would this setup work?

[peezyfeelingqueasy]

im sorry i’m very new to this stuff. is it ok that the amp is stronger than the RMS?

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[1aespinoza Premium Member]

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im sorry i’m very new to this stuff. is it ok that the amp is stronger than the RMS?

Yes, it is ok. The gains on the amp are like a volume knob. They control front and rear outputs independently.

 

[some dude]

Looks good to me as well. More power is better than not enough.

 

[Clifff150 10+ year member]

Yep. More power is usually encouraged

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Will work just fine tuned correctly

 

[KicktheSDbasshead]

If you like it I love it! Just do your thing.

 

[winkychevelle 10+ year member]

Yes, it is ok. The gains on the amp are like a volume knob. They control front and rear outputs independently.

Please never use this phrase ever again. As it is misleading and false.

Op you can use a more powerful amp than is required.

The gain knob on an amp allows you to increase the amps output until it matches the input of the headunits signal. Beyond the input signal you gain nothing but distortion. But you you keep it below the input signal you can throttle the amps output and in turn run less power than the amps rated output.

This is beneficial as it allows for headroom on dynamic music.

The gain knob can control the amps output wattage but only up to the point in which it matches the input signal. Anything below that is fine. Anything above is clipping.

 

[1aespinoza Premium Member]

Please never use this phrase ever again. As it is misleading and false

Yes, I did pause before writing that, hence the use of "like" in the sentence. I could not think of a shorter explanation for the gain's function.

 

[winkychevelle 10+ year member]

Yes, I did pause before writing that, hence the use of "like" in the sentence. I could not think of a shorter explanation for the gain's function.

It's literally the very sentence many of us here have tried to remove from the industry for years.

 

[1aespinoza Premium Member]

It's literally the very sentence many of us here have tried to remove from the industry for years.

What curt response would you use with someone whom knows how to do a basic install, but lacks a full grasp of what gains are for?

 

[winkychevelle 10+ year member]

What curt response would you use with someone whom knows how to do a basic install, but lacks a full grasp of what gains are for?

Pulled from the post I made earlier

"The gain knob on an amp allows you to increase the amps output until it matches the input of the headunits signal. Beyond the input signal you gain nothing but distortion. But if you keep it below the input signal you can throttle the amps output and in turn run less power than the amps rated output."

Or you could actually Google the gain knobs purpose and there are dozens of decent videos explaining it.