line drivers

[hrtbrk1 5,000+ posts]

are they used in comps...and what are the pros and cons?

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[Upzaw2000]

pro, sounds better.

cons more to hook up

 

[hrtbrk1 5,000+ posts]

will the higher pre out damage my amp?

 

[Upzaw2000]

i hear that too high of voltage output could damage the amp... not sure if its true tho, never expirienced that issue and have never heard of it happening to anyone

 

[Mike465 10+ year member]

It all depends on what you will be using it for. Your basic line driver is only going to increase the pre amp voltage into your amp (Anywhere from 5 volts up to 13volts) wich will allow for a cleaner signal coming into your amp. This allows you to keep the gains on your amp low wich helps reduce hissing, pop, crackling, and feedback that you can hear in your system. Now the real benifit of using a line drier in compitition is when you are running multiply amps. Your typical headunit is going to have pre out voltage ranging form 2 volts to 4 volts. If you are running multiply sub amps what happens is as with each amp you run the pass through into another amps rca input and so on that voltage level will reduce with reach amp that it passes through. This instills you losing s/n ration on the amps, with in tern will cause some amps to be stronger than others. YOu would have to do alot go gain matching inorder to make sure your amps are all outputing the same. This some a big issue when you are running multi amps to a single sub. You don't want one amp to be stronger than another because it will over load which ever coil the stong amp is on and in turn cause the sub to fail over time. Now with line drivers supporting multi amp out puts such as AudioControls Matrix and Maxxsonics MaxLink. These units do more than just step up the pre amp voltage. These units allow to you run anywhere from 6 to 10 amps at one time (The number that was given is with straped amps) This allows every amp at retain the same input voltage. These units also allow you go gain sertain frequencies ranges.

 

[Mike465 10+ year member]

i hear that too high of voltage output could damage the amp... not sure if its true tho, never expirienced that issue and have never heard of it happening to anyone

I will not damage the amp, you can check with your amp manufacture on what is the maximum pre amp voltage the amp can take. If you run a higher voltage than what the amp can take it will only see the max amount that is allowed into it. For most amps it is 7 volts.

 

[hrtbrk1 5,000+ posts]

thanks mike...

 

[Mike465 10+ year member]

Not a problem man