video of my DD T1510's shaking the roof of an office building

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I think we all need a group therapy session.

 

[atlninja82 10+ year member]

op looks nice for what it is dude. Weren't you the dude from g'ville?

thanks man. na im close to gainesville though. im in forsyth

 

[atlninja82 10+ year member]

I think we all need a group therapy session.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/hilarious.gif.02a037aad04aa96f19982b298a3d70a8.gif i agree

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

You need a ssf. Wait for Hoods Run Down or something like that to come on and it will destroy those subs without a ssf.

 

[atlninja82 10+ year member]

alright ill turn it on. tomorrow.

 

[quins90lac 10+ year member]

man why did you have to say you might have leukemia now i kinda feel bad for fucking with you . O well im going to hell any way who's coming with me

 

[DNick454 10+ year member]

I'm not sure if someone responded to this in the past 5 pages, but Ill say it anyways. You mentioned "My H/U output voltage was 4V, should I set the amp to 2V?" The answer would be NOOOOOO!!!!! Haha. Think of it as working backwards.

If you headunit sends a 1V signal, you have to crank the gain on the amp because it is receiving such a weak signal. Now if you headunit sends 6V, it sends a very strong signal so the gain can be set low, BUT the amp WILL still achieve its full power. Basically, the gain knob kinda "sets the bar" as to WHEN your amp will put out full power, not HOW MUCH power.

That's why 0.2V is on the right side of the gain knob, and higher values (aka like 6V) is actually on the left (turning the knob down).

If you're h/u does 4V pre-outs and you set your gain to 2V, your not setting it at 1/2, you actually setting the gain TWICE as high as it should be so that your amp will be putting out its maximum possible power around half volume on your headunit. Any more past that on the headunit and your amp begins sending a clipped signal to your subs and POOF!.

If you've got any other questions, feel free to ask, I'd be happy to walk you through setting your gains. Hey... we've all gotta learn by ****ing up at some point. I fried my very first pair of eGay subs this way (probably a good thing now that I look at it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif) but trial and error would **** *** if you burnt up those nice DD's, I'd feel just as bad as you would lol. Anyways, good luck //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[microhaxo 10+ year member]

Also if you get time, check how much power you are REALLY sending the sub, no guessing. Use a DMM and set on Ac volts. This isnt quite accurate but play that chopped and screwed song (WITH THE SSF ON) and measure the volts off of the terminals. Whatever MAX (hardest hitting bass) or (highest voltage seen) value you get, SQUARE it and divide by ohms. That is an estimate of your wattage.

Or just use a -3db 50hz tone and if you find that its ABOVE 1500w then the gain is up way too much. (use the dmm to turn it down to a safe level)

Do all of this at volume 23.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

i promise you if you talked shit like that to my face it wouldnt be happening very long. go find somethin else to do with your time dip shit.

And who is the internet tough guy? Oh noes, threats from atlhoodninja over the interwebz. What shall I do with my life now? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[DNick454 10+ year member]

And who is the internet tough guy? Oh noes, threats from atlhoodninja over the interwebz. What shall I do with my life now? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

Go on about living it just like everyone else has. Clearly he's been told how to properly set his gains (for the most part). Just let him go tinker with it till he gets it right or something goes POOF and that super-duper-awesome magic SPL-smoke comes out of his amps or subs and the shit goes into WTF-mode and does like 200dB's sealed at the dash.

 

[SomeGuyDude 10+ year member]

Smart stuff

Well then. I think you just explained how I blew my old L7...

 

[jnralp00 10+ year member]

thanks man. na im close to gainesville though. im in forsyth

o ok... yeah I'm in Cumming. You going to American Radio to get it metered?

 

[atlninja82 10+ year member]

man why did you have to say you might have leukemia now i kinda feel bad for fucking with you . O well im going to hell any way who's coming with me

im not looking for sympathy. i really dont care if i have leukemia. if i do, everything happens for a reason.

 

[atlninja82 10+ year member]

o ok... yeah I'm in Cumming. You going to American Radio to get it metered?

yea i called them up and they wanted 20 bucks!!! i was like are you kidding??!!?! but a guy named collin at audio wizards is really good friends with the manager at american radio so he said he would hook me up. i guess we'll see. where in cumming are you at?

 

[atlninja82 10+ year member]

I'm not sure if someone responded to this in the past 5 pages, but Ill say it anyways. You mentioned "My H/U output voltage was 4V, should I set the amp to 2V?" The answer would be NOOOOOO!!!!! Haha. Think of it as working backwards.
If you headunit sends a 1V signal, you have to crank the gain on the amp because it is receiving such a weak signal. Now if you headunit sends 6V, it sends a very strong signal so the gain can be set low, BUT the amp WILL still achieve its full power. Basically, the gain knob kinda "sets the bar" as to WHEN your amp will put out full power, not HOW MUCH power.

That's why 0.2V is on the right side of the gain knob, and higher values (aka like 6V) is actually on the left (turning the knob down).

If you're h/u does 4V pre-outs and you set your gain to 2V, your not setting it at 1/2, you actually setting the gain TWICE as high as it should be so that your amp will be putting out its maximum possible power around half volume on your headunit. Any more past that on the headunit and your amp begins sending a clipped signal to your subs and POOF!.

If you've got any other questions, feel free to ask, I'd be happy to walk you through setting your gains. Hey... we've all gotta learn by ****ing up at some point. I fried my very first pair of eGay subs this way (probably a good thing now that I look at it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif) but trial and error would **** *** if you burnt up those nice DD's, I'd feel just as bad as you would lol. Anyways, good luck //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

haha ohh ok i think i got it now. thanks for the advice dude.