Yeah I use to use my gain also as volume knob until I realized my coils was smelling im glad they made clip indicators 😂😂😂

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

Facts

Had systems since early 90s never blew 1 piece of equipment. Lol i used to just pick a few songs, turn vol up on radio to where i listened, then turn amps up till i heard it distort, then back off a tad.

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

Yeah that’s what I used to do. It works

@jaz97

4 ай бұрын

@@BassAddict91 I'm still up to try using the meter and see how far off your OG method was lol

On my first system back in 2000, it was used for a volume knob, but only for about 1 week till it blew 😂 lesson learned.

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

🤣

@puncho33

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Bro, this is a great topic to bring up. In all my 32yrs of being in the car audio game this is the most misunderstood topic. 1st you have to know 2 things, where does you source clip and 2nd what voltage is it putting out. When you know this now you van set your gains. 1k test tone and 40hz test tone is all you need. Most amps will say 6v at zero gain and .2v at full gain. If your HU puts out 4v or 5v that knob barely moves. If you have a Pioneer for instance it may only put out 2v. If its an old school HU it may do the .2v or 200mA. In those cases the gain will be set higher. Last thing is set gains without bass knob or at max. You can set a system by ear but you have to know what to listen for. Otherwise you clippin' and you trippin'.

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

All facts

My shit set correct, I usually have my bass knob set at about halfway I can either turn it down when I listen to Bass boosted and I can turn it up when I'm listening to Hendrix or something classic or if I need a little extra bump but usually it's set in the middle for everything in between. No clip, no cap. System in my vic will beat cheeks and been putting in work for 5 years. My new daily I'm still putting everything together.

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

Nice 💪🏾

I turn everything down on amp, turn stereo up max and wind gain up until it's about to clip. Done

Bro thanx for answering even questions a lot of us shake our heads at honestly and straight forward,i was a member of a group on FB of my absolute fave manufacturer of quality audio a d yes some guys would ask for clarification on things a d some of the guys would just rag the fuck out of them all through their post it got so bad i had to drop the comunity all togather there is no need in that shit we all learning and if we aint then we are fools so again thanks for bein real

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

💪🏾💪🏾

@blackedout2a937

4 ай бұрын

That’s a fact brother you never stop learning tips and tricks to this stuff and some people think just because they know more than the next guy they can be a a$$hole about it and that’s ignorant

Intro still go so hard. Keep it up bro 20k

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

💪🏾💪🏾

Love this video, I'm pretty new to loving bass, this helped me so much on setting up my build, thank you brother, currently running a black diamond 2500w to 2 x ds18 zxi10.4d high Excursion subs, running ds18 pro-fr800.1 for mids. Thanks again for another very informative video, peace 👍🙏

@BassAddict91

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support bro 💪🏾

You should watch the Livin' Loud with Andy stream. There are a few discords with dude's that combined have well over 300 yrs experience. Some of us have been in it a very, very long time.

You are correct. Lately I’ve had Rockford amps 2500 and I know my head unit is around 3.5 close to 4v so I set my amp in between 3-5 but I never go to 5 . So 3.5 3.8 and I’ve never had my amp or subs go bad. That’s only because I’ve gotten use to my head units and amps

Tell 'em MB!

Man I love Mb quartz and how he puts the facts straight 😂 💯

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

I agree

Better to use an o-scope... you can see when the wave distort

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

Facts

@shawnsmith-wr5ri

3 ай бұрын

Or Dd1

Ok here's my question I'm new to doing this stuff myself and have had my mouth tore out several times lately by the install shop, jag35 etc and made it to where I have no choice but to learn everything myself to keep from going broke for nothing and I'm trying to learn how to completely tune an amp,DSP the works I'm going to learn everything on the current amp I have just resetting everything after taking a picture and working the process but every time I look up videos the only thing I find is either gain videos or crossover etc everything is split up and videos done by different people who are obviously going to do things a little bit different which is causing some confusion for me do you know of a video that breaks the process down from Start to finish where I can practice each step correctly because I honestly don't even know what to tune first with everything split up in single videos

Yes sir thanks for the wisdom bro keep up the good work church

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

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And we really should get a meet set up for bass heads and start a group here in bama. I live in Wetumpka. Just north of Montgomery I’d be down

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

For sure bro I knew exactly where wetumpka is . A guy named Auston Owen’s use to build my boxes down there

@christophermcbride3284

4 ай бұрын

your right shoulder have something like tht 💯

Most gains have 6.0v n the left and 0.2v on the right...so the the farther you turn the adjustment clockwise to the right, the weaker your input signal...shout out to all the bosses with a strong input signal who dont have to turn their gain adjustment all the way to the right.😂

I have never used a meter to set my gain on my amps. I have not blown any speakers.

