sps Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 I recently purchased a crescendo 1500.1 mono block amp that is powering 1 10" champion pro at 2ohms. I hooked up a multimeter to the output of the amp and with the head unit volume well above what I would ever listen to it at I began to turn up the gain. I was looking for around 42 volts (900 watts at 2 ohms)but came nowhere near even with the gain maxed. When I turned the subwoofer level all the way up it came up to around 37. My question is what does the sub control adjust?,is it a sort of gain? Is it bad to have it cranked even though the voltage is below what the amp is rated to put out? Can this cause clipping? Thanks
philrab Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 A DMM is not the proper tools to set gain on an amp. Oscilloscope or DD1. End discussion. 2015 Toyota Tacoma Build Thread 2007 Mazda 3; 5000K HID's, Kenwood Excelon KDC-X997, Infinity Reference 6.5 comps in front and coaxials in the rear doors, JL 320.4 four channel, Rab Designs built ported enclosure with an SA12, Kenwood monoblock, Redline Leater shift boot/e-brake boot/center console cover, JBR short shifter/shifter bushings/rear motor mount. Build Thread 1996 Mazda Miata: Kenwood Excelon HU, Alpine speaker in the doors, Clearwater (miata specific) headrest speakers. 1994 Mazda Protege: Kenwood Excelon HU, Infinity Reference 2 ways all around, 2x RF Punch 10's in ported boxes.
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