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Is that even proper English?

I already explained it. Go watch YouTube videos on amp gains

My old YouTube channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/SwordLords1234?feature=mhee

My old build log : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/161872-96-accord-b2-sundown-sky-high-dc-power-re-re-build-for-heatwave/page-37

My New Build - http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/207041-2016-mazda-6-sql-build/

2016 Mazda 6 Touring

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B2 prototype DSP 6to8

B2 Ref63 - 3 way active set

2 B2 Class H quattro's

1 B2 Zero.5R @.5

2 B2 HNv3 12 d2

B2 SLIP40 - Lithium in the trunk

Northstar Group 35 under the hood

100ft 2/0 welding cable

30ft 4ga welding cable

20ft 8ga welding cable

All stinger OFC speaker wire

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Tons of attention to detail.... Can it be perfect?

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More power? Bigger amp.

Cleaner signal (not more power but could sound better) then get a line driver or a headunit with a higher pre out voltage.

Gain turned left does not mean more power.

Gain is not a power knob, the gains only purpose is to match the amp with the voltage being fed to it. Nothing more.

Technically the only reason they have a gain is so people can choose their headunit they want.

For instance. Imagine if the amp only put out max power when given 5 volts of input voltage on its RCA's. and it was a 1000 watt amp. Lets say you had a headunit that gave 2.5volts. Then when you set it up, you would only get half power. You would have to get a headunit that feeds 5v to get full potential out of the headunit.

To avoid that, amp companies gave you a gain, so you can pick your own headunit and always get full power.

But the higher the gain, the more the signal is amplified, and amplified signals don't always sound awesome, so you want to get a headunit that doesn't force the amp gain to be set super high.

Hence why cheap headunits have a 2v pre out. And good headunits have a 4v or higher output.

That's about as good of an explanation as I can give.

My old YouTube channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/SwordLords1234?feature=mhee

My old build log : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/161872-96-accord-b2-sundown-sky-high-dc-power-re-re-build-for-heatwave/page-37

My New Build - http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/207041-2016-mazda-6-sql-build/

2016 Mazda 6 Touring

JL Fix 86 - OEM signal correction

B2 prototype DSP 6to8

B2 Ref63 - 3 way active set

2 B2 Class H quattro's

1 B2 Zero.5R @.5

2 B2 HNv3 12 d2

B2 SLIP40 - Lithium in the trunk

Northstar Group 35 under the hood

100ft 2/0 welding cable

30ft 4ga welding cable

20ft 8ga welding cable

All stinger OFC speaker wire

Soundrive custom RCA's

Tons of attention to detail.... Can it be perfect?

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so if i had a 5v output i could set my gain all the way to the left? i just dont get how you get more power when its at .15v. and i havent done anything to my truck yet for electrical.

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If you had 5v pre out on your headunit then you could USE A DD1 to set your gains but it would have your gains lower because of your better headunit, allowing it to sound cleaner then if you had a cheaper headunit with higher gains...

More power also needs electrical bro. Big 3 upgrade. OFC 1/0 wires, alternators, batteries. Other wise your not getting 14.4 volts to your amp power so it can't put out max power even if you gave it 5v pre out in the RCA's.

My old YouTube channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/SwordLords1234?feature=mhee

My old build log : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/161872-96-accord-b2-sundown-sky-high-dc-power-re-re-build-for-heatwave/page-37

My New Build - http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/207041-2016-mazda-6-sql-build/

2016 Mazda 6 Touring

JL Fix 86 - OEM signal correction

B2 prototype DSP 6to8

B2 Ref63 - 3 way active set

2 B2 Class H quattro's

1 B2 Zero.5R @.5

2 B2 HNv3 12 d2

B2 SLIP40 - Lithium in the trunk

Northstar Group 35 under the hood

100ft 2/0 welding cable

30ft 4ga welding cable

20ft 8ga welding cable

All stinger OFC speaker wire

Soundrive custom RCA's

Tons of attention to detail.... Can it be perfect?

Posted

If you had 5v pre out on your headunit then you could USE A DD1 to set your gains but it would have your gains lower because of your better headunit, allowing it to sound cleaner then if you had a cheaper headunit with higher gains...

More power also needs electrical bro. Big 3 upgrade. OFC 1/0 wires, alternators, batteries. Other wise your not getting 14.4 volts to your amp power so it can't put out max power even if you gave it 5v pre out in the RCA's.

My old YouTube channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/SwordLords1234?feature=mhee

My old build log : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/161872-96-accord-b2-sundown-sky-high-dc-power-re-re-build-for-heatwave/page-37

My New Build - http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/207041-2016-mazda-6-sql-build/

2016 Mazda 6 Touring

JL Fix 86 - OEM signal correction

B2 prototype DSP 6to8

B2 Ref63 - 3 way active set

2 B2 Class H quattro's

1 B2 Zero.5R @.5

2 B2 HNv3 12 d2

B2 SLIP40 - Lithium in the trunk

Northstar Group 35 under the hood

100ft 2/0 welding cable

30ft 4ga welding cable

20ft 8ga welding cable

All stinger OFC speaker wire

Soundrive custom RCA's

Tons of attention to detail.... Can it be perfect?

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