Gain setting question.

[fish1234 10+ year member]

When setting gains, why not max out your volume on hu if it is capable of playing cleanly and then set with a dmm. Why do a lot of people say 3/4 of the hu max volume for gain setting. On my kenwood excelon kdc-x693 it will play cleanly at max volume (35 out of 35), so tell me why you can't set the gains with the hu volume max out.

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[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

You HU is not playing clean at full volume. It may seem like it but its not

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

if it is like my excelon probably around 27 max for a clean signal

 

[fish1234 10+ year member]

I set up my gains on my amp with my hu volume at 28, just looking for a liitle more kick from my system.

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

more powah, and oh btw orange beach sucks, especially for fishing

 

[fish1234 10+ year member]

Drink more beer fool!

 

[05trailblazer 10+ year member]

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[playyamxz550 10+ year member]

I have the same deck it doesnt not play clean any past 28

 

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27-28 is max i would ever go with that deck

 

[fish1234 10+ year member]

thanks, for all your help. Even you 05fronty.

 

[dipitydoo 10+ year member]

as pointed out already, some hu outputs aren't clean at full volume setting. in addition, this helps to account for varying recording levels on different media.

 

[Wattser93 10+ year member]

I had a 693 in my last car. Clean sound up until about 26-27 for most songs, and up to about 30 for a couple of them. Any louder than that and it sounded like trash.

If it isn't loud enough for you, you need more power or a different setup. If your box is a crappy prefab, going to a good ported box will make it louder. Try adjusting placement of the box in the car to see if you can get some more output.

Don't turn on bass boost or anything, thst will make it go from clean power to sh*t in nothing flat.