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Higher watt amp is quieter than lower watt…?
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<blockquote data-quote="winkychevelle" data-source="post: 8823171" data-attributes="member: 611804"><p>Yes. </p><p></p><p>Not every amp has the same input voltage range. </p><p>The kicker might have a range of 0-8v and the focal 0-4v meaning it takes twice as much distance on the knob to be adjusted to the same output level. </p><p></p><p>This is why you have a gain/level knob to adjust the input of the amplifier to the output of the RCA feeding the amplifier. </p><p></p><p>Really you could do some simple math and set the amp using a dmm</p><p></p><p>V(ac)=√(watt×ohm)</p><p>34.64V(Ac)=√(300w×4ohm)</p><p>Without subs hooked up, set you dmm to ac voltage plugged into where the subs would be and turn the gain up till you get to 34ish volt using a 40hz sinewave </p><p></p><p>Make sure the rest of you ssf and lpf are set to what you want as well. Ssf should be set to 5hz below tuning of the box and lpf set to around 80hz</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="winkychevelle, post: 8823171, member: 611804"] Yes. Not every amp has the same input voltage range. The kicker might have a range of 0-8v and the focal 0-4v meaning it takes twice as much distance on the knob to be adjusted to the same output level. This is why you have a gain/level knob to adjust the input of the amplifier to the output of the RCA feeding the amplifier. Really you could do some simple math and set the amp using a dmm V(ac)=√(watt×ohm) 34.64V(Ac)=√(300w×4ohm) Without subs hooked up, set you dmm to ac voltage plugged into where the subs would be and turn the gain up till you get to 34ish volt using a 40hz sinewave Make sure the rest of you ssf and lpf are set to what you want as well. Ssf should be set to 5hz below tuning of the box and lpf set to around 80hz [/QUOTE]
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