System clipping

[Firebirdguy 10+ year member]

I would recommend disconnecting your control knob and setting your gain properly on your amp.

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

[quote name='calebkhill']@NASTY08IMPALA;

The gain control knob mix/Max depends on the level set at the amp right? I've never used one.[/QUOTE]

Yes set the gain with the knob all the way up or unplugged hen u cant go past amp setting

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And also the clippimg.light on mine is pretty darn accurate was tested against a dd1

 

[Warmachine9210 10+ year member]

Idk im jus gonna get me a dmm and do it

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

There are two basic types of external bass knobs.

One is actually a bass booster, as in it artificially boosts a relatively narrow bandwidth. These are the bad types, as they will easily clip the amplifier. With this type of bass knob, you want to adjust your amp's gains with the knob disconnected. The bass knob can be thrown in the garbage can.

The other type of bass knob is the gain attenuation style. (I believe this is the type you were asking about Caleb, if I read you correctly) This type adjusts the amplifier's gain level, with its maximum setting being the maximum gain level you have set at the amp. Basically its a remote gain knob whose setting is capped by the setting you apply to the amp's on-board gain knob. These types are nice because they will not clip your amp, assuming you have the gains set correctly in the first place. With this type of knob, you can either set the amp's gain with the knob turned all the way up, or with it disconnected and then connect it once the gain is set.

I dont believe the OP has told us what amp he has, so we have no way of knowing what type of bass knob it is.are a guess.

 

[jar1zx 10+ year member]

With sub amp turned all the way down turn the head unit (radio) all the way up till you hear speaker break up ( distortion,clipping) then turn it down till it stops. Now do the same with amp gain turn it up till you hear subs start to xmax then turn down gain till it sounds good

When you do this have car or truck running and turn gain up on amp slowly so you have time to hear subs

I said all that hoping you don't have your mids an highs amped.

Old school way to set gain

 

[jar1zx 10+ year member]

Strike what I just said. I could see that going wrong an you blowing a sub, if ur a newbie

 

[nkrell11 10+ year member]

gain setting tutorial 2010 - Realm of Excursion a straight forward easy set of instructions for you.

 

[Warmachine9210 10+ year member]

I have the crunch powerone p1-2050.1 amp

 

[calebkhill 10+ year member]

Those Rockford deserve something alot better then that crunch amp

 

[Warmachine9210 10+ year member]

I had a different set of subs before u got the fosgates and I bout the amp new and it still under warranty

 

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I^

 

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And I was on budget wen I got the amp it was either the crunch or a xplode

 

[calebkhill 10+ year member]

You need a new amp boss. Crunch is horrible. But I understand the budget. Good amps can be had for an affordable price though.

 

[Warmachine9210 10+ year member]

Well for the time anything I can do with this one till I get a new one

 

[Warmachine9210 10+ year member]

Anythin

 

[calebkhill 10+ year member]

Anythin

Yea set your gains

 

[tc300 10+ year member]

The gain on ANY amp is not the volume control..... Lol. Start from there bro.