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<blockquote data-quote="MisterDeadeye" data-source="post: 7731109" data-attributes="member: 611015">Unless you&#039;re about to go out and spend $200+ on an oscilloscope, I suggest just taking it to a shop, man. You can set your gain with a digital multimeter, but that&#039;s far from perfect. Setting the gain with a DMM(digital multimeter) is just calculating the correct voltage for the power you&#039;re trying to run through the resistance of your subs. The problem with this is that you don&#039;t know if the amp is clipping to give you the voltage.There&#039;s a gain setting tutorial somewhere on the forum, but I&#039;ll explain it. You need a DMM, a 50Hz test tone(some people like 0dB, some like -3), and the ability to do pre-algebra.V = sqrt( P * R )&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; P = Power in watts(the amount of power you&#039;re setting for), R = Resistance in ohms(the final impedance of your subs)V = sqrt(700*2)V = sqrt(1400)V = 37.417Set it for 37.4, but still, you have no idea what that Kenwood&#039;s actually capable of putting out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MisterDeadeye, post: 7731109, member: 611015"] Unless you're about to go out and spend $200+ on an oscilloscope, I suggest just taking it to a shop, man. You can set your gain with a digital multimeter, but that's [I]far[/I] from perfect. Setting the gain with a DMM(digital multimeter) is just calculating the correct voltage for the power you're trying to run through the resistance of your subs. The problem with this is that you don't know if the amp is clipping to give you the voltage. There's a gain setting tutorial somewhere on the forum, but I'll explain it. You need a DMM, a 50Hz test tone(some people like 0dB, some like -3), and the ability to do pre-algebra. V = sqrt( P * R ) P = Power in watts(the amount of power you're setting for), R = Resistance in ohms(the final impedance of your subs) V = sqrt(700*2) V = sqrt(1400) V = 37.417 Set it for 37.4, but still, you have no idea what that Kenwood's actually capable of putting out. [/QUOTE]

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