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So I have a 2000 watt rms sub that ill be reconing in a week and its on a 1000 watt amp, seems to me like my gain should be all the way up. What's the worst that could happen, blow my sub that I'm reconing in a week?
:lolwut:
Just because it's rated for a certain power level, doesn't make it a "2000 watt" sub...you can hit Xmech with half that if your enclosure is large enough.
We're missing a crucial piece of info here - your preout voltage.
ramos
06-30-2010, 02:31 PM
So I have a 2000 watt rms sub that ill be reconing in a week and its on a 1000 watt amp, seems to me like my gain should be all the way up. What's the worst that could happen, blow my sub that I'm reconing in a week?
why risk the amp, plug that bitch in the wall.
ramos
06-30-2010, 02:31 PM
:lolwut:
Just because it's rated for a certain power level, doesn't make it a "2000 watt" sub...you can hit Xmech with half that if your enclosure is large enough.
We're missing a crucial piece of info here - your preout voltage.
yeah but if the amp pushes only 1000w, it's not going to hurt a 2000w rms sub. Man that's twice the power.
Idk bros you need to educate me, I thought having the gain way up could only hurt the sub not amp and the only damage it could do to the sub would be fixed with the recone :wat:
pl8er
06-30-2010, 02:34 PM
:rofl:
Uncle Rico
06-30-2010, 02:34 PM
OMG.
pl8er
06-30-2010, 02:35 PM
The tires on my car can handle twice the weight of the car...so I'm thinking I'm going to smash the peddle to the floorboard for the rest of the week.
pl8er
06-30-2010, 02:35 PM
Go and google clipping.
pl8er
06-30-2010, 02:35 PM
This better be a troll, I expect more out of you.
atoz350
06-30-2010, 02:37 PM
The tires on my car can handle twice the weight of the car...so I'm thinking I'm going to smash the peddle to the floorboard for the rest of the week.
That shit is fun.
The tires on my car can handle twice the weight of the car...so I'm thinking I'm going to smash the peddle to the floorboard for the rest of the week.
Word homie, I've already said I know nothing about car audio I just know how to hook it up.
pl8er
06-30-2010, 02:40 PM
KILLING me man, KILLING me!
No, you cannot just crank the gains to max because the sub can handle it. The amp will, most likely, be damaged. You have to adjust your gains based on a particular formula (search gain setting tutorial) or by ear.
Clipping is just as bad on a speaker as power can be.
Go and google clipping.
What I remember about clipping is you get a square wave and such, but my sub should be able to handle it you know.
This better be a troll, I expect more out of you.
Why? This is what happens when you have 8000 posts on a car audio forum but they are all iin the lounge
ramos
06-30-2010, 02:42 PM
Idk bros you need to educate me, I thought having the gain way up could only hurt the sub not amp and the only damage it could do to the sub would be fixed with the recone :wat:
Shorted coils can do damage to an amplifier. It depends on the protection circutry of the amp.
pl8er
06-30-2010, 02:43 PM
I would think you would have at least read SOMETHING on the actual forum (ca.com).
pl8er
06-30-2010, 02:43 PM
Clipping is a form of waveform distortion that occurs when an amplifier is overdriven and attempts to deliver an output voltage or current beyond its maximum capability. Driving an amplifier into clipping may cause it to output power in excess of its published ratings.
ramos
06-30-2010, 02:43 PM
Clipping is power ;)
You left out "clipping is a ginormous increase in power"
impulse_ak
06-30-2010, 02:45 PM
ur only gangsta if you turn it all the way up fyi
Uncle Rico
06-30-2010, 02:45 PM
Master troll. Well played son, well played.
ramos
06-30-2010, 02:46 PM
Now all we are missing is Pottsy to tell you the gain is a volume knob......
_AnGeL_
06-30-2010, 02:46 PM
:troll:
Or that OSB grips screws better.
dcmcki
06-30-2010, 02:46 PM
why risk the amp, plug that bitch in the wall.
