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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffdachef" data-source="post: 8685253" data-attributes="member: 650438">throw that method away. you arent listening to test tones you are listening to music. Unless you use audacity&#039;s spectrum analyzer and check all your music to have a good idea of what the bass levels in recordings of your music is, then setting gains with some random *** test tone isnt gonna do jack sh*t. Its just gonna give you complete shit for output because you left waaaaaaaaay too much on the table.&nbsp; &nbsp; Recording levels directly affect power input signal aka power output of your amp. If you are setting gains with 0 db test tones and all your music is around -6 db recording levels then you literally threw a lot of clicks on the volume knob down the drain.How do you know your head unit clips at 30? Most pioneer (i&#039;m assuming its a pioneer double din due to the max volume) is clean up to 40, your sub level should be high and your gains should be relatively low.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeffdachef, post: 8685253, member: 650438"] throw that method away. you arent listening to test tones you are listening to music. Unless you use audacity's spectrum analyzer and check all your music to have a good idea of what the bass levels in recordings of your music is, then setting gains with some random *** test tone isnt gonna do jack sh*t. Its just gonna give you complete shit for output because you left waaaaaaaaay too much on the table. Recording levels directly affect power input signal aka power output of your amp. If you are setting gains with 0 db test tones and all your music is around -6 db recording levels then you literally threw a lot of clicks on the volume knob down the drain. How do you know your head unit clips at 30? Most pioneer (i'm assuming its a pioneer double din due to the max volume) is clean up to 40, your sub level should be high and your gains should be relatively low. [/QUOTE]

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