Need help with a disagreement

[RobertR 10+ year member]

If you have a 1200 watt RMS @ 1 ohm amp and two 750 watt rms dual 4 subs wired at a 1 ohm load you could max the amp and not damage the subs correct?

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[Paulspikey 10+ year member]

FALSE. If you set the gain too high you could be sending a clipped signal to the subs. It may not blow them quickly, but after a while they will sound poopy.

 

[Chriszle 10+ year member]

If the gains are set correctly, you shouldn't have an issue. If you are sending a clipped signal, you will probably damage your equipment eventually.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

Indeed. If you "max out" the amp you will be clipping the signal and thus damaging the subs.

However, you can set the amp to get the most out of it with out clipping and you would be fine. The down side is that requires the use of an Oscope.

 

[RobertR 10+ year member]

Ok thank you for the very fast responses. Unfortunately I dont have an Oscope. I do have a DMM. any idea what I should set my gain at?