how to stop my clipping problem

[iwnichols09]

Wit My system soon as the bass starts sounding good i have to turn it back down because the clipping lights starts flashing. im pretty sure it shouldnt be clipping at such a low level of volume?

[Red-navi-916]

Turn it up to what volume you listen to the misic at full tilt then turn the gain down until the clipping light goes off. Problem solved

[iwnichols09]

Turn it up to what volume you listen to the misic at full tilt then turn the gain down until the clipping light goes off. Problem solved

if thats the case then its time to upgrade then bcuz its sounds wack at that point

[ChevyBoy95]

put the gain to all the way down, turn it up how loud you listen to songs, raise the gain it until the clip light blinks, then back it off a little til it stops.

[Brenton1]

Can't wait til Meade oscope come out

[iwnichols09]

put the gain to all the way down, turn it up how loud you listen to songs, raise the gain it until the clip light blinks, then back it off a little til it stops.

this may sound dumb but is this the same when u turn up the bass knob?

[dereileak]

your deck is either clipping causing the amp to amplify a clipped signal, or your amp is clipping because your gain is to high

[kandiman71874]

Can't wait til Meade oscope come out

It's a distortion listener. Works off the same principals as an o-scope for what us car audio people use it for to determine clipping but doesn't have one built in so call it what it is please.

[dwz]

Make sure your EQ on your headunit is flat. Make sure loudness is off. Make sure HPF is set on the headunit if applicable. Make sure LPF is set properly on the mono amp.

Make sure your ground point is perfect... No, seatbelt bolts do not count as perfect points. Nor do points that are unsanded. If you sanded it and it's gray and not shiny, sand more.

Make sure you set your gains on your amp with a good test tone. I use Decaf's in his sticky'd thread in the Tunez forum section. You must use the RMS chart. Keep in mind that you should have optimal voltage to tune, and make sure your car is RUNNING and the speaker leads are unplugged. Obviously, remove the speaker leads while the car is off. Don't take too long or your voltage may drop if you have a system that takes the power mine does.

Never use bass boost of any sort. Ever.

And keep in mind a lot of songs that have clipping will cause clipping on your amps, so turn down the volume accordingly. Just a little clipping can get multiplied by quite a bit.

If you STILL have clipping, then use your multimeter to turn down the voltage by using the RMS chart until you don't see the clipping light.

If your voltage reads 30.0 ac volts -> SQUARED (multiply by itself) -> divide that number in half -> you should get 450 volts. So if the RMS chart isn't handy, just use a little calculator.

Since you have the multiply the ac volts by itself, increases in that number will increase exponentially.

For example.... 25.0 volts SQUARED / 2 = 315.5 watts .... 26.0 volts SQUARED / 2 = 338.0 watts

While ... 31.0 volts SQUARED / 2 = 480.5 watts .... 32.0 volts SQUARED / 2 = 512watts..

@ 31-32 the watts increased by 32 while with 25-26 the volts only increased 23 VOLTS

the higher the ac volts the bigger the increase

Edited March 27, 2011 by dwz

[08tahoe]

Make sure your EQ on your headunit is flat. Make sure loudness is off. Make sure HPF is set on the headunit if applicable. Make sure LPF is set properly on the mono amp.

Make sure your ground point is perfect... No, seatbelt bolts do not count as perfect points. Nor do points that are unsanded. If you sanded it and it's gray and not shiny, sand more.

Make sure you set your gains on your amp with a good test tone. I use Decaf's in his sticky'd thread in the Tunez forum section. You must use the RMS chart. Keep in mind that you should have optimal voltage to tune, and make sure your car is RUNNING and the speaker leads are unplugged. Obviously, remove the speaker leads while the car is off. Don't take too long or your voltage may drop if you have a system that takes the power mine does.

Never use bass boost of any sort. Ever.

And keep in mind a lot of songs that have clipping will cause clipping on your amps, so turn down the volume accordingly. Just a little clipping can get multiplied by quite a bit.

If you STILL have clipping, then use your multimeter to turn down the voltage by using the RMS chart until you don't see the clipping light.

If your voltage reads 30.0 ac volts -> SQUARED (multiply by itself) -> divide that number in half -> you should get 450 volts. So if the RMS chart isn't handy, just use a little calculator.

Since you have the multiply the ac volts by itself, increases in that number will increase exponentially.

For example.... 25.0 volts SQUARED / 2 = 315.5 watts .... 26.0 volts SQUARED / 2 = 338.0 watts

While ... 31.0 volts SQUARED / 2 = 480.5 watts .... 32.0 volts SQUARED / 2 = 512watts..

@ 31-32 the watts increased by 32 while with 25-26 the volts only increased 23 VOLTS

the higher the ac volts the bigger the increase

well I guess I have to change my grounds then cause I got them to the seatbelt bolts, I had heard those were good grounds.

And why aren't u supposed to use bass boosts? Cause I use one