RCA Level Too High?!

[JJ30 10+ year member]

The Story: Hey yall! I went to GoodWill last week to donate some clothes, and had to take a peek inside to check out the electronics. WHICH IM GLAD I DID! I bought a 2 channel amp in GOOD condition for $20!!!!! I was practically foaming at the mouth I was so excited! It would've been really nice if it was a 4 channel, or had a bit more power, but hey, it really spices up my front door speakers!

Amp Specs!:

Brand: Precision Audio

Model: HSA-2100 (Hot Shots Amplifer 2 x 100)

Fuse: 1 x 15A

Power: 50w rms x 2 @ 2 ohm

Color Scheme?: White/Pink

Year: 1994

The Problem: As stated above, this amp is from 1994. It's a few years older than me... I guess back in that era of car audio, headunits had a lower output range, in comparison to modern ones. Or maybe this amp was a low end one, but either way, the gain control goes from .5 - 1v, and the RCA's I have running to it are 2v. So at around 60% volume my speakers clip BAD. Sounds real dirty n shiz.

The Fix: Here's where I need your help! Can I use a cheap PAC or Axxess brand RCA line level "bass/gain knob" to lower my 2v to 1v? Could I simply use resistors? What do ya think?

Thank you! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

P.S. I attached a gut pic for your enjoyment, or to make you feel better about what you're running, lol.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/redface.gif.62fdbfe1a101588a808c4cff71bcb942.gif

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[momofx 10+ year member]

I installed and repaired many of those Hot Shots amps back in the day. They did have a 4 channel and a big 2 channel (almost 2 foot long lol) that put out close to 150w rms per channel hehe. All Class AB power... Wow memories man lol.

Your idea with the level controller will work. Maybe just dont turn your volume up so high unless you really dont have much of a volume range because of that, so then yeah the level controller would "help". Just remember, you need to know what volume your HU clips at too. Most people just go by 75% of max volume on the HU if you dont have access to a scope.

 

[1stgen]

Use fade ti front to attenuate rca level out rear rc a