Voltage question

[95Prober 10+ year member]

I had asked this a while back but didnt much of a response. I was wondering, my pioneer head unit is 5V preout, but I think the external Pioneer EQ (DEQ-7600) that is connected to the HU is rated at 1.5V. Since RCA's will be connected from the deck to the eq and THEN to the amps, what voltage rating would I be seeing? thx

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[Jekku 10+ year member]

I had asked this a while back but didnt much of a response. I was wondering, my pioneer head unit is 5V preout, but I think the external Pioneer EQ (DEQ-7600) that is connected to the HU is rated at 1.5V. Since RCA's will be connected from the deck to the eq and THEN to the amps, what voltage rating would I be seeing? thx

Amps are seeing the DEQ-7600 output voltage, in this case 1.5V.

 

[95Prober 10+ year member]

Amps are seeing the DEQ-7600 output voltage, in this case 1.5V.

so how can i compensate for the loss voltage? adjusting amp settings ?

 

[hamz01]

You account for different input voltages to an amp by adjusting the amp's gain. If your eq's output is 1.5V at its max, then you should set your amp's gain around 1.5V. The gain on an amp is the input voltage at which the amp's output voltage will be the maximum it's rated to. Theoretically.