I was an installer for 19 years and did a LOT of brands. I am loyal to a handful and I have seen some favorites take a nosedive in quality. Two of my cars have the ENTIRE system replaced from the head unit through the entire audio path. My 'zip code car' had a Mach Audio system but only three channels of amplification were added. Even into my 50's I don't think I am capable of leaving ANY stock sound system alone.
Hi not sure if you will see this but I was wondering if you, I bought a JL rd 900/5 and for mids it’s has 70 watts rms @ 4 ohms but I purchased a component speakers for the front Alpine R2 S65c it basically says 100 rms . What I am wondering is should I buy another amp for the rear (they are going to be similar alpines but 2 ways) or do you think I will be good? I know sometimes with like my home audio I could get an amp that only puts out on paper a small rms but they push speakers so good idk if it’s the same or not I mean if both speakers are 100 rms but my amp says 70 ? I know if I just push the fronts it will change to like 200 I believe so I’m just not sure really. I am also putting a dsp alpine as well 6 channel
It's about time I can't tell you how many videos I've watched that of either been too technical or not enough. You inform me of things I've never been told before and did it in a way I understand. thank you, Derik from Arizona
For those of you who don’t really know who this guy is..let me tell you. Mark is the Lebron James of car audio fabrication. He’s a very detailed professional who takes his work extremely serious. He has every dam tool you could think of at his disposal to make the job look as good or better than factory. Whatever your audio needs are, Mark delivers. I’ve seen many other car audio fabricators. And all have unique talents. However Mark, (IMO), is the undisputed KING of the tube.
Haha there are a lot of guys way more talented than me, but I'm doing my best to make progress and get better with every build. Thanks for the love and thanks for watching!
On a lot of these controller units and amplifiers, I really wish the manufacturers would spend the extra time to put a tick mark or an arrow on the dials. It would really help a lot of us make adjustments especially while in the car and confined spaces.
You do realize you're doing some very, very good work, Mark. I'm building a system now and your channel is teaching me a lot, and I've been DIY-ing for 30 years. I'll be donating to your Patreon soon! Thanks!
My subwoofer guy put paint on top of the gain controls and all that and said he put them exactly where they need to be, so don't touch them and he'll be able to tell if I messed with it because the paint would be cracked on the dials. Loved that guy
Very educational video just put my first one two days ago and I’ve been running it with the knobs all the way up cause no one taught me how to use anything but your videos have taught me so much in the last two days
Nice Video. I have a friend who has advanced knowledge of state of the art car audio. He has a 4000 watt 18 speakers system which sounded unlike anything automotive sound system I've ever heard...the amazing aspect is the specialized insulation system of the vehicle rendering the immense sound undetectable from out side while the doors are shut...it is truly amazing the tech mankind has achieved.
Question: once I set the gain with the head unit bass at 0 and the auxiliary bass knob at max, can i then later turn the head unit bass back up or do I only use the auxiliary knob? Please help
Ian McDonald I’m guessing it’s 17.2v ish’ Measuring with voltmeter you need to multiply by .707 to properly calculate for RMS. Just my understanding. I could be wrong.
His POT position using the DMM is a tick higer than using the DD1. Pobably cause he readjusted the stereo volume before using the DD1. Doesn't really matter, I'm cranking my ACDC to MAX everytime!
It might be worth adding that some amplifiers (DD Audio, Audio Control, Rockford) have a clipping indicator to help set the gains properly. I has been my experience that the DD Audio clip indicators on the D Series are pretty well spot on with the DD-1.
I'm not talking about the Constructive comments on here but it's funny watching people point out Every little mistake Mark makes,every time he mis labels something or moves his finger in a way that,that person wouldn't personally move their fingers.I have a question.Where is your Video?Where is your UA-cam channel?Where are your almost 500,000 Subscribers?!?!???It's easy to criticize someone when you have the advantage of watching after the video was made and being an outsider looking in.Keep up the great work Mark! You're so very helpful to Car audio newbs like myself.
At 10:20 you said have the high pass set for speaker at 80hz . Now let say my speakers frequency response claims to be 35-21k Hz . Do I still do 80 or do I set it to something like 50hz (it the lowest my amp can set my high pass to) .My 4 channel lowest claims to be 20-21k Hz. It’s a Rockford fosgate T400x4ad
great video, but I noticed that you had low battery on the smd dd-1, I had that happen to me thinking my signal was distorted but when I changed my battery I could go a little bit more before distortion. great vid though for setting gains and crossovers.
