Copyright Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 If you have an amp that's less powerful (rms wattage wise) than your subs, can you turn the gain all the way up without having to worry about problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 no you cannot. you will most likely blow the woofers from clipping. the gain knob is NOT a volume knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chally Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 No!!!!!!! That causes clipping which can blow your subs! Set it to what the amp can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copyright Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I know that. I was asking if it will still clip if it's underpowered. I think it's a stupid question, because gain is amp specific and has nothing to do with the subs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budlite70 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 no expert but prob sound distorted,but good question,my cvrs only getting 500 with gain half up,so let the pros take over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ao1FTW Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 no you cannot. you will most likely blow the woofers from clipping. the gain knob is NOT a volume knob. x2 and Theres a tutorial in the amp section on how to set your gains with a dmm or if you have an oscope you could use that. Very simple too do! Quote 2012 Civic Si Coupe - Nada lol Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 use this chart to tune your gains correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashdollar2009 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 No. The gain on the amplifier does exactly what it says it does, it "amplifiers" the musical signal. If your amplifier is rated to 300wrms, do not set your gain higher than that 300wrms level. When you try to amplifier the signal, you damage the sine wave being sent to your drivers. The result is a "clipped" signal that will take the excess energy and turn it into heat. This will aid you in burning tinsels as well as other things in the process of destroying your equipment. There are more specific and scientific reasonings written up, but I just wanted to give you a general idea. The gain is not an indicator as 0-100% of your amplifiers power. Depending on your pre-out voltage on your head unit, as well as current supplied from your battery bank, "100%" is generally somewhere in between. Quote 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Two 12" DC Audio XL M2'sCrescendo Audio BC5500d Current Scores: 150+ out the Trunk On 6/30/2011 at 1:11 AM, 'Ray' said: Acoustical energy is free. Electrical energy is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copyright Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Thanks for the input. I understand about gain and clipping now. What I don't understand is why it's available to adjust if it just results in clipping if you turn it all the way up. I mean is there any use for that at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashdollar2009 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I know that. I was asking if it will still clip if it's underpowered. I think it's a stupid question, because gain is amp specific and has nothing to do with the subs? The amplifier does the clipping. The subwoofers just do what you tell them to do by sending them the power. In this case, the subwoofers are the victims. Quote 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Two 12" DC Audio XL M2'sCrescendo Audio BC5500d Current Scores: 150+ out the Trunk On 6/30/2011 at 1:11 AM, 'Ray' said: Acoustical energy is free. Electrical energy is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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