just turn down the gain and you should be ok

 

The GAIN ISNT A VOLUME ****!

 

..shows how much im paying attention right now

 

Correct, gain is sensitivity (how much more power the amp adds as you turn the master volume up).

There is lots of stuff on the net you guys could read up on. Google is sweet.

 

Sounds ok just fine tunned the gain and level controls , my mistake for thinkiing the guy in the stero deptartment at bestbuy would know what hes doing , should of consluted you guys first.

 

Actually, not really. The gain is a level matching control. It is used to accept the maximum output of the previous device. If the maximum is exceeded clipping will begin to occur due to the level of the input.

Ex. Radio has 2v outputs. Gain on the amp goes from 100mV to 8V. You need to set the gain to 2v input, therefore giving max power without clipping. This is the ideal scenario. With the correct drivers consumer will use the power accordingly and increase the life of the drivers exponentially

Ex 2. 2v output. Gain inputs the same as above. Gains now set to 1.2v this is too much signal coming in and overpowering the amp, So now the amp cuts the top and bottom of the signal off causing square waves (aka clipping). This is extremely hard on the driver because it makes it stop abruptly, not slow down before coming back in or out. Main cause of driver failure.

Ex 3. 2v output. Gain inputs the same. But now gain set to 4v. Now the amp is getting only half the signal its looking for. Therefore less output. This will cause the consumer to increase power until the radio or other device sends a clipped signal. The amp will then amplify the clipped wave and again hurt the driver.

 

well what can i run with this amp?

 

so how do you know how to properly set the gain?

 

How to properly set gains: https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...y%2C+pro+gains