For the equation that was used @ 4:00 did you use the amplifiers RMS power or Max power? Also, what if the speakers you're using are rated for less power than your amplifier can put out?
When you use a dsp like the audio control 608 and you do all your adjustments on the dsp. Do you leave the amplifier crossover on off or no crossover or you further adjust on the amplifier controls?
Mark! Thanks so much, I am watching all your videos and I’m meaning a lot. Just a quick sequence question as I’m trying to tie it all together. Haven’t found a video integrating the setting up of the amp gain, while also incorporating an LC2i Pro, and I’m a little confused as to the sequence. Can you explain that in detail or perhaps make a video on that? It seems that would be a sweet spot for lots of folks learning how to set an amp gain while also adding a subwoofer to a factory system…… Thank you so much!!
Man i love their product. If i had my own shop that would be my premiere line of amps. Especially since the auto industry is trying their damnedest to keep aftermarket equipment out. Loving the integration
Problem with this method is that usually car CD or USB players play a lot louder than Bluetooth, for example. So if you plan on listening to music through Bluetooth/aux cable, you should make sure you play the test tones through those when you are setting the gain. Only use a CD if you plan on mostly listening to CDs.
Thank you for the time and effort. I've watched a handful of your vids, mostly revolving around the Audio Control amps. I'm very, very interested in them. That said, in other vidz, you've shown the feature LED that AC uses to help set the gain. I'd love to see an addition to this vid, or perhaps a separate one, where you use the Scope or DDM to test out how accurate their LED is. :) Once again, thank you.
Hey great video. I just want to make sure I got my numbers and math right, I have a clarion amp 1300 watts and the box says 650 continuous watts @ 2ohms. So my math would be 2 * 650 = 1300, the sq route is 36.055.... is this right?
Hey there, i'm having issues with a phoenix gold SX system in my Audi. The amp keeps going into protect mode. The audio place I purchased the equipment from installed it, and I've been back 7 times trying to get them to fix it, and they don't know whats going on. They won't return the equipment, etc. Any ideas why the phoenix gold 1200.1 would be kicking into protect even on low bass / low volume ?
@Mark, I just cant thank you enough for this video, my installer have made horrible mistakes on tuning the new amp and audio was worth than stock system. I followed you guidance and my car audio is 300% better than stock now ... 😁 Respect mate 🍻
I can't seem to find a video showing how to adjust a radio to a passive Eq (7 band or more) and the eq to the amps i do it by ear but would like to use a multimeter or oscope to ensure it's done perfect
Question..The amp comes with a bass knob and the LC2i comes with a bass knob. Which one do I use? Also do I need to adjust the gain on the LC2i first or the amp? Do I only adjust gain on LOC or both? Thank you!
Hey Mark, I have a LC1.800. I'm looking for info on how to set the accubass and can't find any help. Do you have a video available on how to set these up?
This content is priceless!!! We already know you love premium quality equipment from AudioControl, do you have any comments about the Kicker Key amps with integrated DSP and auto-tuning capabilities. My guess it’s like comparing a full DSLR camera vs a point and a point and shoot one.
Kicker is a reliable manufacture and the Key is nice but using a camera analogy I would equate it with shooting on Auto mode vs Manual. The Key corrects things, but it does it automatically. At the end of the day a pro using "manual" mode and knowing what they are doing will be able to create a better finished result.
Hey, what should I have my Amp gain be at if I plan to adjust my lc2i with the accubass? Or how do I adjust the set if I have two gain knobs to use from?
So the hi pass crossover is used if you want to dedicate the amplifier for a certain task, like for door speakers or tweeters and such where you don't want to send bass signals? Is there any opposite function too? Like if you dont want to send high frequenzies to speakers that should be bass only. Like a reverse hi pass crossover. Or do you just buy a dedicated amp for that?
How would you go about setting gains on a system that has an aftermarket head unit with rca going to a digital sound processor then into a 5 amplifer to doors and a sub? How set gains on both the dsp and amp without the oscillator or smd tool?
Thank you for this helpful video! Question, I have a head unit that only has radio and blue tooth (Polaris head unit). The radio is substantially louder than blue tooth but less quality sound. Should I set my gains/crossovers using the radio since it's louder or blue tooth because of quality?
