Wattage vs Gain/Bass Boost

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

heh, i guess its the stick up your butt...



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oh, wait, we are both assholes, i thikn taht has somethign do with it?

could be, lol.

 

[Alaxan 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Wonderbread heh, i guess its the stick up your butt...



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oh, wait, we are both assholes, i thikn taht has somethign do with it?

could be, lol.

*******! LOL

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

i could ahve sworn we already established taht??

 

[Alaxan 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Wonderbread i could ahve sworn we already established taht??

Yeah we did but had to re-establish it once and for all LOL

 

[tim-mania 10+ year member]

im confused

 

[jlaine 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Phatillusion . He says that he can control the amount of power being sent out of his amp using some sort of power/gain or boost control.

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Originally posted by Phatillusion He's basically saying he can regulate his amp to send out only 50 watts if he wants, or as much as it's rating for using his power buttons.

That is essentially what the gain structure is for, and with a remote gain control, you have this ability.

Originally posted by Phatillusion My arguement is I say that an amp always puts out a consistent wattage. So he argues why does his sub get louder when he turns the power/gain/bass boost up on his amp. I explained the reason for this was those buttons have the ability to make the signal stronger or weaker depending on which way you turn the button.

The amp does not always put out a consistent wattage. The sub gets louder when you turn them up because the signal does get stronger or weaker, and this is a driect increase in wattage that is going into the woofer. By modifying the gain structure, you are modifying the amount of voltage gain you have for the input power comping from the head unit. By turning up the gain, or the head unit, you are increasing the output potential given the same input voltage.