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mworley

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Posted: October 10, 2004 at 1:09 AM / IP Logged

Dumb question but how do I know what the max volume is before the sub will blow or will be damaged?

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Posted: October 10, 2004 at 1:31 AM / IP Logged

you listen to it, and when you hear bass that does not sound proper, popping, distortion, turn it down a bit, should be fine in around there.

make sure your amp gains are set properly too

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mworley

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Posted: October 10, 2004 at 1:45 AM / IP Logged

Thanks...is there any quick explanation on how to correctly set the gains?

Mike

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Posted: October 10, 2004 at 1:01 PM / IP Logged

depends alot on the sub and amp you are using, but the easiest way is to sit close to the sub turn your gain up untill it starts to distort and back off some...although the last time I told a guy this he was running super blue subs and couldnt figure out why it was distorting with the gain almost all the way down doh

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Posted: October 10, 2004 at 7:56 PM / IP Logged

https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/search.asp?KW=setting+gain&SM=3&SI=PT&FM=2&OB=1&Submit=Start+Search

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Posted: October 11, 2004 at 2:36 AM / IP Logged

also - http://www.jlaudio.com/tutorials/index.html. Click on "Interactive Input Sesitivity ("Gain") Setting Tutorial". Lots of other good info in there, also.

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