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<blockquote data-quote="Jtsky" data-source="post: 1049428" data-attributes="member: 561021">So lets say that you have a HU with 2v pre-outs, with gains set accordingly. You then switch to a HU with 5v pre-outs. Obviously your gains will be to high, but would the amp be putting out more power (even if it is clipped)?Now lets say you have that same HU with the 5v pre-outs and gains set properly. Wouldn&#039;t that mean you would have less power output than that same HU and the gains set higher, just now it is not clipping right?One more thing, lets say you have an amplifier that puts out 400 wrms x 1 @ 4 ohms. You have a sub that will put a 4 ohm load on the amp, but wants only 300 wrms. Would you be able to turn your gains down enough to have the amp only put out 300 wrms, or does gain even effect wattage?(Just to let you know, I am not in any of these situations. I am just trying to further my knowledge and this is one of the things I don&#039;t completely understand.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jtsky, post: 1049428, member: 561021"] So lets say that you have a HU with 2v pre-outs, with gains set accordingly. You then switch to a HU with 5v pre-outs. Obviously your gains will be to high, but would the amp be putting out more power (even if it is clipped)? Now lets say you have that same HU with the 5v pre-outs and gains set properly. Wouldn't that mean you would have less power output than that same HU and the gains set higher, just now it is not clipping right? One more thing, lets say you have an amplifier that puts out 400 wrms x 1 @ 4 ohms. You have a sub that will put a 4 ohm load on the amp, but wants only 300 wrms. Would you be able to turn your gains down enough to have the amp only put out 300 wrms, or does gain even effect wattage? (Just to let you know, I am not in any of these situations. I am just trying to further my knowledge and this is one of the things I don't completely understand.) [/QUOTE]

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