meade916 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Clipping creates harmonics. Meaning, when a waveform is clipped... other shit gets included along with the fundamental. I'm not intimately familiar with how the DD-1 works, but I assume it "looks" for these harmonics. i.e.- play the 40hz or 1khz tone... if anything other than 40hz or 1lhz is detected... you get a red light. Distortion, clipped or not, has harmonics present in the signal. Ever hear the term "harmonic distortion"? Edit: that wasn't directed at you, Steve. i know bro. Mine wasn't directed at you either. i respect your viewpoints and the work you do. No probs here bro. I also got no prob with people that like O-scopes better.....as long as they actually use them right LOL 2 Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 As far as price is concerned, anyone here have an invention from the ground up? If you do speak up. I can tell you that the price of the DD-1 is more than the sum of it's parts because there is a LOT involved. I don't need to go into fine detail but EVERYTHING costs money when you bring it to market. There is so much overhead to keep even a small business flowing it is ridiculous. Anyone know how much it costs to retain a patent attorney and all the steps (and cash) it takes to get a patent? It's NO joke. Lets not even talk about Uncle fuckin' Sam. I could go way deep into why this thing costs what it does but without doing all that let me tell you when it is all said and done, the price is pretty damn cheap. thanks for all of those who support. I (and D'Amore Engineering) do appreciate it more than you know! Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoxley1 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 FYI: almost 6,000 DD-1's sold to date (not including the Plus or the DD-1 HV) 99.99% 5 star ratings on every site i sell them on and also my dealer sites. one guy got mad and left me a 1 star rating because his did not come with a 9v and he thought it should. For example... over all, that is a LOT of people who are now setting gains properly that were not before. Haters will be haters, not much i can do about it but keep on pushing forward....hell i bet most of them are mad because they did not think of it first. Even if they did, they don't have the amazing engineers that i have on their side. Nor do they have the drive to make it happen. your a pretty cool guy steve and i really respect you for sticking up for your product through everything and even more so for stating that as long as you use an O-scope right thats okay too. im come to this forum almost every day ( usually very multiple times a day) and learn something new every time i get on hear thanks to you, Tony, and Guys like Taylorfade. its almost like my little go to for any questions site. and the products are amazing as well too. just got an OM-1 and its awesome just waiting on some plexi for a nice little install. but back to the main topic, thank you for everything youve done in the car audio world as well with everything else such as things like the awesome ALS ice bucket/bag challenge you participated in. you are an awesome dude and someone i would love to meet one day, sadly im all the way in georgia and californias quite a drive from here. 1 Quote 1998 chevy blazer 4 door stock alt 105a Battery: Autocraft Gold 75-3 Big Three in Sky High Car Audio 4ga subs: rockford p2 12's (soon to be sundown SA 12's) Sundown SAZ-1200d on the subs Mids and Highs: Infinity kappa 6.5 mid in front doors and tweets in Dash sae 50.4 for mids and highs SMD OM-1 on the subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 I'm not a hater. I appreciate the fact that it brought proper gain setting into the "mainstream" and promotes a better understanding of one's system. I just happen to use a scope. I may not even be using it right. I dunno. I hook it up and see waves and shit. I didn't mean to insinuate that clipped is *always* louder. When I'm doing SPL testing... I don't even use my scope. I just turn it up until I stop gaining. Similar to the way I don't "tune" my SPL boxes. But I'm obviously in the minority there and I don't advocate that practice. again bro, i was talking about the haters on other forums (addressing the O.P.) Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 your a pretty cool guy steve and i really respect you for sticking up for your product through everything and even more so for stating that as long as you use an O-scope right thats okay too. im come to this forum almost every day ( usually very multiple times a day) and learn something new every time i get on hear thanks to you, Tony, and Guys like Taylorfade. its almost like my little go to for any questions site. and the products are amazing as well too. just got an OM-1 and its awesome just waiting on some plexi for a nice little install. but back to the main topic, thank you for everything youve done in the car audio world as well with everything else such as things like the awesome ALS ice bucket/bag challenge you participated in. you are an awesome dude and someone i would love to meet one day, sadly im all the way in georgia and californias quite a drive from here. thank you sir Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 I heard some of the prices first hand for the parts and they are expensive. BIG BIG checks to cover orders or parts alone.Not including the ruff $10,000+ per patent per device... Now remember that this isnt being made overseas, the boards are all produced here, assembled here in AZ. Each unit made is vigorously tested here by 1 of 2 sometimes 3 people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 As far as price is concerned, anyone here have an invention from the ground up? If you do speak up. I can tell you that the price of the DD-1 is more than the sum of it's parts because there is a LOT involved. I don't need to go into fine detail but EVERYTHING costs money when you bring it to market. There is so much overhead to keep even a small business flowing it is ridiculous. Anyone know how much it costs to retain a patent attorney and all the steps (and cash) it takes to get a patent? It's NO joke. Lets not even talk about Uncle fuckin' Sam. I could go way deep into why this thing costs what it does but without doing all that let me tell you when it is all said and done, the price is pretty damn cheap. thanks for all of those who support. I (and D'Amore Engineering) do appreciate it more than you know! screw the price.. $149 is cheaper than spending money on subs every month.. i used to kill my subs in a month or less thats why i quit audio from 2005 to 2011.. 1 Quote my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorFade Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 As I mentioned... I don't use the DD-1... ... but I beat the shit out of my AMM-1!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 looks more like you beat the shit out of your electrical 1 Quote my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorFade Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 looks more like you beat the shit out of your electrical What? It's still double digits. I'm good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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