i was reading, i think someguys post about using a voltmeter to set gains.
i have never read about this till recently, is there a guide, or someone willing to explain step by step how this works, and what the goal is.
If your confused im talking about the voltage reading taken from the amps, using a test tone to set gains, any help or guides would be appreciated
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Its not how fast your car goes....its how much nerve the driver has to push it that fast.
pretty much start with it at nothing and turn your deck all the way up then turn up the knob on the amp till you hear distortion and then turn it down a tick
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that jl audio guide is nice if you know the voltages it suppose to be,but how the hell do you know for other amps?
Its not how fast your car goes....its how much nerve the driver has to push it that fast.
It works off of the following formula
Wattage = AC Voltage^2/Impedance
Setting your gains with the multimeter follows this. You set your headunit to the max volume you will ever listen to it and then turn the gain up to a specific voltage based on the Nominal Impedance of the speaker to give you the wattage you desire. It only works if you know your amp makes that amount of power though. This method will not detect clipping nor will it tell you if the speaker can handle that amount of power. It is a good method for two types of people. The people who are new and arent confident in themselves enough to set gains by ear and people who have an amp that is way too big for their speaker and they are looking to only use a specific amount of that power.
Another helpful formula to know is Volts X Amps = Watts
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