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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 6860053" data-attributes="member: 540940">I would go no lower than -3db tones for DMM gain settings.I use 0dB, but I understand why someone might want to use -3.In the past I have set them by ear then measured with a DMM and 0db just to see if they are very close, and they were.I frequently load music files in adobe audition which monitors db levels of the signal.&nbsp; MOST songs I have looked at reach 0db at some point, and some exceed that (clip) frequently, although the average dB level of the entire song is often -10db or less.I agree with RLJ.&nbsp; It&#039;s not as big of a deal as some people make it.You don&#039;t need an o-scope, clamp meter, rms meter, flux capacitor, and a super dooper gain setter tool.Set them somewhere reasonable.&nbsp; Use some common sense to get the subs to blend with the mains.Then listen as you please.&nbsp; If you hear a hint of distortion here and there, turn it down a bit.&nbsp; If you hear no distortion and you think the speakers/subs have more to give - turn them up a bit.There&#039;s really no &quot;right&quot; way for them to be set.&nbsp; There&#039;s &quot;what sounds good&quot; and &quot;within reason&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 6860053, member: 540940"] I would go no lower than -3db tones for DMM gain settings. I use 0dB, but I understand why someone might want to use -3. In the past I have set them by ear then measured with a DMM and 0db just to see if they are very close, and they were. I frequently load music files in adobe audition which monitors db levels of the signal. MOST songs I have looked at reach 0db at some point, and some exceed that (clip) frequently, although the average dB level of the entire song is often -10db or less. I agree with RLJ. It's not as big of a deal as some people make it. You don't need an o-scope, clamp meter, rms meter, flux capacitor, and a super dooper gain setter tool. Set them somewhere reasonable. Use some common sense to get the subs to blend with the mains. Then listen as you please. If you hear a hint of distortion here and there, turn it down a bit. If you hear no distortion and you think the speakers/subs have more to give - turn them up a bit. There's really no "right" way for them to be set. There's "what sounds good" and "within reason". [/QUOTE]

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