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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8634665" data-attributes="member: 614752"><p>Pretty much this.</p><p></p><p>Just dial your gain down all the way and turn your head unit up to around 80-85% max on the dial, for example up to 42 on a 0-50 dial (no boost, no loudness, none of that mess), throw in a good quality recording of some loud music you like to listen to and slowly turn up the gain until the sound starts to break up or sound a little harsh. IMMEDIATELY turn it back a touch when you can hear it starting to sound off.</p><p></p><p>From there you'll know to keep it around 40-42 max when you're playing music but have an extra few clicks if you put in an older recording that may be a bit more quiet. At the end of the day, you're either setting the gain retard proof and leaving a lot of output on the table or you set the gain with a little headroom to account for quiet recordings and you'll just need to use the volume knob to keep it out of trouble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8634665, member: 614752"] Pretty much this. Just dial your gain down all the way and turn your head unit up to around 80-85% max on the dial, for example up to 42 on a 0-50 dial (no boost, no loudness, none of that mess), throw in a good quality recording of some loud music you like to listen to and slowly turn up the gain until the sound starts to break up or sound a little harsh. IMMEDIATELY turn it back a touch when you can hear it starting to sound off. From there you'll know to keep it around 40-42 max when you're playing music but have an extra few clicks if you put in an older recording that may be a bit more quiet. At the end of the day, you're either setting the gain retard proof and leaving a lot of output on the table or you set the gain with a little headroom to account for quiet recordings and you'll just need to use the volume knob to keep it out of trouble. [/QUOTE]
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