Gains on my HiFonics Amp

[xJTmoney5T 10+ year member]

Hey guys, I've noticed my 1606d is much different than my previous directed amp. Can any of you hifonics users out there help me out on how to set my gains. Thanks.

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[xJTmoney5T 10+ year member]

Oh, and I've got a 15" mag.

 

[SUB_URBAN 10+ year member]

to set the gains i would suggest not hooking up the bass boost knob, on mine there is an line input knob or something that should say .2v-9 volts or so. You should start by trying to find out how many volts your headunits preout is and then turn this knob to try and match. that is the main knob for adjusting the gain the rest on my 1500d are for tuning. good luck go read the gain setting tutorial and your going to need a dmm.

 

[xJTmoney5T 10+ year member]

my amp says 9-.2...interesting. yet, turning it to the right makes it louder.

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

read the sticky!

i also suggest ditching the bass knob, but don't know about the idea of matching the spec'd preout voltage and the voltage markings on the amp. that's not really accurate at all.

turning it towards the 0.2 side should make it louder. that is increasing the sensitivity.

 

[SUB_URBAN 10+ year member]

my amp says 9-.2...interesting. yet, turning it to the right makes it louder.

yea turning it towards .2 makes it more sensitive so the gains are turned up, you need a dmm or else you might clip your amp and damage the sub and or amp.

 

[xJTmoney5T 10+ year member]

ok, thanks guys.

 

[xJTmoney5T 10+ year member]

Ok, so I set my level to the correct setting. Although my subs hittin the lows like a dream, its not movin all that much. So my last question is...can I raise the bass eq without messing up my volts.

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

no

 

[xJTmoney5T 10+ year member]

Then where would i originally set that bass eq level on my amp cuz i just threw it on a random setting.

 

[SUB_URBAN 10+ year member]

Plz read gain setting tutorial. Tuning subs is dependant upon the subs and the size and tuning of the box they are in.

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

bass eq at 0

 

[seg_representin 10+ year member]

And the bass remote that comes with it is not for bass eq it just adjusts the volume.