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<blockquote data-quote="americannight" data-source="post: 8055719" data-attributes="member: 624648">I spent about an hour today, on and off, playing with the gains, cross-over points, etc.&nbsp; Funny that most of my initial settings proved to be the best sounding.&nbsp; Of course it depends on the kind of music.&nbsp; To report back on the subwoofer level setting, I tried the approach mentioned above whereby I maxed out the Kenwood subwoofer level to +15 and you know what?&nbsp; It sounded bad.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure what all goes on with the Kenwood when you crank that level but there seems to be diminishing returns.&nbsp; I&#039;ve found that a level of about +7 on the subwoofer is about the most I would ever want to do.&nbsp; This could have to do with match between the input gain on the amp and the voltage level.&nbsp; i.e. the Zed deuce has a max input level of 8v.&nbsp; Perhaps at +15 the deck is exceeding that, resulting in poor sound.&nbsp; I have my gain set to about 1:00 on the Zed and the bass tilt control to about 10:00 (I like the sound of the 44Hz bump that this provides).&nbsp; With the subwoofer level set to 0 on the deck, this is great for pop, jazz, rock.&nbsp; If I want to slam it and throw down the bass, then I kick the subwoofer output to +5 or +7 at the most and that gives a nice bump.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never used a volt meter to set my gains before but I am curious to see what the voltage actually measures out to so I can validate my theories here.&nbsp; I&#039;ve emailed Stephen Mantz regarding fuse value.&nbsp; I blew a 60A fuse last night listening to DJ Magic Mike as a bass test.&nbsp; The manual is not clear in regards to the proper fuse value when using the amp bridged mono into a 4Ohm load.&nbsp; It&#039;s either 60A or 80A.&nbsp; Will report back on that for any other Zed Deuce users out there.Tomorrow I&#039;m going to detail the car with my Dad and take some glamour shots.&nbsp; Will post those here.&nbsp; Hope all are having a LOUD weekend!&nbsp; Peace, Nate</blockquote>

[QUOTE="americannight, post: 8055719, member: 624648"] I spent about an hour today, on and off, playing with the gains, cross-over points, etc. Funny that most of my initial settings proved to be the best sounding. Of course it depends on the kind of music. To report back on the subwoofer level setting, I tried the approach mentioned above whereby I maxed out the Kenwood subwoofer level to +15 and you know what? It sounded bad. I'm not sure what all goes on with the Kenwood when you crank that level but there seems to be diminishing returns. I've found that a level of about +7 on the subwoofer is about the most I would ever want to do. This could have to do with match between the input gain on the amp and the voltage level. i.e. the Zed deuce has a max input level of 8v. Perhaps at +15 the deck is exceeding that, resulting in poor sound. I have my gain set to about 1:00 on the Zed and the bass tilt control to about 10:00 (I like the sound of the 44Hz bump that this provides). With the subwoofer level set to 0 on the deck, this is great for pop, jazz, rock. If I want to slam it and throw down the bass, then I kick the subwoofer output to +5 or +7 at the most and that gives a nice bump. I've never used a volt meter to set my gains before but I am curious to see what the voltage actually measures out to so I can validate my theories here. I've emailed Stephen Mantz regarding fuse value. I blew a 60A fuse last night listening to DJ Magic Mike as a bass test. The manual is not clear in regards to the proper fuse value when using the amp bridged mono into a 4Ohm load. It's either 60A or 80A. Will report back on that for any other Zed Deuce users out there. Tomorrow I'm going to detail the car with my Dad and take some glamour shots. Will post those here. Hope all are having a LOUD weekend! Peace, Nate [/QUOTE]

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