Bmike Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 its a funny thing , because alot of people really think that it should be loud as soon as they turn it up, i laugh when people say i only got it on 20 out of 40 and its so loud, not realizing the damage their doing to their equipment, Quote 2007 trailblazer lthead unit- pioneer p4300dvd crescendo ft-1 supertweeters pioneer m650 pros audiocontrol 2xs crossover Rockford fosgate p200-2 highsrockford fosgate p400-2 mids1- fi btl 18amps- saz 3500battery- evermax in front, 2 9a31 dekas in rearwires all knuconceptz 1/0 and rcas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf4Life Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Use -10db track 40hz for your bass amp. You cant use 1k hz track on a sub amp. No need to. So, deck at wherever it distorts Play 40hz -10db track Adjust "gain" untill distortion light is on solid. Ok you win user error I will post some vids shortly, but I need to read more and not assume things , I just figured to keep everything at 0 for best SQ I see this isn't always the case. If you don't mind me asking what is the differance between 0db and a -db or if there is a post already I would be happy to read. Thanks again now I feel stupid for trying so much and what now when it was a easy error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf4Life Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 ^that ur amp cant get 1000hz because ur amp is cutting it off, starting at "250" as you stated u should always be setting the gain with headunit at 48. typically, it wont sound "loud" to you until volume 30+, that is normal because the bulk of rca voltage is created closer to 48 for your deck Yea I didn't think about that, I am not really new to stereo stuff I have done almost every car I have owned, but I am new to the o-scope and now the DD-1 I used to think the higher the gain the louder but live and learn. Thnaks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decaf Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) Use -10db track 40hz for your bass amp. You cant use 1k hz track on a sub amp. No need to. So, deck at wherever it distorts Play 40hz -10db track Adjust "gain" untill distortion light is on solid. Ok you win user error I will post some vids shortly, but I need to read more and not assume things , I just figured to keep everything at 0 for best SQ I see this isn't always the case. If you don't mind me asking what is the differance between 0db and a -db or if there is a post already I would be happy to read. Thanks again now I feel stupid for trying so much and what now when it was a easy error. 0db is as loud as you can get cleanly. -10db is the same tone just quieter/smaller amplitude wave. when setting your gain this means you will turn the gain up higher for -10db vs 0db because the -10db is quieter and takes more sensitivity(gain/level) for the amp to match the output of a 0db signal Edited December 11, 2011 by Decaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf4Life Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 its a funny thing , because alot of people really think that it should be loud as soon as they turn it up, i laugh when people say i only got it on 20 out of 40 and its so loud, not realizing the damage their doing to their equipment, Yea I used to do that all the time but couldn't enjoy the music. I like SPL but am more into SQ and being able to get loud if wanted. I don't to much though being I drive anywhere from 50 upto 400mi a day. I like it balanced more then just loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf4Life Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) Here are the videos the 1st is redoing my amp gain with the DD-1 40Hz at -10db. The 2nd is the testing to see how it sounds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj-9dq8jwco&feature=g-upl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCMjvJx-E8o&feature=g-upl Edited December 11, 2011 by Wolf4Life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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