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<blockquote data-quote="thch" data-source="post: 1244612" data-attributes="member: 562032">basically, if you use a DMM you will get maximum undistorted power.But this isn&#039;t really the goal of setting the gains.typically, you will want a higher (more distortion, possiblity of equipment damage) or lower gain then this optimum point.obviously a higher gain then the DMM set point might be bad -- you have increased distortion and a chance of damaging equipment.A lower gain might be needed because the speaker is currently too loud, or is distorting because of the high power level.&nbsp; lowering gain would fix these.If you have a HU or other things with volume controls, you can then set all the gains to the optimum points and use the controls on the HU to adjust the volumes easily.in short, the DMM method, as typically described, will not produce good results unless you can use something else to control the volume of each speaker.&nbsp; It is a tool, not a rule.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thch, post: 1244612, member: 562032"] basically, if you use a DMM you will get maximum undistorted power. But this isn't really the goal of setting the gains. typically, you will want a higher (more distortion, possiblity of equipment damage) or lower gain then this optimum point. obviously a higher gain then the DMM set point might be bad -- you have increased distortion and a chance of damaging equipment. A lower gain might be needed because the speaker is currently too loud, or is distorting because of the high power level. lowering gain would fix these. If you have a HU or other things with volume controls, you can then set all the gains to the optimum points and use the controls on the HU to adjust the volumes easily. in short, the DMM method, as typically described, will not produce good results unless you can use something else to control the volume of each speaker. It is a tool, not a rule. [/QUOTE]

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