Gain / Frequency / Bass Boost Settings

JL Man · Post by **JL Man** » Fri May 05, 2006 1:50 am

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NViejeP · Post by **NViejeP** » Fri May 05, 2006 5:49 am

Airforceyooper wrote:ok, the quick easy way, but least accurate way to set gain would be by ear or to look at the gain dial and set it as close to 2.5 volts as you can. There should be numbers around the adjustment knob. like 2 volts to .2 or something like that.
the more accurate way would require the use of a digital multimeter and test tones.
Matt, where in the North are you?

My head unit puts out 2.5V for the line-out level.
My subwoofer out is 2.0V.

Which one should I adjust for my speaker one? I'm assuming the line-out..

Also.. how do you do it by ear? Just listen to it and set it? The max on my gain dial is 11, so I just set it on around 2.5v?

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Fri May 05, 2006 5:54 am

what does your amp have for adjustment does it go from .2v to 11 v? or what?

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Fri May 05, 2006 5:56 am

ill give you a story here. when i first started i did this with an amp i ajusted the gain but this how i screwed up. i set the amp for .2 thinking that was turning the gain down. when in actuallity thats the highest setting.

NViejeP · Post by **NViejeP** » Fri May 05, 2006 6:06 am

The numbers around it, start from 0, up to 11.

I just read the manual and they said to turn the volume up to 3/4, and then turn the gain up until theres distortion and then to turn it down until there is no distortion

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Fri May 05, 2006 6:47 am

thats how you do it! i would put it around the 11 mark maybe a quarter turn back maybe a lil more.

Robert Wollenberg · Post by **Robert Wollenberg** » Fri May 05, 2006 7:04 am

Yup, there you go. RTFM! lol.

NViejeP · Post by **NViejeP** » Fri May 05, 2006 10:42 pm

hum.. with the volume at 37 with my max being at 50.

I heard no clipping or distortion, maybe I need to go to a harder hitting song or something.

Robert Wollenberg · Post by **Robert Wollenberg** » Fri May 05, 2006 11:00 pm

If you have any test tones, I'd use that. The clipping will be much more obvious. For subs use about a 50hz freq.

NViejeP · Post by **NViejeP** » Fri May 05, 2006 11:03 pm

What's a test tone?Where I can downloda it? Is that like the Bass mekaniks one? And if so what are the specific ones?