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[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

What do they come with probe wise? And is what they come with good enough for doing basic system setting?
I ask because I feel ive ready somewhere that its easier or better to have a 10x or 100x probe. Makes readings easier to see.

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comes with a 1x 10x probe. has a little hook cap that i havent used once, more useful for best probing. the main probe is a black alligator ground clip and a pointed positive probe. might want to get a longer ground lead but overall i think it's just fine for what we need. sometimes i have to put a set screw on the alligator clip so i only have to hold one probe or whatever but you'll figure it out lol

 

[rockmo 10+ year member]

do i play a certain hz tone, or something else?

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[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

do i play a certain hz tone, or something else?
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depending on what you're using, 0db tones within the range of your speaker. ex, mids are crossed from 100hz-3khz. use something near the middle like 1khz. subs, crossed at 25hz-100hz, using something like 40-50hz. i open up the filters when i do this, unless its on a sub i usually leave them so i dont lose output.

subs use a -3 to -10db tone depending on your music preference

 

[rockmo 10+ year member]

do i do this with the speakers hooked up? or unhooked? like when i check my rca outputs on the headunit i assume unhooked from amp input?

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[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

i do it unhooked, you can do it hook up but i prefer not to due to the average power of a sine wave vs music

rca's yes unhooked, but keep in mind if you have signal split by y splitters they need to all be connected to the amp to simulate the drop you'd get (this is when setting amp gain)

 

[rockmo 10+ year member]

thank you for the info. how do i get a -3 to -10db 50hz tone? lol

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[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

whats your signal source? use that, if its your phone use a tone generator app with the phone volume maxed out... if you find its clean

 

[rockmo 10+ year member]

can use my phone, usb, or sd card.

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[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

whatever you usually use, idk if the output clipping point changes depending on the source.

 

[rockmo 10+ year member]

will be cool to see if it does change the clipping point. hoping to get amps in and setup this weekend and get started on my t-line for my type-r 10's.

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[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

do i play a certain hz tone, or something else?
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Just play tones centered in the range the tweeter/mids/or sub will play.

do i do this with the speakers hooked up? or unhooked? like when i check my rca outputs on the headunit i assume unhooked from amp input?
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Unhoked for everything!

thank you for the info. how do i get a -3 to -10db 50hz tone? lol
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Some audio websites have them available for download, or else you can make your own on Audacity.

 

[rockmo 10+ year member]

i have downloaded a tone generator, and some tones off mtx's website.

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