Pre Amp voltage?

The amp I have is rated for .5-4v input sensitivity.  The Clarion EQ has 7v Pre out.  Is there a possibility that this will hurt the amp?  Or should I just hook everthing up and keep the gain all the way doun?

THe head unit is a Clarion DXZ945MP.

The EQ is Calorion EQS7744

There are two amps, both Soundstream Picasso a PCA2000D and PCA4.520.

Anyon else?

Its not the source unit that is rated at 7v, its the EQ.  I will search for the test tones, but I am not sure what I should be listening for as far as clipping goes.

Nice Amps. whats subs and front stage are running ?

It all Soundstream equipment.  The sub are 2 Van Gough 12's. The mids/highs are Picasso PCS6.5 in the factory location, PCS4.0 installed in the lower portion of the door panel (just below factory loc.) and angled for better stage, and a TWS1.1 tweeter in the a-piller.  The 6.5" and 4" are powered by the PCA4.520, the tweeters by the HU, and the subs by the PCA200D.  All this is in a single cab silverado.

Enerything should be finished in about 2 weeks.  I know a lot of people are on the fence about the newer soundstream stuff, but I took the chance and I will report with my findings.  The mids/highs sounded great when I heard them, but I havent heard the subs.

As far as testing the SQ and clipping what frequencies should be used and what freq. sweeps?

Why put a clarion EQ, or any EQ for that matter, into a system like this?  I have a theory that if a system needs an EQ then there's a problem to begin with.  Back to reality, if your'e competing that's one thing, but otherwise I'd nix the EQ altogether.

Nontheless, the SS inputs are notoriously un-sensitive.  A lot of users, including me, have to keep them maxed.  That's with a 13v output from an Audiocontrol processor.