Hey question, so I was looking to get an SMD DD-1 but some one was mentioning how it doesn’t tell you about harmonic distortion and that the tool only tells you about clipping. So you can still potentially ruin your speakers even while using that distortion tool
These kinds of videos would have been great 25 years ago. I mean they are great now, but would have also been great then too. I had no idea what I was doing, lol. Thanks!
Watching this at midnight 2.00 am in one remote village of India where these tuning is considered to be as alien technology, i will be able to tune my Focal Amp, JVC Stereo, Infinity component speakers along with Rockford sub in tomorrow morning, thanks to this video 😊
Installing Kenwood Excelon 5 1/4 and 6 1/2 inch coaxial speakers in a jeep wrangler. it’s an aftermarket head unit, and also adding a soundstream ST1200D stealth amp to power them. My question is what setting should the crossover be. It has a switch with high pass, full, or LPF. The stereo vendor where I got it from recommended using the high pass switch mode. I’ve been out of this for many years but if I remember right I used to use full setting on my amps. Is the high pass setting correct for these speakers?
I have a kicker zx500 amp hooked up to two 10” image dynamic subwoofers. My deck is an avh - 1500 pioneer dvd/divx video. That was one of the settings I did not understand on my amp, which is the crossover dial. It has two others, gain, and bass boost. Where should I start with this setup? Thanks in advance.
Ok I'm a old school DIY audio installer. Now that the Technology has change I wanted learn how to match speakers and amps. Tune them properly. Also fabricate speaker boxes. All for motorcycles. I've already subscribed, can you suggest video that can help?
I have a after market head unit with stick speakers and 4 12’ kicker red lines (I’m 17 with minimal wage leave me alone😂) and I just turned the bass down all the way on my head unit so my speakers can play as loud as possible with no distortion and let the subs do the lows :)
Hi, thanks for your videos! The bass rolloff as you turn on the volume is rather a result of loudness function in the unit, that compensate humans hearing system non linearity. As your volume is low loudness function tilt up bass and highs. As you increase the volume the tilt up becomes smaller until zero tilt up from some volume level (defined by manufacturer). This looks like bass rolloff what is actually not really.
Much appreciated, love the video very descriptive on making the knowledge easy to understand. The only thing I would comment on that would make it better is your transition timing from one sentence to another specially when you go from an edited video speak about one thing and transfer to the edited part that follows. You talk a little fast so for some it may be hard to follow on a listening paste. Little longer pauses between sentences. Liked and subscribed. Thanks again much appreciated
After doing all this make sure the receiver is set to NO crossover controls set? Could the receiver settings conflict with the amp settings? Assuming preamps are used do the receiver settings matter?
I just hooked up a boss 1000 amplifier to 4 Pioneer car speakers 2 6x9 and 2 5.5 for front...and it doesnt sound like its even working that well. It does increase the volumn with less distortion. I guess that is all the amp does. It has one of those amp increase knobs which does nothing. A new Rockville 800 watt amp and 2 8" Subs in a factory made box.. coming in a few days. Perhaps the sound quality will improve with some lower tones. All this info you talk about is over my head, plus I don't have testing equipment or money to buy the good stuff anyway. But sure like dreaming about it.You make sense. Years ago I had a $1000 dollar pioneer system put in a camaro. I'm wondering if the same system would cost the same today and sound as good. And it was awesome. Super clear sound with a Pioneer super tuner 2. Or a 3 not sure since it was 30 years ago. Not sure what the same system would cost today. But it had no subwoofer. Just very clear sounding quality stereo music. with 40 watt pioneer amps on front and a 40 on the rear 6x9's. I just spent that much on a new system and it hardly sounds any where as good as the other one. And I made sure all the wires are Plus and MINUS hook ups. RCA cables exactly where they need to be. Since my car is a 70 classic I had to make myself by a radio looking tuner which is probably the big problem with quality sound. Its a Radio, USA-230, Custom Size, AM/FM, 200 Watt, Chrome Face, Black Buttons, Chrome Knobs, Ford. Probably the crap that is causing the poor sound quality through the pioneer speakers.
Yes hi I will be installing 2 12 inch gravity warzone subwoofers 3000 watts rms for the pair and will be using a monoblock 3000 watt rms amp. What gauge amp kit should I use? The amp is recommending 4 gauge amp kit and the amp can use 11 gauge speaker wire (which I cant find anywhere just 10 and 12 gauge) will 10 gauge speaker wire be ok to use for the subs which I want to wire the pair down to 1 ohm?