@jaz97

4 ай бұрын

Same!!!

Hey what's the best way to sale your equipment for an upgrade I have two Q-class L7 12's with a kicker CXA 1800.1 I need to sale it to put it towards my upgrades can you recommend the best place to sale them

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

Facebook marketplace

Question tho, so i can make sure im understanding figuring out my power. Add the power of my head unit+amp then Sq that number take that total an multiply with my ohms of my subs or the amp? Did i just confuse the hell outta this? Im gonna watch one more time

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

🤣 yeah you may have to re watch it

Hell yea brother I’ve been seeing videos on this but not this detailed you got it on point thanks keep the info coming 🔥🔥

Hey bro great video but I've been watching you for a while I remember you and Jacob were using a oscilloscope And that was working better than the voltmeter. But now I use both just to make sure it's correct and it's been doing good ever since. So now you're saying just the voltmeter would be the best

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

If you have both that’s great bro. But if you don’t have an oscilloscope or dd-1 the voltage meter will work. You ain’t doing nothing wrong bro. This video is just for guys that can’t afford a oscilloscope or dd-1 they can still set their gains utilizing a multimeter

Most of the time they don't even have the right electrical to get the full potential out of their amp

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

Facts

@slowbrezze

4 ай бұрын

which also cause clipping and radio signal clean when u turn it up ir clip the amp saying not enough power for me to give whT the radio is asking me to do I can do it but I need more current so iam go clip. which is the term dirty signal one signal of dirty

@anthonybrown6143

4 ай бұрын

Steve Meade has 4 h.o. alternator, and 3 are set at 16v of output for charging. And one is 14.8v charging for his vehicle.

@slowbrezze

4 ай бұрын

facts and as a street beater most don't know or like me buy stuff and be like dang I don't have what I need to run this or that was sold on high watts big sub and didn't need or needed more electrical. we see it but don't really no ppl will bash u and say get this and that and u just might have the cash but with what u have u can achieve a good sound deep bass good front stage and do it under 1000 watts or at it ​@anthonybrown6143

@faithfirst9775

4 ай бұрын

Man I know you speaking facts found out Friday I needed zero gauge the car audio shop told me 8 gauge when I’m running over 5k smh thanks man for the info

Question, what are your setting supposed to be on your head unit when setting gains with digital multi meter?

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

You mean like your equalizer? If so set it to your preference bro because that’s how it’s gonna be played on a daily. If you set it one way to tune it then change it after you tuned it already it’ll throw everything off.

😂🤣 what!! something ain't right🤣😂. Frfr

Bro i will do whatever i want i will blow my shit up!! Lol nah im just playing i must be doing something wrong because ive had my system maxxed and all the way up BUMPIN ear drums rattling and no clipping nothing smoking so hmmmm sounds like i dont have enough power because i aint breaking nothing

Like D.I.Y. Audio Guy said, it all start at the head unit. Like you said. To cut through all the bullshit, there should be a instruction book for how to set radio to amplifier and everything in-between.

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

I agree

If you ain't clipping you tripping.....just kidding lol

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

MBE 😭😭😭 told yal

💪💪💯💯🔊🔊🙏🤘

10 lol you mean 11 🤣lol

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

Another thing that's never spoken of, is amplifier input voltage. For example: amplifier input voltage range from 14.4-16.0 volts. The more voltage from your alternator to battery to amplifier.

@slowbrezze

4 ай бұрын

right and when amp don't see it and u turn devices up I pad ipod lol phone Bluetooth cd USB. the amp clips u wired at 1ohm asking for 2k u not getting 2k clamped Any way. but now the amp working to get current all it see is 1ohm and that's what u ask and it's go try to give u that.

😂😂😂😂😂

😂 I've seen people set their gains without the remote knob connected , then connect the remote with it at it's lowest setting. Then turn it up all the way. 👀🤦🏿👀🤦🏿. Im like bruh that's not you you do it.

Volume 10 😭😭😭

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 Ive seen it bro I promise 🤣🤣

They should make a sensor to know the input signal and self adjust to each needed setting so people can't mess with it, just to make it go down

@BassAddict91

4 ай бұрын

Facts

@62dobie

4 ай бұрын

They do. It's called a DD1+

@62dobie

4 ай бұрын

For setting your crossovers, CCI