gain tune down?

[pablo4429 10+ year member]

ok so adjusting the gain on an amp adjusts how much power goes into each channel or w/e its conrolling right? if thats true how much can u tune down channels to match RMS watts with certain speakers and adjust the other gain to match another set of speakers? like if an amp was 60 watts rms could u turn the gain all the way down and get like 45 or 50? does it work like that?

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[LightningStryk7 10+ year member]

Ok turn ur gain all the way down as low as it can go. Then set ur hu volume to w/e u want. 20 25 etc. Then go to ur amp Turn up the gain slowly until ur hear ur speakers start to distort... then turn down the gain a little until it becoems clear and leave it. Also dont incread ur hu volume above waht u set ur gain for. THat way ur speakers will be at there "best" power handling.

 

[pablo4429 10+ year member]

so does that mena you could run 40 rms speakers on like a 65 watt rms amp

 

[Bigrick31 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=63933

 

[pablo4429 10+ year member]

Ok turn ur gain all the way down as low as it can go. Then set ur hu volume to w/e u want. 20 25 etc. .

like do you set it to max or like middle or what? just whatever you would listen to it most at?

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

sure. Just make sure you don't push your speaker's limits

 

[pablo4429 10+ year member]

sure. Just make sure you don't push your speaker's limits

as far as gain settings or RMS watts

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

wow... this is some of the worst advice i have ever heardin a thread... the only good advice was from bigrick31.

the gain is NOT, i repeat, IS NOT a volume device... yes, it will dictate how much power your amp will put out. and yes, if your amp puts out more RMS power than your speakers will supposedly handle, then you can turn the gain down and save your speakers. but if you know what youre doing(which, sorry to inslult, you dont) then you will be fine.

to answer your question ultimatly though... yes, if you turn down the gain from the proper setting, you will get less power. and yes that will save speakers with "lower RMS power"...

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

as far as gain settings or RMS watts

speakers have 100% nothing to do with setting gains...

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

as far as gain settings or RMS watts

ideally you want to match the gains with the voltage of your head unit's pre-outs... but turn your head unit most of the way up and then adjust the gains so until there is distortion and then turn them a little bit down. Thats how ive been doing it for a year and that way you will prevent your speakers from blowing even if theyre being overpowered

 

[pablo4429 10+ year member]

ideally you want to match the gains with the voltage of your head unit's pre-outs... but turn your head unit most of the way up and then adjust the gains so until there is distortion and then turn them a little bit down. Thats how ive been doing it for a year and that way you will prevent your speakers from blowing even if theyre being overpowered

thanks man ill think illdo it like that it sounds pretty simple even for someone that doesnt know what they r doing

 

[AznRevlAzn 10+ year member]

Ok turn ur gain all the way down as low as it can go. Then set ur hu volume to w/e u want. 20 25 etc. Then go to ur amp Turn up the gain slowly until ur hear ur speakers start to distort... then turn down the gain a little until it becoems clear and leave it. Also dont incread ur hu volume above waht u set ur gain for. THat way ur speakers will be at there "best" power handling.

what are you a freakin idiot?

 

[pablo4429 10+ year member]

how do u know where 12.65 volts r at if there isnt a marked scale a multimeter?

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

you buy a digital one //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[pablo4429 10+ year member]

shit i typed that last post wrong do you use a multimeter to find out the voltage if there arent numbers on the gain settings (just a min and max)