]

Hey guys, I know this might sound stupid, but I have a Sony Head unit (CDX-L600X) hooked up through RCA's to an MTX RT2400 amplifier, to my 12" Type R. I am trying to set my gains, so I turned my stereo up fairly loud, or where I would normally be listening to it, and started to adjust the gain, with the bass boost totally off. My problem is, it is really at the sound quality and loudness I want it to be at, but the gain is at 4/5 of the way up. Will this be bad for the sub? I still have the bass boost all the way down, because it seems when i turn up the BB, it gets really distorted. The bass on the head unit isn't even at half, and the equalizer curve is at normal levels, or the same as what my Winamp is set at. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :thumbsup

BTW: The sub is @ 4 ohms

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[phoneman 10+ year member]

Well 4/5 is high but it really all depends of the input sensitivity of the amp and the input voltage comming from the receiver. How many volts is your HU rated for?

 

[SKMexiFry 10+ year member]

I believe they are fairly low, like around 2 or 3 volts. It seemed like I needed less gain with my old deck.