Loaded vs. Unloaded

[Kyblack76]

what i want to know, this is directed at cableguy and bbiefe, do amps have regulated power supplies on the pre-amp circuit.

if not that seems like a serious design flaw to me. that cicuit is critical and if its not we dd-1 users have been doing it wrong this whole time.

bear with me here.

if they are unregulated, then when we set gains with car off then run the engine the pre-amp will be producing more voltage to the amp and would lead to clipping. if regulated then setting gain on the amp should be done with the car off and you should attempt to keep voltage above your resting voltage when playing.

also, just because you drop below resting voltage does not mean you automagically start clipping, just means the amp is going to pull more amperage and run hotter.

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dork

[Jessica]

what i want to know, this is directed at cableguy and bbiefe, do amps have regulated power supplies on the pre-amp circuit.

if not that seems like a serious design flaw to me. that cicuit is critical and if its not we dd-1 users have been doing it wrong this whole time.

bear with me here.

if they are unregulated, then when we set gains with car off then run the engine the pre-amp will be producing more voltage to the amp and would lead to clipping. if regulated then setting gain on the amp should be done with the car off and you should attempt to keep voltage above your resting voltage when playing.

also, just because you drop below resting voltage does not mean you automagically start clipping, just means the amp is going to pull more amperage and run hotter.

edit

words are hard, see bold type for correction

dork

you wouldnt have me any other way sweetie

[boom50cal]

what i want to know, this is directed at cableguy and bbiefe, do amps have regulated power supplies on the pre-amp circuit.

if not that seems like a serious design flaw to me. that cicuit is critical and if its not we dd-1 users have been doing it wrong this whole time.

bear with me here.

if they are unregulated, then when we set gains with car off then run the engine the pre-amp will be producing more voltage to the amp and would lead to clipping. if regulated then setting gain on the amp should be done with the car off and you should attempt to keep voltage above your resting voltage when playing.

also, just because you drop below resting voltage does not mean you automagically start clipping, just means the amp is going to pull more amperage and run hotter.

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words are hard, see bold type for correction

Aren't you supposed to set your gains with the car off? That's how jeffrey did mine... Since my car will play at 13.1 for a longgg time, it only makes sense to set it at 12.8/9 then 14.0

[Jessica]

what i want to know, this is directed at cableguy and bbiefe, do amps have regulated power supplies on the pre-amp circuit.

if not that seems like a serious design flaw to me. that cicuit is critical and if its not we dd-1 users have been doing it wrong this whole time.

bear with me here.

if they are unregulated, then when we set gains with car off then run the engine the pre-amp will be producing more voltage to the amp and would lead to clipping. if regulated then setting gain on the amp should be done with the car off and you should attempt to keep voltage above your resting voltage when playing.

also, just because you drop below resting voltage does not mean you automagically start clipping, just means the amp is going to pull more amperage and run hotter.

edit

words are hard, see bold type for correction

Aren't you supposed to set your gains with the car off? That's how jeffrey did mine... Since my car will play at 13.1 for a longgg time, it only makes sense to set it at 12.8/9 then 14.0

you should re-read my post.

[boom50cal]

what i want to know, this is directed at cableguy and bbiefe, do amps have regulated power supplies on the pre-amp circuit.

if not that seems like a serious design flaw to me. that cicuit is critical and if its not we dd-1 users have been doing it wrong this whole time.

bear with me here.

if they are unregulated, then when we set gains with car off then run the engine the pre-amp will be producing more voltage to the amp and would lead to clipping. if regulated then setting gain on the amp should be done with the car off and you should attempt to keep voltage above your resting voltage when playing.

also, just because you drop below resting voltage does not mean you automagically start clipping, just means the amp is going to pull more amperage and run hotter.

edit

words are hard, see bold type for correction

Aren't you supposed to set your gains with the car off? That's how jeffrey did mine... Since my car will play at 13.1 for a longgg time, it only makes sense to set it at 12.8/9 then 14.0

you should re-read my post.

Not really catching your drift? But I'm eager to see either of their responses so the answer can help me understand the question. Would be sweet if Tfade would chime in with some testing aswell.

[OrionStang]

Jesus chirst, you guys!!! You are repeating questions that have been asked since the damn thing came out. Plug the fucker in, set your fucking gain pot, and be done.

[TaylorFade]

I'm going to pick on the AB here since it's a good example.

Unloaded...

Loaded. Resistive. (same gain, same volume)

Loaded. Reactive.

[TaylorFade]

I'll also pick on the big daddy Incriminator 80.1. Note the voltage.

Unloaded.

Resistive clean

Resistive clippy. Notice this is the same voltage as max clean unloaded, but loaded and it's clipped to shit.