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How were you able to measure when your hu clips?

DD1. I borrowed one from someone.

2007 Ford Focus SES Hatchback

Pioneer HU

4 Digital Designs 9515i's in a B pillar.

2 Soundstream XXX 15K's (running at 16 volts)

Soundstream Mids/Highs in custom door panels (getting rebuilt soon)

Soundstream TA2.160 and TA2.400

Sky High and KNU wiring

3 Banks of Maxwell caps 

Winston Lithium (not a fan)

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I got nothing against you but the ear-0-meter is not full proof I don't care who you are.

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I got nothing against you but the ear-0-meter is not full proof I don't care who you are.

I am not saying it is. all I am asking is why can I go hours on end with the gain pretty much all the way up. IF I was clipping like I should be, I would have blown something up by now.

2007 Ford Focus SES Hatchback

Pioneer HU

4 Digital Designs 9515i's in a B pillar.

2 Soundstream XXX 15K's (running at 16 volts)

Soundstream Mids/Highs in custom door panels (getting rebuilt soon)

Soundstream TA2.160 and TA2.400

Sky High and KNU wiring

3 Banks of Maxwell caps 

Winston Lithium (not a fan)

Bump4Life 250 Amp Alt. aka USAlternators

Soundstream Focus and Avenger Build Log

Instagram @p4linnovation

YouTube: Team Blowin Loud 

Posted

I got nothing against you but the ear-0-meter is not full proof I don't care who you are.

I am not saying it is. all I am asking is why can I go hours on end with the gain pretty much all the way up. IF I was clipping like I should be, I would have blown something up by now.
what type music are you blasting? And you could only be slowly burning up the subs
Posted

LC-1's dont absorb RCA voltage at all [maybe a suuuuuper small bit to resistance]. But my 4v preouts are 3.98v on the other side of my LC-1.

Secondly, like Tony D explained in a video, that .5-10 doesnt necessarily mean it is .5v to 10v even though the amp says that, they are just markings to show high v. low in a sense.

And if you gain is maxed, you are getting very low signal voltage from the HU, so something probably isnt right.

Use a proper tool and check your output voltage in ACV on the RCAs.

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Posted

I got nothing against you but the ear-0-meter is not full proof I don't care who you are.

I am not saying it is. all I am asking is why can I go hours on end with the gain pretty much all the way up. IF I was clipping like I should be, I would have blown something up by now.
what type music are you blasting? And you could only be slowly burning up the subs

mostly slowed/decaf stuff and other rap stuff. DD subs have a distinct smell to them when they start getting warm and they are not warm at all. even after a half hour drive full tilt the whole time.

2007 Ford Focus SES Hatchback

Pioneer HU

4 Digital Designs 9515i's in a B pillar.

2 Soundstream XXX 15K's (running at 16 volts)

Soundstream Mids/Highs in custom door panels (getting rebuilt soon)

Soundstream TA2.160 and TA2.400

Sky High and KNU wiring

3 Banks of Maxwell caps 

Winston Lithium (not a fan)

Bump4Life 250 Amp Alt. aka USAlternators

Soundstream Focus and Avenger Build Log

Instagram @p4linnovation

YouTube: Team Blowin Loud 

Posted

LC-1's dont absorb RCA voltage at all [maybe a suuuuuper small bit to resistance]. But my 4v preouts are 3.98v on the other side of my LC-1.

Secondly, like Tony D explained in a video, that .5-10 doesnt necessarily mean it is .5v to 10v even though the amp says that, they are just markings to show high v. low in a sense.

And if you gain is maxed, you are getting very low signal voltage from the HU, so something probably isnt right.

Use a proper tool and check your output voltage in ACV on the RCAs.

My gain is like 95%. and that's a good idea I will check my rca voltage.

2007 Ford Focus SES Hatchback

Pioneer HU

4 Digital Designs 9515i's in a B pillar.

2 Soundstream XXX 15K's (running at 16 volts)

Soundstream Mids/Highs in custom door panels (getting rebuilt soon)

Soundstream TA2.160 and TA2.400

Sky High and KNU wiring

3 Banks of Maxwell caps 

Winston Lithium (not a fan)

Bump4Life 250 Amp Alt. aka USAlternators

Soundstream Focus and Avenger Build Log

Instagram @p4linnovation

YouTube: Team Blowin Loud 

Posted

probably need sub level turned up. idk how pioneers work with that though.

mine has the sub level but mine is at 0 and my gain is half way

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Posted

Man i had a lot of systems before I learned about clipping and what not. All of them I had the gain and bass boost all the way up for hours on end. Only a few gave out on me. Think of it like a car. If you take care of your car and do oil changes every 3000 miles it will last a lot longer then a car that you beat the shit out of and never change the oil. Same with subs/amps if you beat the shit out of them and clipp they will not last as long.

01 focus se

110 amp alt

Big 3 sky high and stinger hpm ofc 1/0

Super start platinum AGM (starting)

2 runs of 1/0 Execution audio front to back

Kenwood double DIN DDx271

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Orion xtx 64 in the front doors

2:1 4th order bandpass

Sealed off trunk

Digital designs deadener on roof/ rear deck

Orion hcca 12s (black coils)

Orion xtr3700.1

Orion xtr250.2 mid/highs

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2 xs power D3100 in back

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