Where do YOU set your gains at?

[CJL 10+ year member]

My gains almost always end up at 50-65%.

 

[Nelson9937955 10+ year member]

My gains almost always end up at 50-65%.

See, now this is the type of replies I envisioned people making in this thread.

Where the gains "end up" at after everything is said and done. Not that I am now going to go out and change my settings, it is just that I was curious on what other people were doing with their amps //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbcool.gif.25d3f515a7f948dd6be51428263071ef.gif

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

My gain is set at a 1/3 with my sub-out on 0

 

[Propimp 10+ year member]

Because, with a DMM you're only making sure you're not going over a certain voltage at certain settings, a DMM is worthless, unless you're matching gains that is. Setting it by ear you can hear the signal being clipped (distortion).

Some distortion you might not pick up by ear. A dmm is alot safer and better IMO but to each his own. Me i just turn my gains all the way up. Becasue its a volume nob //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Ohh yea and my bass boost all of the way up also:laugh:

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

Because, with a DMM you're only making sure you're not going over a certain voltage at certain settings, a DMM is worthless, unless you're matching gains that is. Setting it by ear you can hear the signal being clipped (distortion).

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[Propimp 10+ year member]

^^ hehe

 

[Propimp 10+ year member]

sry to kinda thread jack but i have a quick question. I set my gains with a DMM volume at 45. Now if I kick my sub output up(I have a pioneer P680MP) that mean that at a lower volume then 45 I will start to clip (in most cases) correct?

 

[Ku-sama]

behind my passenger's seat....

and I do them by ear... what the hell do I care what the box SAYS my speakers can do.... I keep cranking till my speakers tell me to stop

 

[Blunt 10+ year member]

sry to kinda thread jack but i have a quick question. I set my gains with a DMM volume at 45. Now if I kick my sub output up(I have a pioneer P680MP) that mean that at a lower volume then 45 I will start to clip (in most cases) correct?

yes

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

Gains set to 0, I use a pre-amp.

 

[Propimp 10+ year member]

Thnx

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

I set all gains to 0 and start masturbating. Every ten seconds I use my left hand to increase the gain by 1/16ths of a turn. If I hit maximum gains without obtaining an orgasm I start in reverse, lowering the gains by 1/16th of a turn. If I hit 0 again it gets really tricky. I toss a noose around my neck and try to choke myself out while masturbating and increasing the gains 1/16th of an turn. When I orgasm, or pass out I stop.

Using this method my gains are set at 1/4 for the fronts and 1/2 for the sub, but my amp is still just sitting on the floor... I really need to get around to installing it.

 

[Propimp 10+ year member]

you told me you ********** to muslim midget ****. you fawkin liar

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

This is not a thread on HOW to set gains but on what YOU personally have them at.
I'll start.

4 Channel Amp:

Rear Channels about 1/2 way up

Front Channels about 3/4 way up

Sub Amp:

about 3/4 ways up, bass boost all the way up

umust hate ur speakers....u need to set them by dmm if u dont have an oscope

4 the love of god turn off that bass boost

80

 

[pinkfloydms 10+ year member]

I've been told by many ppl that using a dmm to set your gains is useless and retarded, unless your matching.