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<blockquote data-quote="Danometal" data-source="post: 7475897" data-attributes="member: 636337">That&#039;s a good read, but you must answer an important question:Are you powering your front stage with the HU?If yes, then you must set it as I have detailed above, as you cannot adjust the gain on the HU&#039;s internal amp. In essence, the maximum volume you ever plan to turn your HU to is the volume you set your sub amp to make its power, whether that&#039;s 18, 25, or 32, etc.If no, and your front stage is amped, then yes, you can first set the front stage amp to make its power at the highest the HU will go without clipping, like the article says (but I disagree with the 100% volume. More like 90% is the most common clipping zone). So, you set your front stage amp to make power at, we&#039;ll say, 32 out of 35. THEN you set your sub amp accordingly.So, you can assume your gain knob on your sub amp will be turned up higher if your HU is powering stock speakers or whatever vs. if you have a front stage amp and your HU is not directly powering any speakers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Danometal, post: 7475897, member: 636337"] That's a good read, but you must answer an important question: Are you powering your front stage with the HU? If yes, then you must set it as I have detailed above, as you cannot adjust the gain on the HU's internal amp. In essence, the maximum volume you ever plan to turn your HU to is the volume you set your sub amp to make its power, whether that's 18, 25, or 32, etc. If no, and your front stage is amped, then yes, you can first set the front stage amp to make its power at the highest the HU will go without clipping, like the article says (but I disagree with the 100% volume. More like 90% is the most common clipping zone). So, you set your front stage amp to make power at, we'll say, 32 out of 35. THEN you set your sub amp accordingly. So, you can assume your gain knob on your sub amp will be turned up higher if your HU is powering stock speakers or whatever vs. if you have a front stage amp and your HU is not directly powering any speakers. [/QUOTE]

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