Somebody please teach my dum-bass.....

[Fish Chris]

Okay, yea', I set my amp gains by ear. And I guess nobody in the history of car audio has ever got this right, without the use of a distortion detector, right ? Okay. I can live with that.

But lets just say we hook up the DD 1 to my system, and it says my sub gain should be turned up. Well what this would mean, is that on certain heavy bass tracks, I could not turn the bass on my deck down low enough enough, as I already turn it to -11, even -13 (it only goes to -15 max).

Then, if the DD 1 says my sub gains are too high, I've got a bunch of tracks where I could not get my bass loud enough, as I commonly push my deck up to +13... even +15 on occasion (+15 is max high).

Somebody please explain to me how turning my gain up, or down, wouldn't cause any problems on one end of the spectrum, or the other.

Fish

[zx10intn]

i have always set my gains with the subwoofer control on the HU to max, then you can gain it down from the HU at anytime to your needs

[meade916]

actually, before the DD-1, nobody in the history of setting gains has done it right WITHOUT A SCOPE. Thats the only other proper way to do it.

the reason you have your bass at -11 is probably because your gain is wrong and the bass is too strong, too early (as you turn the volume up). You are compensating for all that bass (from the sub amp) by backing it off in the deck settings.

i cant really think of any other reason why you would need to back it down so far. Just like when you EQ your system, you really shouldnt be "pegging" it one way or another (up or down). Instead only a little bit because all songs are different obviously.

can i ask something.........why are you being so defensive about the subject? everyone is trying to tell you and it seems you are having none of it. I am trying to invite you over to give you some hands on. I am having trouble putting what im trying to say IN TEXT but in person i can physically show you. You can accept or not, i just figured i would throw it out there. Im not trying to sell you a DD-1, hell i will break out my Oscope and set your gains for you if i have to. (if you wanted me to)

[UKnoitsMe]

dude... the man has offered a personal session - take it!!!!

[meade916]

dude... the man has offered a personal session - take it!!!!

he only lives an hour away (last time i checked) so it should be easy. Its not like im telling someone who lives in Florida "oh ya, come over ill show you".....this is totally possible.

if not, thats coo too, like i said, just offerin'.

[Bakerman]

I have no Idea what the OP is saying...he should buy a DD1

[meade916]

fish-chris is on his way over. I will show him the light, and not the clipping light lol.

[roscoe1129]

fish-chris is on his way over. I will show him the light, and not the clipping light lol.

"Winning!"

[JBLEEZE33]

fish-chris is on his way over. I will show him the light, and not the clipping light lol.

if we live near you then what would it take or cost to get you to tune a system

[RXdriver11]

Next time im just gonna drop by smd. Maybe steve will show me some hid lights.