I have some questions I would love clarification on.. after all the rsearch I've done done I still feel lost.. First if I'm testing a head unit for distortion with an oscilloscope do I set crossovers first? To add to that how do I figure out my crossovers to where my speakers are at their max potential without hurting them.. SO if I find distortion on my headunit then go to my amp and find where it distorts and set that gain how to I go about it where I know my speakers are happy with their crossovers and power they are fed ( I have an alpine amp for my door speakers that says 50w rms and apline speakers rated the same power
Hai, my stock speakers are not much good to handle the bass and it bass roll off. In order to compensate that bass I bought a rockford fosgate enclosed subwoofer 8” with built in amplifier. I have some questions please reply: 1. Which is the best option to connect as an Input. Should I take speaker output or the minimum output from the system 2. If I am using high output from speaker as input, does it affect the quality of bass 3. In order to prevent distortion and vibration from speakers, can I turn down the bass level on head unit and allow subwoofer to handle all those bass. If i connect subwoofer to speaker can I turn down the bass on headunit. Please give me a reply.
Great video, I have a question my amp is 2x75w at 4 ohm + 1 (channel 3 and 4 bridged )*220 at 4 ohm in this case should I mesure for both channels ? √300 for front channel and √880 for rear channel ? Thanks
The Chrisfix of car audio
Right.
I thought no one realized that
Wish
fact! lol
Love this lmao
I was an installer for 19 years and did a LOT of brands. I am loyal to a handful and I have seen some favorites take a nosedive in quality. Two of my cars have the ENTIRE system replaced from the head unit through the entire audio path. My 'zip code car' had a Mach Audio system but only three channels of amplification were added. Even into my 50's I don't think I am capable of leaving ANY stock sound system alone.
Hi not sure if you will see this but I was wondering if you, I bought a JL rd 900/5 and for mids it’s has 70 watts rms @ 4 ohms but I purchased a component speakers for the front Alpine R2 S65c it basically says 100 rms . What I am wondering is should I buy another amp for the rear (they are going to be similar alpines but 2 ways) or do you think I will be good? I know sometimes with like my home audio I could get an amp that only puts out on paper a small rms but they push speakers so good idk if it’s the same or not I mean if both speakers are 100 rms but my amp says 70 ? I know if I just push the fronts it will change to like 200 I believe so I’m just not sure really. I am also putting a dsp alpine as well 6 channel
Great demo! Sometimes we forget to explain the basics and this video does a great job. Thanks Mark.
BigDWiz Hey Big D. We need more amp dyno test.
I feel like I owe this guy money for the education he has given me.
It's about time I can't tell you how many videos I've watched that of either been too technical or not enough. You inform me of things I've never been told before and did it in a way I understand.
thank you,
Derik from Arizona
For those of you who don’t really know who this guy is..let me tell you. Mark is the Lebron James of car audio fabrication. He’s a very detailed professional who takes his work extremely serious. He has every dam tool you could think of at his disposal to make the job look as good or better than factory. Whatever your audio needs are, Mark delivers. I’ve seen many other car audio fabricators. And all have unique talents. However Mark, (IMO), is the undisputed KING of the tube.
Haha there are a lot of guys way more talented than me, but I'm doing my best to make progress and get better with every build. Thanks for the love and thanks for watching!
I use his videos as much as I can. I wish I could afford the tools to do that kind of craftsmanship. But I take my builds just as serious.
@@CarAudioFabrication only if you had your own school
So hes not even Kobe or Jordan...? got it!
@@molonlabe7750 savage
On a lot of these controller units and amplifiers, I really wish the manufacturers would spend the extra time to put a tick mark or an arrow on the dials. It would really help a lot of us make adjustments especially while in the car and confined spaces.
You do realize you're doing some very, very good work, Mark. I'm building a system now and your channel is teaching me a lot, and I've been DIY-ing for 30 years. I'll be donating to your Patreon soon! Thanks!
Thanks Mark for all your videos. I am regular do-it-yourselfer and this information helps me understand the tuning process
My subwoofer guy put paint on top of the gain controls and all that and said he put them exactly where they need to be, so don't touch them and he'll be able to tell if I messed with it because the paint would be cracked on the dials. Loved that guy
This guy is the best on UA-cam extremely detailed in explaining the process as well as the technical aspects of equipment and its proper use
Very educational video just put my first one two days ago and I’ve been running it with the knobs all the way up cause no one taught me how to use anything but your videos have taught me so much in the last two days
Nice Video. I have a friend who has advanced knowledge of state of the art car audio. He has a 4000 watt 18 speakers system which sounded unlike anything automotive sound system I've ever heard...the amazing aspect is the specialized insulation system of the vehicle rendering the immense sound undetectable from out side while the doors are shut...it is truly amazing the tech mankind has achieved.
