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<blockquote data-quote="trumpet" data-source="post: 8116879" data-attributes="member: 628688"><p>Set your gains with a DMM at the least. An oscilloscope or a DD-1 would be better. Setting the gains by going to the half way mark or by using any arbitrary method is not correct. A lot of people can set gains by ear, but they've been doing it a long time.</p><p></p><p>There's nothing wrong with needing to turn the volume up higher to get the desired output, as long as you're not pushing the amp into heavy clipping. Unless you still have speakers powered by the head unit you should be turning the volume up to roughly 75% before adjusting the gains.</p><p></p><p>If you need to put off the power wire upgrade between the alternator and the battery due to the difficulty then at least upgrade the ground wires. Go from the battery and the chassis and another one between the battery and the engine block.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trumpet, post: 8116879, member: 628688"] Set your gains with a DMM at the least. An oscilloscope or a DD-1 would be better. Setting the gains by going to the half way mark or by using any arbitrary method is not correct. A lot of people can set gains by ear, but they've been doing it a long time. There's nothing wrong with needing to turn the volume up higher to get the desired output, as long as you're not pushing the amp into heavy clipping. Unless you still have speakers powered by the head unit you should be turning the volume up to roughly 75% before adjusting the gains. If you need to put off the power wire upgrade between the alternator and the battery due to the difficulty then at least upgrade the ground wires. Go from the battery and the chassis and another one between the battery and the engine block. [/QUOTE]
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