NOW Muhfuker oh and video that shit and post please.
Porch Monkey
06-30-2010, 02:47 PM
just think of it as a projector
I see but I'm being serious no troll, if it was to be doing damage to my amp wouldn't it go into protect instead just frying itself?
Twistedchild420
06-30-2010, 02:56 PM
:troll:
This...lool...and a super obvious one....i think he got jimJ
ramos
06-30-2010, 02:58 PM
I see but I'm being serious no troll, if it was to be doing damage to my amp wouldn't it go into protect instead just frying itself?
depends on the amp, and the form of protection employed in it.
Broskis, I wish I was trolling but I'm not and I don't want to ruin my amp
depends on the amp, and the form of protection employed in it.
Your favorite kind, sundown.
Twistedchild420
06-30-2010, 03:03 PM
Broskis, I wish I was trolling but I'm not and I don't want to ruin my amp
Set the gain 50% and leave bass boost off.... maybe 65% dependent on your HU's pre-out voltage
Set the gain 50% and leave bass boost off.... maybe 65% dependent on your HU's pre-out voltage
Wouldn't be very loud and I like to live dangerously, once I step it up to 2000 watts ill take this approach I think.
Wouldn't be very loud and I like to live dangerously, once I step it up to 2000 watts ill take this approach I think.
The amp can produce full power no matter where the gain knob is set, so I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that.
ramos
06-30-2010, 03:11 PM
Your favorite kind, sundown.
I wouldn't do it.....I will leave it at that
pl8er
06-30-2010, 03:12 PM
YouTube- We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel - WITH LYRICS
The amp can produce full power no matter where the gain knob is set, so I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that.
I'm not to sure how many times I need to say I don't know anything about car audio :fyi:
ramos
06-30-2010, 03:15 PM
http://www.bcae1.com/
Well then get to reading
pl8er
06-30-2010, 03:16 PM
Right, once you said that, I was okay.
Us: don't do that
you: why not?
Us: it will hurt things
You: I do not care, just doesn't sound good without it
Us: you will damage some shit
You: shouldn't matter, the sub can handle twice the power.
*blink*
Right, once you said that, I was okay.
Us: don't do that
you: why not?
Us: it will hurt things
You: I do not care, just doesn't sound good without it
Us: you will damage some shit
You: shouldn't matter, the sub can handle twice the power.
*blink*
I'm just trying to learn, I figured my amp would go into protect if it was being pushed to hard and not burst into flames.
ramos
06-30-2010, 03:20 PM
Doubt it would burst into flames , but releasing the magic smoke is just as bad.
pl8er
06-30-2010, 03:20 PM
Doubt it would burst into flames , but releasing the magic smoke is just as bad.
Yeah, I REALLY doubt flames as well, but couldn't think of a smoke song that was catchy.
Uncle Rico
06-30-2010, 03:23 PM
And you guys are still feeding the troll.
97gp has been taking SM lessons.
Still no troll, if you would like I could take a picture of my amp brah!
fbi90909
06-30-2010, 03:30 PM
Just don't max it out. You'll start clipping the amp and the sub. The sub will take it but will do it's damage. The amp will do it and do damage to itself as a well. Why do you think people blow amps at competitions? Not just cause they decide to crap out but their being pushed to and even above their limits. The amp will do it w/o going into protect until it blows feta or caps or something then it'll go into protect.
Porch Monkey
06-30-2010, 03:38 PM
you clip the amp guys, not the subs
fbi90909
06-30-2010, 03:39 PM
Penises get clipped too.
junior
06-30-2010, 04:12 PM
Yeah, I REALLY doubt flames as well, but couldn't think of a smoke song that was catchy.
Depends. Has OLT worked on it yet?
_AnGeL_
06-30-2010, 04:16 PM
Depends. Has OLT worked on it yet?
