AMI CUSTOMS Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 But I have 3 LC-1s, 1 for subs, 1 for mids, 1 for highs. So ....... So you have three gain knobs... lol... 3 volume knobs? lol TEAM SOUNDQUBED -- TEAM SOUTH TEAM S.O.B. - Founder & Captain 3x Streetbeat World Record Holder 2017 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2016 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem/2nd Adv 4/2nd Xtreme 4 2015 MWSPL 2nd place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2014 USACI 2nd place Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db 2014 MWSPL 2nd place Xtreme 4 - 144.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Street Q+ - 162.8 db 2013 MWSPL 3rd Kaos2 & 4th Xtreme 4 2011 USACI 2nd place MOD 1001-2k - 160.0 db 2011 MWSPL 4th place: Adv3 - 157.8 db, Kaos2 - 150s db, Xtreme4 - 140s db 2010 ARSPL 1st place 501-750 - 160.3 db Arkansas loudest Best score to date 164.4 db - Termlab Outlaw Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db MWSPL on Dash Legal door open (Music) - 162.5 db Sealed on dash Legal (Music) - 161.1 db - Termlab THE BLACK NASTY CURRENT BUILD & FAB The Black Nasty (6) 15 Rebuild Log 2012 (4) 15 Walled Sierra Build Log Evo X build log Facebook page The Black Nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steua Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 I know I have said it in the past and heard others here say it. "A gain knob is not a volume control". LC-1 is volume/gain control, are we all being hypocrites? Well if you more than one amp in your system (Sub, mids, etc), which most here do then it would be a gain control cause it would only control part of your system. If it was a volume control then it would lower All aspects of the system with a turn of the knob and not just one part. On your head unit you have a volume knob cause it changes the total system at the same time. Just my .02 It would not be considered a gain control because it has nothing to do with the gain. Let's say you have your amp set for 10 db of gain, all adjusting the LC-1 is doing is trimming the input voltage to the amp to lower the volume level; with the LC-1 at both extremes, 50k ohms and 0 ohms, the amp will still have 10 db of gain. The LC in LC-1, I believe, stands for Level Control anyway. '79 El Camino Skar VVX-10 in a t-line tuned to 26 Hz Build log: Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoove Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 But I have 3 LC-1s, 1 for subs, 1 for mids, 1 for highs. So ....... So you have three gain knobs... lol... 3 volume knobs? lol I was actually thinking about doing multiple "volume knobs". That way you can turn up the HU and turn down mids and tweets, then crank the BASS. Ordering 2 LC-1's today. 1 for the doors and 1 for the sub 2 Team Fi 15's v1 2 DD M5's 970amps of Alt 6th order blowthroughThe truck Blowthrough build : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/155555-smooves-1996-chevy-ext-cab-c1500-slow-build/The 350z build : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/170694-smooves-2003-nissan-350z/ My FB page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Smooves-Car-Audio-and-performance/719746144805343 Team Fi Audio http://www.ficaraudio.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 the best way that it was explained to me was, it cuts the bass off all the way down and all the wait up it plays as loud as you set the gains, which as trey_dog said, it controls it by the preout So lets say you know where max gain is on the amp and you use that knob to turn the bass amp down. Same thing?? The LC-1 creates a level of convenience to do the same thing. Still using gain for volume control When we say that a gain knob isn't a volume knob, we say that under the scenario of someone turning their gain all the way up for max volume. It doesn't work like that. Higher gain =/= louder BUT, it's perfectly valid to turn the gain down to make things quieter. And the LC-1 does just that. It's a signal attenuator (makes it quieter), but will never amplify it past the original signal strength ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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