Gain issue

[Decaf]

That's the thing, I didn't test my headunit. I just assumed at was clean at 23/35 when I started testing with track 7. I started turning the gain up with the headunit at 23/35. No clipping with the gain all the way up at 23/35. I went and turned up my headunit to 26/35 where the dd-1 eventually picked up a solid red light. I turned it down to 25/35 and called it good. The sub got smelly on the way home so I turned it back down to 23/35 with gain maxed and everything is smooth now.

Is it safe to assume it was mearly my headunit clipping?

And if that's the case, my dilemma is my headunit clips before my amp. I'm so lost

I will ask you one more time, was the sub level at +15 when you used the dd-1?

Also where was the LPF for the subwoofer on the headunit setting?

where was the amps LPF set at

where was the amps subsonic filter set at?

try again, plain and simple. otherwise its just a guess. you should never run an amp at max gain. that would mean your signal is around 200mv which is as much as a portable cd player puts out, lol. not the 2000mv the headunit will put out if sub level is at +15 and volume is turned up between 23-26 in my experience.

Lol im about to stop taking people advice cuz mine is set at -2bass +4sub

why?

bass is usually for 100hz and higher unless its an EQ inwhich you dictate what freq you're changing the level of

for alpines to get the full clean preout voltage the sub level should be at +15, no if ands or buts, its fact.

[Nikitaaa]

Only problem with that is I can't get my hands on one

[HatersGonnaHate]

Where are you located?

[joh17]

Well imo I think you should just go by your ear again as you did before you experimented with the DD-1. Keep your gain on your amp to a minimal or about half and keep your HU Volume to where you like it or where you think its safe. My opinion for your gain settings just for now so you can bump some here and there.

[Nikitaaa]

Yes, both the hifonics gain knob and subwoofer level were all the way up. LPF was on about 100hz and ssf was about 32hz. Everything on the headunit was flat.

[joh17]

Where are you from? Maybe there's someone in this forum who can stop by with a DD-1 to help you out.

[Nikitaaa]

I'm from the Washington area.. Unfortunately the closest DD-1 to me is nearly 3 hours away

I would pay someone to ship me there's and let me use it, but that requires a great deal of trust on thier part. I doubt anyone would go for it.

[wmrcs]

I'm from the Washington area.. Unfortunately the closest DD-1 to me is nearly 3 hours away

I would pay someone to ship me there's and let me use it, but that requires a great deal of trust on thier part. I doubt anyone would go for it.

I say trust this kid! He's legit. I'm near him and could use it too hehe

[neuspeedescort]

who's to say your even clipping? maybe your just plain over powering the sub and bottoming the shit out of the coil and burning up the coil? the DD-1 as great a tool as it is only allows you to see max output of clean power. it you have a sub that can't handle everything your amp can put out steve and tony could DD-1 tune your amp and it won't turn out any better. this is where i feel a scope or dmm comes in handy, or the good ol' ear. the DD-1 is nice but its not the messiah of gain tuning. so feel free to blast me now. but i'm going to come back at all of you with the fail safe comment of......operator error. since really it's already been stated.

NEUMAN

[Hunters21w]

I would do what decaf said with your HU and then redo with track 3 or 5. 7 is going to clip once you listen to rap.