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Oh trust me, I know. It all started with me replacing my old hu. By the time I was done I had that, 4 new speakers for the cab, 2 subs, 2 amps and a box for them. Of course I can't forget the DD-1+ I bought yesterday too, plus I also added rear and front dashcams too. Yikes!

I'll definitely look into that, but the hu does give me the option of adjusting slope.

Right on. Thanks for the info. I'm so anxious to get the DD-1+. I've been researching gain settings, equalizer settings and anything else that is pertinent to my system since I got it. It's what led me here and got me to buy the DD-1+. I really thank you for the help.

The hu does have selectable slopes and gains for almost every setting and, you are correct, there is a fixed number of frequencies. I guess I'll just have to figure out which does a better job at fine tuning. So during the adjustment for the system gain leave them (the gain) at the factory preset zero in the hu and then adjust down to maybe get max volume out of my hu? I know I'm asking a lot, but I tend to want to know everything I can about s subject I'm working on. I've also noticed that if I set my equalizer above or below anything but flat I lose volume. Is that normal?

I really appreciate the help here. I was honestly thinking of getting the CC-1 down the road as well. In that case are the amp settings a better option or is the HU still going to be a better option? I've noticed that there seems to be a more extensive set of adjustments on it than what I see on the amps. One other question as well, sorry, gain settings on the HU, should I set them to zero or in the negatives? I'm thinking that keeping them at zero is what needs to be done.

Thank you for that. That's what I figured and I've been researching this and watching YouTube videos on it, but none of them really go into much detail. One question for you, do you think it's better to use the the amp or hu crossovers? Or does it make any difference which is used?

Sorry for the long post. I'm New here and I've recently had a whole new system added to my car. I just bought (coming tomorrow) a DD-1+ to calibrate it all because I don't believe the shop I got it at actually calibrates, except by ear. My system: Kenwood Excelon KDC-X702 HU Kenwood Ecelon X302-4 four channel amp Kenwood Excelon X502-1 mono amp (for my subs) 2 Kenwood excelon KFC-XW100 10" subs Focal ISU 165 component 6.5" speakers with satellite tweeters Focal 690AC 6x9 rear speakers The amps have,what seems to be basic setting knobs. My 4 channel (X302-4) has: 2 input sensitivity (gain) knobs (I'm assuming are for front and rear channels) Bass boost knob Filter frequency [hz] 2 filter frequency knobs (again assuming front and rear). A and B switches (once again I'm assuming front and rear) with lpf/off/hpf settings. The mono amp (X502-1) has: A remote control switch which I know is supposed to be turned all the way up during calibration. Infrasonic filter switch (on or off setting) Input sensitivity (gain) knob Bass boost knob LPF knob I know that I set the input sensitivity knobs to minimum but the others I'm not sure of where they should be set during gain calibration. Also the head unit has an equalizer (I've got set to flat) but also lpf and hpf settings and a crossover setting that I'm not sure where they should all be set during the initial calibration. Can anyone give me an idea of what needs to be set where? I want to have an idea of what needs to be done before getting the DD-1+. I would appreciate any help I can get.