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  2. Plan Of Action?

    in DC Sound Lab - Big Bass on ANOTHER LEVEL!

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    Hell with everything set properly you should be able to get the full output of that amp to those subs no problem. A common misconseption with setting gains is that it directly controls how many watts are coming out of the amp, this is not true. Setting gain is matching the amps input RCA voltage to the head units output RCA voltage, at least thats how it's been explained to me. Setting the gain too high will induce clipping, which means the signal (think of it as a sound wave) has flat spots at the top and bottom of the wave, which will then transfer through the amp and into the sub. Keep in mind that there is a lot more to it and frankly i'm no expert, there are people on here that are a lot more knowledgable and can give you a much better explaination.

    Clean in and clean out is what you want... Setting the gains properly, provided you also know when the headunit clips should give you full CLEAN power out of an amp.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipping_(audio)

  21. I hate liars

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

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    Was just thinking it might have been a mix up with people/names and we all have a bad day from time to time...

    Maybe it was the 'other' Steve Meade? Just a thought... Or maybe he said something to you in the videos and then spoke to the 'other' and was told to FO?

    if by "other" Steve Meade you mean Steve Mead in Texas... he is one of the most helpful and friendly people I have met in the car audio scene to date, known him for about 4 years now.

  23. SMD Tool Rental...Who would be interested?

    in D'Amore Engineering - High Quality Car Audio Installation Tools & Accessories

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    being billed full boat up front is the incentive to return on time and in good condition and for CJ good insurance that he doesn't lose money.

    I explained this in my reply earlier that no one is going to rent having to put up more than the rental fee. If I have the money to buy one than why would I not just buy it for $150, than sell it for the going rate of $100-125 and I don't have to worry about how long I have it for? or I can buy a used one for $100-125 use it than sell it for about what I paid for it. the point of renting is to not pay full price just imagine if Redbox charged you $15 to rent a DVD than gave you back the difference of rental fee and payment when you returned the DVD. seriously I hope it works out for you but being someone that has walked this path, i'm just saying.

    Comparing this to Redbox is not valid... The DVD you get from Redbox cost them less that 25 cents to make. So if you don't return the DVD they are out for the most part nothing, but the Movie theater charges them a licencing fee for every copy they have. With that being said, you rent the DVD for a buck and don't return it they will charge your card for said licencing fee... Where the DD1, CC1, AMM-1 etc cost $100's of bucks EACH

    The rule of thought is that everyone wants to use one but not to own... I have a DD1 and a CC1, just installed an amp the other day took about 15mins total to set gains and crossover point of the amp... So for 15mins of use that is about $300 in equipment that will not be used again unless I change something in my truck... I would rather be able to spend 20 to 30 bucks to set levels and the remaining 270-280 for other stuff the truck could use...

    At the same time Cody has to be able to 'protect' his investment and charge full price until he gets the unit back into his hands cause if he didn't then someone could 'own' a DD1, CC1, AMM-1 etc for the simple cost of the rental... If it wasn't for my current location I would rent a AMM-1 to find out how my system is playing... So I think this idea has value to it, and worst case if it flops then he could still sell the 'rented' units as used and recoup most if not all of the investment...

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