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<blockquote data-quote="ThxOne" data-source="post: 8923297" data-attributes="member: 675210">Ahhh you fell into the same thing I did the first time I used my RF 3Sixty.3 DSP. I used 0db test tones. My volume was not what I was after by a long shot. From my research using a 0db tone meant there would be no distortion or clipping and it would be the cleanest signal possible. Well, it also leaves no wiggle room.Eventually I used 3 different test tones at different db&#039;s. 40 or 50hz @-10DB - sub1000hz @-5db - mids4000hz @-5 - -2.5db highs (-5db ultimately as it blended better in volume with the tweeters I used)Doing this made a huge difference in volume. It also helped that my amplifiers put out more power rms than my speakers rms ratings. Not much but enough for headroom. Example, my tweeters handled 75wrms and my amp put out 125wrms. This allows you to EQ down (cut) instead of boosting.This is the curve I was looking for. A great starting point.[ATTACH=full]71573[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ThxOne, post: 8923297, member: 675210"] Ahhh you fell into the same thing I did the first time I used my RF 3Sixty.3 DSP. I used 0db test tones. My volume was not what I was after by a long shot. From my research using a 0db tone meant there would be no distortion or clipping and it would be the cleanest signal possible. Well, it also leaves no wiggle room. Eventually I used 3 different test tones at different db's. 40 or 50hz @-10DB - sub 1000hz @-5db - mids 4000hz @-5 - -2.5db highs (-5db ultimately as it blended better in volume with the tweeters I used) Doing this made a huge difference in volume. It also helped that my amplifiers put out more power rms than my speakers rms ratings. Not much but enough for headroom. Example, my tweeters handled 75wrms and my amp put out 125wrms. This allows you to EQ down (cut) instead of boosting. This is the curve I was looking for. A great starting point. [ATTACH=full]71573[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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