Gain Setting

 

Silver Member
Username: Jd93kid

Brandon, MS U.S.

Post Number: 233
Registered: Jul-09
Alright.. so i have a question.. I used a 50hz tone at 0db from two different websites and i set my amp using one of them.. then i played the other one to see what the ac voltage would be and it was 3 volts higher than when i had used the other one.. but they were at the same volume.. why is this.. and should i set my amp differently.. i played some songs on it at this setting and the amp never reached the ac voltage that i had it set to on the 50hz tone on any of them..

And also this might be kinda hard to understand cause i dont know how to word it.. but.. if i set my amp to put out 40 ac volts to the sub so that it doesnt clip.. then as long as a song doesnt play more than 40 volts thru the amp to the sub then the sub wont clip? no matter the hertz?

sorry if i'm confusing..

Also if i am correct on the second question.. then is there a sensor or something i can get to let me know when my amp is putting out more than 40 volts to the sub??
 

Platinum Member
Username: Glasswolf

Columbia, SC USA

Post Number: 13031
Registered: Dec-03
if one was an MP3, it was compressed audio, which isn't 100% accurate.
also note that the decibel is a relative unit. One may have been off. You can't really rely on free stuff you find on the internet, after all.

Really if you want an accurate test tone, use a real tone generator, not a WAV file you downloaded from a random google search.
 

Silver Member
Username: Jd93kid

Brandon, MS U.S.

Post Number: 234
Registered: Jul-09
oh alright.. well.. do you think you could help me set my gain to get the most out of my sub and amp without damaging either.. because currently all i've done is gotten a test tone from realm of excursion of 50hz at 0db and set the amp to put out 40 ac volts as stated..

I dont know if my amp is under or over rated.. It's an alpine mrp-m850 on a RD Sonance V2 15"

Someone told me to use a 50 hz tone at -4 or -6 db to set it for daily applications.. I just dont know what to do..
 

Silver Member
Username: Jd93kid

Brandon, MS U.S.

Post Number: 235
Registered: Jul-09
do you think you could also answer my second question.. is that right.. or wrong..
 

Platinum Member
Username: Glasswolf

Columbia, SC USA

Post Number: 13047
Registered: Dec-03
http://www.bcae1.com/2ltlpwr.htm
clipping explained in very nice detail.

http://www.bcae1.com/settinggainswithscope.htm
proper gain setting.
 

Silver Member
Username: Jd93kid

Brandon, MS U.S.

Post Number: 236
Registered: Jul-09
you... are soooo more helpful than many of the other people i have talked to.. good info on bcae1.com.. bookmarked thank you
 

Platinum Member
Username: Glasswolf

Columbia, SC USA

Post Number: 13054
Registered: Dec-03
bookmark their homepage at www.bcae1.com

the whole site is a gem to have. I own the site and amp repair guide on CD. The owner, Perry Babin, is a great guy.
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