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bbusbee

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Posted: November 22, 2004 at 2:36 PM / IP Logged

After playing with the figures on the webpage you attached I have a question. If I am setting up a multiple amp system, is the goal to match the input sensitivity of each amp with the output sensitivity of the head unit? What confuses me is that if my Rockford is wired in parallel for a 2 ohm load and the Kenwood will be wired for a 4 ohm load, not to mention the amp for the subs, what exactly am I trying to match up? If the RCA input setting is 4V for all three amps but the speaker load will be different for two of them, what should the gain setting be set at?

If I am to use the Data Output chart as my guide, should I be trying to get close to the maximum output of each individual amp?

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Posted: November 22, 2004 at 4:30 PM / IP Logged

Ideally, you match the input sensitivity of each amp to the maximum output of the head unit (or whatever is driving the amp.) After matching maximum to maximum, you may REDUCE the sensivitiy (never increase it) on certain amps to balance the sound. The adjustment on each amp is set for the impedence load you have on that amp. A multimeter and test CD is requyired for proper setup.

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