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<blockquote data-quote="Lowkey" data-source="post: 8766492" data-attributes="member: 637323"><p>I don't have a DD-1 or oscilloscope so I wasn't able to set the gains that way. The gain is a touch under 1/4. I've used the clip light as my guide. I set it so that with the remote gain knob maxed and the radio at vol 52 it wouldn't clip. Some songs can get that clip light to blink but I always turn the knob down to prevent that. </p><p></p><p>It's possible that it just cant get any louder without causing problems. Just doesn't seem right as I upgraded from 1 very old SA15 running at 2 ohm to two psi platform 1 15's running at 1 ohm. So I went from one 15 at 1500rms to two 15's at 2200 rms. It doesn't seem louder until its turned up so that the subs are actually moving and then I end up with this weird heat/smell in that left sub. (All coils test at 1ohm exactly btw)</p><p></p><p>The other part of me turning it up is the cones really aren't moving much at lower volumes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lowkey, post: 8766492, member: 637323"] I don't have a DD-1 or oscilloscope so I wasn't able to set the gains that way. The gain is a touch under 1/4. I've used the clip light as my guide. I set it so that with the remote gain knob maxed and the radio at vol 52 it wouldn't clip. Some songs can get that clip light to blink but I always turn the knob down to prevent that. It's possible that it just cant get any louder without causing problems. Just doesn't seem right as I upgraded from 1 very old SA15 running at 2 ohm to two psi platform 1 15's running at 1 ohm. So I went from one 15 at 1500rms to two 15's at 2200 rms. It doesn't seem louder until its turned up so that the subs are actually moving and then I end up with this weird heat/smell in that left sub. (All coils test at 1ohm exactly btw) The other part of me turning it up is the cones really aren't moving much at lower volumes. [/QUOTE]
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