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<blockquote data-quote="frankiebones" data-source="post: 2440939" data-attributes="member: 567452">sorry, here&#039;s the link:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007ZPNH8/?tag=caraudiocom-20" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Oscilloscope-Velleman-Personal-Scope-Hps10/dp/B0007ZPNH8/sr=8-1/qid=1165775924/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8245374-2542358?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=hi</a>to maximize S/N ratio, u start at the beginning of the signal chain, and go down the line to each component/amp/eq/x-over in the system.&nbsp; for each, u use the max unclipped output.yes, it will be very helpful for setting gains on my amps but also for the HU volume i actually listen to music at.&nbsp; i tuned my system using volume 56/62, but i dont go above 50 bc its not worth the risk that one of the components could be driven into clipping.&nbsp; i figure i could probably add 10 dB and still have head room, although when i tune my kicker amp (for the morels), i may use a frequency (or is it sine wave when using a scope?) that is about -5 to -10db ref. to allow for some &quot;soft clipping.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="frankiebones, post: 2440939, member: 567452"] sorry, here's the link: [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007ZPNH8/?tag=caraudiocom-20"]http://www.amazon.com/Oscilloscope-Velleman-Personal-Scope-Hps10/dp/B0007ZPNH8/sr=8-1/qid=1165775924/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8245374-2542358?ie=UTF8&s=hi[/URL] to maximize S/N ratio, u start at the beginning of the signal chain, and go down the line to each component/amp/eq/x-over in the system. for each, u use the max unclipped output. yes, it will be very helpful for setting gains on my amps but also for the HU volume i actually listen to music at. i tuned my system using volume 56/62, but i dont go above 50 bc its not worth the risk that one of the components could be driven into clipping. i figure i could probably add 10 dB and still have head room, although when i tune my kicker amp (for the morels), i may use a frequency (or is it sine wave when using a scope?) that is about -5 to -10db ref. to allow for some "soft clipping." [/QUOTE]

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