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Setting my amp gain with a dmm


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NINsane18 
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Posted: September 04, 2004 at 6:00 PM / IP Logged  
Hey everyone, I am wanting to adjust my gain via a dmm. I have a Rockford Fosgate 301M mono amp and it is going to a 4 ohm JL Audio 10" 10w1-4 in a stealthbox. My head unit is an Kenwood Excelon KDC-x579. Where I have my amp mounted does not allow me to be close to the sub to listen for distortion, so I would like to adjust it via a digital multimeter. Thanks in advance!
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Posted: September 04, 2004 at 6:30 PM / IP Logged  

Multiply the impedance of your subs by the RMS wattage of your amp (4*150). Then take the square root of that and you get the voltage reading you want (24.49 volts). Then turn the gain on your amp all the way down, disconnect your sub from the amp, connect the DMM to the speaker outputs of your amp, put in a test tone of 50 hz, and turn up your cd player to about 75% of its maximum. Just turn your gain up slowly until you get the above voltage reading (or close too it). This isn't the exact place for your gain, it might need some fine tuning but its a pretty good guidline.


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