:hahaha:
:wave: hi junior
Porch Monkey
06-30-2010, 04:16 PM
it's not old enough for him yet
junior
06-30-2010, 04:19 PM
:hahaha:
:wave: hi junior
Hai! How's the training going?
IamDeMan
07-01-2010, 08:22 AM
Word homie, I've already said I know nothing about car audio
or projectors
or Wiis
or life in general
pl8er
07-01-2010, 08:23 AM
*laugh*
You guys are harsh. One fire and everyone gets all "man, that stuff isn't safe" :P
IamDeMan
07-01-2010, 08:44 AM
I see but I'm being serious no troll, if it was to be doing damage to my amp wouldn't it go into protect instead just frying itself?
That's the spirit. Rely on protection or backup system to protect you. It worked out on deepwater horizon so it should work for you.
Oh wait, wut?
jmanpc
07-01-2010, 08:47 AM
That's the spirit. Rely on protection or backup system to protect you. It worked out on deepwater horizon so it should work for you.
Oh wait, wut?
:laugh: +1
*laugh*
You guys are harsh. One fire and everyone gets all "man, that stuff isn't safe" :P
Worked for OLT, didn't it?
slim8605
07-01-2010, 10:06 AM
If it ain't maxed out. You ain't loud.
If it ain't maxed out. You ain't loud.
Ironically, the loudest full-range setup I've heard was nowhere close to being maxed out :)
slim8605
07-01-2010, 10:24 AM
Ironically, the loudest full-range setup I've heard was nowhere close to being maxed out :)
Now just image if it were maxed out...
Bangin yo.
Uncle Rico
07-01-2010, 10:25 AM
If it ain't maxed out. You ain't loud.
I thought this was common knowledge. If you arent somehow forcing your sub to push out its max wattage then you're doing it wrong.
jesus
07-01-2010, 10:29 AM
I've never been able to figure out how to make my sub push out max wattage. :crap:
I've never been able to figure out how to make my sub push out max wattage. :crap:
Then you ain't loud y0.
IamDeMan
07-01-2010, 10:35 AM
I've never been able to figure out how to make my sub push out max wattage. :crap:
You need a few batteries yo.
ramos
07-06-2010, 07:45 AM
I've never been able to figure out how to make my sub push out max wattage. :crap:
I always wondered that myself. I always thought speakers used power and didn't make it. :confused:
pl8er
07-06-2010, 08:21 AM
If you want maximum DBZ, you need to get a preamp, turn that to max and after that set your amp to max...only way to really get the total amount out of everything.
slim8605
07-06-2010, 08:51 AM
You need a few batteries yo.
Capacitors > batteries.
ramos
07-06-2010, 09:10 AM
If you want maximum DBZ, you need to get a preamp, turn that to max and after that set your amp to max...only way to really get the total amount out of everything.
you would definately get the max followed shortly by Pop Pop sizzle sizzle......pooof lol
Twistedchild420
07-06-2010, 09:49 AM
Capacitors > batteries.
:duh:
Captain Ahab
07-06-2010, 02:46 PM
FUNNY THREAD!
Snowboarder117
07-06-2010, 02:52 PM
is there a way to rep this whole thread??
slim8605
07-06-2010, 03:05 PM
You want to neutral rep the whole thread?
Captain Ahab
07-06-2010, 03:07 PM
gain V. "WE ALL DA WAY TURNED UPPPP"
Should be the title.
kurnlesbiskuits
07-06-2010, 04:37 PM
So I have a 2000 watt rms sub that ill be reconing in a week and its on a 1000 watt amp, seems to me like my gain should be all the way up. What's the worst that could happen, blow my sub that I'm reconing in a week?
:facepalm:
Captain Ahab
07-06-2010, 05:26 PM
ROFL @ title change
YouTube- All The Way Turnt Up - Travis Porter, Roscoe Dash and YT [Free Download]
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