Ballen194 Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Clipping indicators on amplifiers are triggered to turn on when the amplifier rail voltage meets or exceeds a certain number, Every amp I ever seen and tested with my dd-1 and my old snap-on oscilloscope had the light blink before the amplifier was clipping. So if you tune your amp going off the clipping indicator on your amps or remote knobs, your not getting full useful power from it. right. but its pretty damn close though isnt it? (atleast with these videos) and with seeing these it makes me trust a clipping light more especially when its playing it safe and showing clip when its not clipping. or is it still wrong to trust the light?I don't about u but I would like to get the best out of what I have not 90 percent .. I would not trust the clipping light on these amps to the fullest they are just ment to give u an idea.. I would not trust those lights over the dd-1 would i use a clipping light over a dd1? hell no. but from what i have seen with these videos, for those that dont have a dd1, the clipping indicator actually seems to work pretty well when it comes to sniffing out clip. atleast before it clips anyway. 98 Isuzu Rodeo Pioneer Deh-6300ub SUBS*Upcoming* SSA Xcon 18 4th order AMP Banda 3500 Mids/Highs Pioneer EQ Clarion EQS746 ETC. Two 1/0 run's KnuKoncepts 1/0 big 3 Shuriken BT-100 under the hood Shuriken BT-120 in the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf4Life Posted January 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 On 2/2/2013 at 0:13 AM, soundstream15 said: Dd-1 will always be correct, compare to a clipping light on a amp or knob..so your saying -10db is actually 0db..got me confused on that one...I use -10db I know this is old as all get out but I haven't been on her in awhile. The 0db = -10db was before I knew as much as I do now as was an issue with the built-in xover/eq settings causing the change from -10db to 0db when I was playing around. If I would of actually read the manual I would of known better but I had only watched videos. I now know an eq isn't for boosting bass and is for well eqing and you cut and not boost unless you have to and if you want more bass get more or better subs and more or a bigger amp. You live and learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSkippyJ Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 The clipping light on amps ignores the quality of the signal, unless the quality is so bad it affects the output voltage. The DD-1 detects more than just clipping though, it's a distortion detector. It checks the signal quality against the source. When you are using the tones from a clean source, then the clipping light probably does match pretty closely since clipping is likely to be the cause of the distortion. At least I think this is how it all works. F150: Stock 2019 Harley Road Glide: Amp: TM400Xad - 4 channel 400 watt Processor: DSR1 Fairing (Front) 6.5s -MMats PA601cx Lid (Rear) 6x9s - TMS69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moh.vze.com Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 It would be cool if Meade has a dash dd1 clipping indicator DC Audio - Singer Alternators - Knukonceptz - XS Power - Hybrid Audio - Rockford Fosgate - Second Skin Audio - SMD - Sundown Audio - Elemental Designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuspeedescort Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 10 hours ago, moh.vze.com said: It would be cool if Meade has a dash dd1 clipping indicator isn't that what this is? http://www.wccaraudio.com/smd-products/smd-meters/smd-vu-din-blue.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 8 minutes ago, neuspeedescort said: isn't that what this is? http://www.wccaraudio.com/smd-products/smd-meters/smd-vu-din-blue.html If you dial in the VU-Din or the OM-1 that way show the red light turns on when the dd-1 red light turns on then yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuspeedescort Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 1 minute ago, audiofanaticz said: If you dial in the VU-Din or the OM-1 that way show the red light turns on when the dd-1 red light turns on then yes. i realize it's not meant for that. but i was figuring it could be set up like that. i think i would get paranoid with that in my dash. always watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedal Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 6 hours ago, neuspeedescort said: i realize it's not meant for that. but i was figuring it could be set up like that. i think i would get paranoid with that in my dash. always watching it. The red and yellow sticks out against the blue LEDs pretty easily. Mount it in a place you can see in your peripheral, and you'll be good to go. I like my OM-1 a lot SMD Tool Map https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/193176-smd-tool-map-new-november-2014/ Build log https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/197217-reeds-03-tahoe-hat-sqaq-singer-xs-shca-cockbox-80prs/?page=32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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