How to fix clipping?

[ArcFault 10+ year member]

Okay on another forums I asked this but the other forum is no longer working for me. So I have a general idea on what clipping is now. Now I just need to now what causes it and how to fix it.

I watched that video and it said something about 5v and 2v. Also, if I get bigger subs will it prevent clipping? So is clipping from the amp or the subs?

What can I ajust to get rid of it? I have an AQ1200D.

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[Apollo220 10+ year member]

did you do the big 3 ??? most of the time clipping is due to voltage dropping or noise in the line i had it happen to me from noise in the line goto ebay and look up noise isolator fixed my problem with a 15 amp one

 

[ArcFault 10+ year member]

I did not think I needed the big three if I had an AQ1200D. Where can I look up how to do a proper big three? Should I type it in the search on this site. And I have never heard of the other thing. Are they expensive?

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

how to fix it? get a cleaner signal and turn the gain/bass boost down.

 

[Apollo220 10+ year member]

before the big three try the noise isolator from somewhere i would suggest ebay i got mine for like 8 bux quick and easy fix

 

[ArcFault 10+ year member]

before the big three try the noise isolator from somewhere i would suggest ebay i got mine for like 8 bux quick and easy fix

Alright. Thanks a lot for that. How do they work? What do they do? Also, would better subs change clipping?

 

[alpine kid 10+ year member]

i dont think a bigger sub will stop clippin just turn the gain down or get bigger alt to keep the volts up

 

[ArcFault 10+ year member]

These are the ones I have found. Are any of these what I am looking for?

RCA GROUND LOOP ISOLATOR NOISE FEED BACK HUM FILTER on eBay.ca (item 280441775656 end time 20-May-10 22:58:15 EDT)

Tsunami FL-GL400 RCA Ground Loop Isolator Noise Filter on eBay.ca (item 350336627077 end time 02-Jun-10 21:09:56 EDT)

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

did you even read what i said?

 

[ArcFault 10+ year member]

did you even read what i said?

I did. But not until after I reposted. I was on ebay looking then asked my question before refreshing. My mistake. Sorry.

Yes, I turned down the gain temporarly. I am just curious to what I would need to do so I can get my gain back up to get my amps full potential. I do appreciate the help all of you have been giving me. I am new.

Thanks.

 

[Bumpin' Goalie 10+ year member]

Clipping is from the amp, sent to the subs. The subs don't cause clipping. Clipping is when the amp is trying to generate more power than it can @ it's voltage, rating, or ohm load.

For instance, if your gains are too high, and the amp is trying to produce more than it can, it'll clip. Which can burn things up.

Also, low voltage causes clipping to occur earlier.

I also, have an AQ1200d. I have an 80a stock alt, but with the help of big 3, and a small reserve low ESR batt in the back, she does just fine.

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

I did. But not until after I reposted. I was on ebay looking then asked my question before refreshing. My mistake. Sorry.
Yes, I turned down the gain temporarly. I am just curious to what I would need to do so I can get my gain back up to get my amps full potential. I do appreciate the help all of you have been giving me. I am new.

Thanks.

what amp do you have? best option without all this extra b/s in your signal flow is to get a bigger/better amp. that way you have some headroom and can turn the gain down and still have the same power you were looking for but it would be sending a cleaner signal to the subs.

 

[Bumpin' Goalie 10+ year member]

Gains should be sent based off of a DMM reading. It is to match the incoming input voltage. It is NOT a volume adjustment. The higher the gain, the sooner it will clip.

For instance my gain is set a little under half. And Bass Boost is completely off.

 

[Bumpin' Goalie 10+ year member]

what amp do you have? best option without all this extra b/s in your signal flow is to get a bigger/better amp. that way you have some headroom and can turn the gain down and still have the same power you were looking for but it would be sending a cleaner signal to the subs.

If the OP doesn't have the voltage to support an AQ running at full tilt (very possible) then upgrading the amp, without enhancing the charging system that back it, would result in roughlythe same amount of power b4 clipping.

However, if voltage/electrical issues are not the problem, then you would be correct.

 

[AQHDC3 10+ year member]

Read this to help set your gain properly: Gain Setting tutorial - Realm of Excursion Setting your gain properly helps you get nice clean power (minimal clipping). Also do no use bass boost. Bass boost=Distortion.