Gain maxxed out.

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

I know and its so funny. Everyone one on here is just going to say that I'm retarded and I'm going to blow my stuff up when they haven't even thought about how I could do that. I'm going to do this because this way its easy for me to set my gains and I'll get the amount of power out of my speakers that I want.

just set with a dmm and be done with it...why max it out if you chance clipping

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

if this is gonna be daily setup, why isnt it already there, and why are you getting a vid? i dont understand the point....

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

I personally think that the dmm method for setting gains sucks. I guess it's just a more precise/easier way for people to learn how to set them.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

Where the gain needs to be set is dependent on the input voltage. It's a sensitivity knob.

I personally think that the dmm method for setting gains sucks. I guess it's just a more precise/easier way for people to learn how to set them.

IMO....the ear is too inaccurate, but this is PP

 

[nate2587 10+ year member]

I personally think that the dmm method for setting gains sucks. I guess it's just a more precise/easier way for people to learn how to set them.

i agree

 

[grampi 10+ year member]

The last time I did it I ended up with a blown amp and bad preouts on my HU.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

I personally think that the dmm method for setting gains sucks. I guess it's just a more precise/easier way for people to learn how to set them.

i agree

then what's a better way?

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

then what's a better way?

oscilloscope.

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

I personally think that the dmm method for setting gains sucks. I guess it's just a more precise/easier way for people to learn how to set them.

x2.

I have never set gains by dmm. Maybe you wont get full power for those brief seconds but I havent blown any equipment either.

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

oscilloscope.

Not your average person has those lying around though. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

But its seems the most precise way.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

oscilloscope.

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Not your average person has those lying around though. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
But its seems the most precise way.

I wouldn't doubt that at all

 

[mojobass 10+ year member]

i agree

x3 on that!

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

I doubt it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Instead of telling everyone they're wrong, or nothing will happen, then why not explain why you think nothing can happen?

Nothing will happen instantly, but if you plan on playing daily at full volume / full gain, then chances part of the system could fail over time.

Max gain can certainly be a good thing if a HU simply can't produce the output voltage needed, as long as you aren't inducing clipping. Clipping won't hurt your sub/speakers directly, however you are effectively increasing the heating effect of the AC output by turning the sine wave into a square wave. This coupled with at or above RMS rating could easily burn the VC. It will also sound like shit.

As for the DMM method for setting gains... There is much more to setting gains than just putting a DMM on the amp's terminals, as well as many different scenarios that will effect how the gain is set.

An oscilliscope is definitely a key component to precise tuning of a system. I wouldn't tune a system without mine.

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

Cmon man your better than this. Whats the catch your not gonna play a cd or something is different here. What amp you gonna run at full? Not my vlx400?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

You've been here long enough to know better.