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Message: <blockquote data-quote="T3mpest" data-source="post: 1924021" data-attributes="member: 560148"><p>Figure out what number on your HU you'd like to be the max.  I usually use about 3/4 of the way up, just to stop my pre-amp from clipping.  (25 on alpines).  Turn your speakers up to 25 volume with the gains all the way down, play something midbass heavy, maybe even test tones at 1k or so.  Turn the speakers up until you hear signs of stress or until it's louder than you'd ever need it to be.  If you hit the point where it's too loud, then stop, if you don't but start to hear distortion (vocal's will begin to sound weird)  Then back your gains back until it sounds normal, then go just a bit further back to be safe.  That's the cheap and common sense way to set gains.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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