How do i know the limit?

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

uh no

 

[Skip01 5,000+ posts]

uh no

What you talking bout willis?

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=4256&hl=

see here

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3671519&postcount=61

 

[moorezy 10+ year member]

okay. well thanks for input. the simple answer then is to just get my target voltage using a -6db tone 40-50hz? just to double check its AC voltage. on my multimeter there are two things under the AC voltage setting one is "500" and the other is "200" lol i just bought it so i don't know what these mean. maybe i shall look in manual.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

okay. well thanks for input. the simple answer then is to just get my target voltage using a -6db tone 40-50hz? just to double check its AC voltage. on my multimeter there are two things under the AC voltage setting one is "500" and the other is "200" lol i just bought it so i don't know what these mean. maybe i shall look in manual.

set to 200, and use a 50hz -6db tone following the tutorial.

dbfan has been using -10db tones for i cant even remember, and has never had a problem. i just cant bring myself to do the same. my nuts just arent big enough.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

since it can be a ***** to find -6db test tones i made one real quick. 320 kbps, 50hz -6db 30 secs long.

http://www.mediafire.com/?50nqldfjy9u

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Grow some.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Grow some.

im not as manly as you db //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Anniku989 10+ year member]

I've got a pioneer HU and that same amp. When I went to set my gains, everyone said to be safe, use 0db and hu at 75% (~45/62), will all eq/settings/bb off. At that point, with gain at max on the amp, the dmm was only reading about half of what it needed to (and I used a rms of 1200 when I calculated it), so I knew something was up. After stating the situation and asking some questions (nG i think?) someone answered me and said to use 55+ on HU, and to use a -6 tone, I did that, and I hit the voltage I needed to at right around 1/2 gain, so I was happy.

Edit:

Maybe it was ignoreme, not ng that answered me... w/e

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

I've got a pioneer HU and that same amp. When I went to set my gains, everyone said to be safe, use 0db and hu at 75% (~45/62), will all eq/settings/bb off. At that point, with gain at max on the amp, the dmm was only reading about half of what it needed to (and I used a rms of 1200 when I calculated it), so I knew something was up. After stating the situation and asking some questions (nG i think?) someone answered me and said to use 55+ on HU, and to use a -6 tone, I did that, and I hit the voltage I needed to at right around 1/2 gain, so I was happy.
Edit:

Maybe it was ignoreme, not ng that answered me... w/e

Pioneer's clip @ volume 61/62 with everything set flat.

 

[Anniku989 10+ year member]

Pioneer's clip @ volume 61/62 with everything set flat.

Thanks for the headsup.

I set mine at 53 if I remember right.

 

[Famous_78]

I dont go over 40 with my pioneer gets clippy at about 39

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

I dont go over 40 with my pioneer gets clippy at about 39

the internal amp maybe...

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

then you have a lot of boosted settings

the internal amp maybe...

or that yes

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

then you have a lot of boosted settings
or that yes

im willing to bet he's basing his preout clipping, on where the internal amp is starting to distort the speakers.