Setting Gain on Speaker Amp. Pics!

[kicker06 10+ year member]

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Ok I had my speakers and speaker amp installed by a shop a few months ago, well because there is no way I am running speaker/power wire through my car. Woulda taken weeks, even they said it was the hardest car they have worked on.

Anyways, my speakers quite frankly sound like SHIT and I don't think the shop set them correctly. I have read the Speaker Amp Setting Tutorital and it's good and all,

But which is a better way to set my speakers (calculation or by ear)?

 

I am running a bridged setup (200 x 2) on my amp, where should the wires be?

 

Each Voicecoil wired across the bottom (4 outputs)? Here is picture of the amp:

So my real question is, which is the better way to set the amp? I am guessing by ear, but I want other input.

Also, where should I set the speakers max unclipped volume at? Right now I have both the speaker amp and sub amp set at max unclipped volume @ 48/61 on my Pioneer HU. Should I set it lower, higher?

Sorry for all the questions, but I might as well as people that know.

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[Towncar 10+ year member]

I always set my comp amp by ear.

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

hokay.

 

[jacka 10+ year member]

by ear is my preference too, tried calculation, didnt like it much.

for bridged, wires for speaker 1 should be top left = negative, top right = positive, wires for is speaker 2 bottom right = pos, bottom left = neg.

you should be fine at 48.

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

by ear //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[youngcoke]

try it by nose and throat . what ever makes your nose or throat shake

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

try it by nose and throat . what ever makes your nose or throat shake

i think he is talking about the mids and highs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

on volume 61/62 with everything flat and all processing off.

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

on volume 61/62 with everything flat and all processing off.

That's another question I have. When setting gains, do I turn ALL everything off?

Also, at 61/62, I would imagine it would be clipping, no?

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

That's another question I have. When setting gains, do I turn ALL everything off?

yes turn off all processing.

Also, at 61/62, I would imagine it would be clipping, no?

no, they clip @ 62, 61 is clean.(no clipping)

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

Ok, so set gains @ 61 for both speaker/sub amps.

I am still trying to figure out if my amp is bridged @ 4ohms or not...

Is this bridged (what jacka said)

I thought bridged would just be straight across the bottom, no?

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

Help! Post above, and this question too.

So, for example, if I set my gains @ a volume of 34/62, I should NEVER EVER go over 34, correct?

 

[marcusb419er]

check with local audio shop . they might do it for free. around here they help out my sister out with her jl amp all 4

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

check with local audio shop . they might do it for free. around here they help out my sister out with her jl amp all 4

That's the problem. They did set it up, but IDK if it's right.

Some people on here > shops.

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

I just checked...the speakers are wired across the top row.

Does that mean they are not bridged?