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Sound gets ALOT louder when Input Sensitivity is turned down, is that okay?
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<blockquote data-quote="Full Tilt" data-source="post: 7959973" data-attributes="member: 640249"><p>I think I know what the problem is.</p><p></p><p>The term 'Input Sensitivity' is equivalent to the amp's Gain. Basically, this setting determines how hard your amp's working to generate power. A lot of amplifiers, including mine, have high numbers when the gain's low, and low numbers when the gain's high. Let me explain.</p><p></p><p>On my amplifier, when the gain (or input sensitivity) is at it's highest number, the gain is actually all the way down. When it's at its' lowest number (mine being .3), that means the gain is all the way up. This is where the amp is working the hardest. It's odd, and I don't know exactly why they do it, but that's how it is for my amp.</p><p></p><p>It seems like the smaller numbers would mean the gain would be lower, but the opposite is true - at least for me. I think that may be the problem here. You probably have the gain cranked up thinking that it's all the way down - it's not. I think you think you're turning your amp's setting down, when you're actually turning it up. That's why it's getting louder when the setting is down. (Or in this case, when it's actually being turned up.)</p><p></p><p>If you're running your amp with the gain cranked up, you're probably clipping the sh*t out of whatever it's hooked up to (no offense, but considering it's Planet Audio, I know that thing's clipping hard). Turn it back down to it's lowest setting, or the highest number on the amp. That's where the amplifier is safe to be at. Then use the DMM method, or use an o-scope, to find out where you can set your amplifier without clipping it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Full Tilt, post: 7959973, member: 640249"] I think I know what the problem is. The term 'Input Sensitivity' is equivalent to the amp's Gain. Basically, this setting determines how hard your amp's working to generate power. A lot of amplifiers, including mine, have high numbers when the gain's low, and low numbers when the gain's high. Let me explain. On my amplifier, when the gain (or input sensitivity) is at it's highest number, the gain is actually all the way down. When it's at its' lowest number (mine being .3), that means the gain is all the way up. This is where the amp is working the hardest. It's odd, and I don't know exactly why they do it, but that's how it is for my amp. It seems like the smaller numbers would mean the gain would be lower, but the opposite is true - at least for me. I think that may be the problem here. You probably have the gain cranked up thinking that it's all the way down - it's not. I think you think you're turning your amp's setting down, when you're actually turning it up. That's why it's getting louder when the setting is down. (Or in this case, when it's actually being turned up.) If you're running your amp with the gain cranked up, you're probably clipping the sh*t out of whatever it's hooked up to (no offense, but considering it's Planet Audio, I know that thing's clipping hard). Turn it back down to it's lowest setting, or the highest number on the amp. That's where the amplifier is safe to be at. Then use the DMM method, or use an o-scope, to find out where you can set your amplifier without clipping it. [/QUOTE]
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