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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffdachef" data-source="post: 8216952" data-attributes="member: 650438">look up a video on youtube on how to set your gains with a digital multi-meter.Should read this if you want in full detail.<a href="http:////forums/car-audio-reference-database/532425-new-car-audio-read-first.html" target="_blank">http://www.caraudio.com/forums/car-audio-reference-database/532425-new-car-audio-read-first.html</a>but if your a lazy bum here&#039;s how to set it by ear.Keep head unit settings at flat, bass/bass boost off, subwoofer level max. turn your head unit volume to the loudest you normally listen to usually 75-85% with pioneer head units. get a 50 hz&nbsp; -6 db tone put it on a CD, turn all gains(level knob on amp) and bass boost off on amp, subsonic minimum, low pass maximum. Play the CD at the volume level you already set it, then slowly turn the gain up until you hear the sound/tone of the bass actually changing instead of getting louder. Then back it off a bit and your done. Then adjust your subsonic filter up close the point where your subwoofer enclosure is tuned to and put low pass filter down to 80. Do not use bass boost at all.If your subs are normally mounted then keep phase at 0 degrees, if they are inverted then go 180.If your gains are going past 75% and your not happy with the loudness then that just means you need more power and efficiency with a better quality amp. Sorry to break it to you but that amp you have is 600 rms at best with two 30 amp fuses. You probably blew your stronger sub from bad amplifier settings clipping it to hell not from the amp being too strong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeffdachef, post: 8216952, member: 650438"] look up a video on youtube on how to set your gains with a digital multi-meter. Should read this if you want in full detail. [URL="http:////forums/car-audio-reference-database/532425-new-car-audio-read-first.html"]http://www.caraudio.com/forums/car-audio-reference-database/532425-new-car-audio-read-first.html[/URL] but if your a lazy bum here's how to set it by ear. Keep head unit settings at flat, bass/bass boost off, subwoofer level max. turn your head unit volume to the loudest you normally listen to usually 75-85% with pioneer head units. get a 50 hz -6 db tone put it on a CD, turn all gains(level knob on amp) and bass boost off on amp, subsonic minimum, low pass maximum. Play the CD at the volume level you already set it, then slowly turn the gain up until you hear the sound/tone of the bass actually changing instead of getting louder. Then back it off a bit and your done. Then adjust your subsonic filter up close the point where your subwoofer enclosure is tuned to and put low pass filter down to 80. Do not use bass boost at all. If your subs are normally mounted then keep phase at 0 degrees, if they are inverted then go 180. If your gains are going past 75% and your not happy with the loudness then that just means you need more power and efficiency with a better quality amp. Sorry to break it to you but that amp you have is 600 rms at best with two 30 amp fuses. You probably blew your stronger sub from bad amplifier settings clipping it to hell not from the amp being too strong. [/QUOTE]

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