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<blockquote data-quote="liftedcj7on44s" data-source="post: 3070228" data-attributes="member: 575614"><p>clipping is when you are trying to drive the amp to produce more power than it can actually reproduce. either by sending the amp a dirty signal or setting the gain to hihgh. go get yourself a good dmm( digital multi meter). alot of people say to use test tones but test tones are not what you listen to everyday. but any way download and really hard hitting song that is the loudest song you know of, take a dmm set it to ac volts and measure the highest output voltage you see from the amp. the equation you need is sqrt(power*resistance) so for example you have 2 subs rated at 1000 rms and you have an amp capable of sending 2000 unclipped watts then the formula works out to. 2000 watts times say both subs are gonna be hooked to the amp at 1 ohm. so 2000x1=2000. then punch in 2000 and hit the sqrt button and you get 44.7 vAC. so at 1 ohm to get 2000 watts out the amp the you need to be sending 44.7 ac volts out the amp. what ohm load are you running? trying to push 2400? and just like audioholic stated low voltage wont cause clipping. you are probably like me though, you get real used to the bass you have really fast and want more but cant get more cuz you end up maxing everything out and it dont work! lol</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="liftedcj7on44s, post: 3070228, member: 575614"] clipping is when you are trying to drive the amp to produce more power than it can actually reproduce. either by sending the amp a dirty signal or setting the gain to hihgh. go get yourself a good dmm( digital multi meter). alot of people say to use test tones but test tones are not what you listen to everyday. but any way download and really hard hitting song that is the loudest song you know of, take a dmm set it to ac volts and measure the highest output voltage you see from the amp. the equation you need is sqrt(power*resistance) so for example you have 2 subs rated at 1000 rms and you have an amp capable of sending 2000 unclipped watts then the formula works out to. 2000 watts times say both subs are gonna be hooked to the amp at 1 ohm. so 2000x1=2000. then punch in 2000 and hit the sqrt button and you get 44.7 vAC. so at 1 ohm to get 2000 watts out the amp the you need to be sending 44.7 ac volts out the amp. what ohm load are you running? trying to push 2400? and just like audioholic stated low voltage wont cause clipping. you are probably like me though, you get real used to the bass you have really fast and want more but cant get more cuz you end up maxing everything out and it dont work! lol [/QUOTE]

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