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<blockquote data-quote="Phatillusion" data-source="post: 77396" data-attributes="member: 541271"><p>Okay to basically sum it up, you have your RCA's which will run from the back of the head unit (CD player) to the RCA in on your Amplifier, then you have your main power (will run on opposite side of RCA's, noise inductants as you stated before) wire from the + on the battery to the Power on the Amplifier, your ground wire you will ground to the chassis of your car (bare metal) then connect to the ground on your amplifier. From there you will connect one speaker wire to the + on the speaker, then run it to the + on the amp, same for the -(negative on speaker to negative on amp)</p><p></p><p>You asked about GAINS/SENS/XOVER/LP/HP</p><p></p><p>Gain is a setting on your amp used to match the signal coming from your Head unit. Some Head Units come with a 2 volt signal, some come with 4 or more. So depending on how strong your head unit is, you will need to adjust the gain accordingly, usually the best way to do this is to turn the volume up 3/4 then turn your gain slightly until you hear distortion, then back off the gain a little and your done.</p><p></p><p>I'm thinking SENS probably has to do with the gain, you might want to fool around with it and see what effect it has.</p><p></p><p>XOVER - this determines what frequencies reach your sub, usually the average person sets their XOVER around 80 hz for a 12, but you can set it higher such as 120 or lower if you want. Basically you will just want to listen while you adjust it, and leave it where it suits you best.</p><p></p><p>LP/HP - Low Pass/High Pass, Low Pass will set the amp for Low Frequencies, High Pass will set the amp for High Frequencies(HP is used for running front and rear speakers such as 6 1/2's and 6x9's) LP is used for running subs.</p><p></p><p>You also stated you don't want to much bass, you may find that your bass box is enough for you. So as you stated you may want to sell it on ebay, or hold onto it for meaningful purposes. Basically once you have it set up, you can fool around with the settings on your head unit and amplifier and can control how loud your system will get.</p><p></p><p>If your still unclear about anything feel free to keep asking questions, no question is a dumb question. Any friend of Beastyle is a friend of ours.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck</p><p></p><p>Phat</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phatillusion, post: 77396, member: 541271"] Okay to basically sum it up, you have your RCA's which will run from the back of the head unit (CD player) to the RCA in on your Amplifier, then you have your main power (will run on opposite side of RCA's, noise inductants as you stated before) wire from the + on the battery to the Power on the Amplifier, your ground wire you will ground to the chassis of your car (bare metal) then connect to the ground on your amplifier. From there you will connect one speaker wire to the + on the speaker, then run it to the + on the amp, same for the -(negative on speaker to negative on amp) You asked about GAINS/SENS/XOVER/LP/HP Gain is a setting on your amp used to match the signal coming from your Head unit. Some Head Units come with a 2 volt signal, some come with 4 or more. So depending on how strong your head unit is, you will need to adjust the gain accordingly, usually the best way to do this is to turn the volume up 3/4 then turn your gain slightly until you hear distortion, then back off the gain a little and your done. I'm thinking SENS probably has to do with the gain, you might want to fool around with it and see what effect it has. XOVER - this determines what frequencies reach your sub, usually the average person sets their XOVER around 80 hz for a 12, but you can set it higher such as 120 or lower if you want. Basically you will just want to listen while you adjust it, and leave it where it suits you best. LP/HP - Low Pass/High Pass, Low Pass will set the amp for Low Frequencies, High Pass will set the amp for High Frequencies(HP is used for running front and rear speakers such as 6 1/2's and 6x9's) LP is used for running subs. You also stated you don't want to much bass, you may find that your bass box is enough for you. So as you stated you may want to sell it on ebay, or hold onto it for meaningful purposes. Basically once you have it set up, you can fool around with the settings on your head unit and amplifier and can control how loud your system will get. If your still unclear about anything feel free to keep asking questions, no question is a dumb question. Any friend of Beastyle is a friend of ours. Good Luck Phat [/QUOTE]
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