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<blockquote data-quote="thch" data-source="post: 1743451" data-attributes="member: 562032">tell people the gain knob = a volume knob and they crank the gain.&nbsp; these people typically have a subwoofer and a HU with 6x9s.&nbsp; suddenly the bass is very loud and the speakers aren&#039;t.&nbsp; this is because the high gain or &quot;volume&quot; allows the subs to get very loud at 5/30.&nbsp; the 6x9s running from the reference are quiet.&nbsp; to get vocals requires a volume of 15/30, at which point the bass has not gotten much louder becuase it is clipping.otherwise its just a pointless argument.&nbsp; the settings, in use, are dependent on each other.&nbsp; low volume * high gain = high volume * low gain.&nbsp; if you allow a full range of volume settings, the gain must be restricted to a limited range.&nbsp; if you set the gain to a high setting, the allowed volume range is limited.&nbsp; if you set high volume and high gain it just doens&#039;t work and you get clipping.&nbsp; its really based on what reference you want to set for your system -- build around a fixed gain, or build around a fixed signal.i do like the HU&#039;s volume control for its ability to control the volume of all amplifiers, and for this reason, I set the amplifier gains based upon the HU, not the other way around.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thch, post: 1743451, member: 562032"] tell people the gain knob = a volume knob and they crank the gain. these people typically have a subwoofer and a HU with 6x9s. suddenly the bass is very loud and the speakers aren't. this is because the high gain or "volume" allows the subs to get very loud at 5/30. the 6x9s running from the reference are quiet. to get vocals requires a volume of 15/30, at which point the bass has not gotten much louder becuase it is clipping. otherwise its just a pointless argument. the settings, in use, are dependent on each other. low volume * high gain = high volume * low gain. if you allow a full range of volume settings, the gain must be restricted to a limited range. if you set the gain to a high setting, the allowed volume range is limited. if you set high volume and high gain it just doens't work and you get clipping. its really based on what reference you want to set for your system -- build around a fixed gain, or build around a fixed signal. i do like the HU's volume control for its ability to control the volume of all amplifiers, and for this reason, I set the amplifier gains based upon the HU, not the other way around. [/QUOTE]

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