I’m a beginner on car audio and I’ve found your videos very helpful
1:53 Gain is not a Volume Knob. so hard for people to understand.
especially teenagers. Because their buddy told them to crank it up!!!
all knobs to the right
haha
"just crank it up"
all knobs to 11
Question: once I set the gain with the head unit bass at 0 and the auxiliary bass knob at max, can i then later turn the head unit bass back up or do I only use the auxiliary knob? Please help
Don't turn it back up.
If you must do any eq on headunit, do it before setting gain on amplifier
This guy's channel is badass!! I wish I had the kind of money it probably takes to have him hook my stuff up, from the ground up!!
Save up kiddo you will get there some day.
I'd be interested to see the output on the volt meter after you tuned out the distortion. Great video though!
Ian McDonald I was thinking the same thing
Ian McDonald me too. Let’s see it
Ian McDonald I’m guessing it’s 17.2v ish’ Measuring with voltmeter you need to multiply by .707 to properly calculate for RMS. Just my understanding. I could be wrong.
His POT position using the DMM is a tick higer than using the DD1. Pobably cause he readjusted the stereo volume before using the DD1. Doesn't really matter, I'm cranking my ACDC to MAX everytime!
It might be worth adding that some amplifiers (DD Audio, Audio Control, Rockford) have a clipping indicator to help set the gains properly. I has been my experience that the DD Audio clip indicators on the D Series are pretty well spot on with the DD-1.
I finnaly finished my system that took me 2 weeks of work, now this will be super helpful to tune it right
I'm not talking about the Constructive comments on here but it's funny watching people point out Every little mistake Mark makes,every time he mis labels something or moves his finger in a way that,that person wouldn't personally move their fingers.I have a question.Where is your Video?Where is your UA-cam channel?Where are your almost 500,000 Subscribers?!?!???It's easy to criticize someone when you have the advantage of watching after the video was made and being an outsider looking in.Keep up the great work Mark! You're so very helpful to Car audio newbs like myself.
Thank you for teaching a boces class on production and sound quality, basics of sounds put so seamless
Wow. That was 5 years ago and the info still stands today.
What would you use to power the out of car system in your shop? Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us 🤙
At 10:20 you said have the high pass set for speaker at 80hz . Now let say my speakers frequency response claims to be 35-21k Hz . Do I still do 80 or do I set it to something like 50hz (it the lowest my amp can set my high pass to) .My 4 channel lowest claims to be 20-21k Hz. It’s a Rockford fosgate T400x4ad
great video, but I noticed that you had low battery on the smd dd-1, I had that happen to me thinking my signal was distorted but when I changed my battery I could go a little bit more before distortion. great vid though for setting gains and crossovers.
For the equation that was used @ 4:00 did you use the amplifiers RMS power or Max power? Also, what if the speakers you're using are rated for less power than your amplifier can put out?
When you use a dsp like the audio control 608 and you do all your adjustments on the dsp. Do you leave the amplifier crossover on off or no crossover or you further adjust on the amplifier controls?
Wish I could afford the SMD-DD1
Mark! Thanks so much, I am watching all your videos and I’m meaning a lot. Just a quick sequence question as I’m trying to tie it all together.
Haven’t found a video integrating the setting up of the amp gain, while also incorporating an LC2i Pro, and I’m a little confused as to the sequence.
Can you explain that in detail or perhaps make a video on that? It seems that would be a sweet spot for lots of folks learning how to set an amp gain while also adding a subwoofer to a factory system……
Thank you so much!!
finally someone who really knows what their talking about . thank you, it's been really helpful !
Thanks for the information. Should the car be on while setting the gains?
Did you go back and check the voltage after the DD1 settings were used? Just wondering if it was even close to 22.3 volts.
Man i love their product. If i had my own shop that would be my premiere line of amps. Especially since the auto industry is trying their damnedest to keep aftermarket equipment out. Loving the integration
Thank you for making these videos. These will come in handy soon!
@ 6.25. " You should never turn up the volume past this point on the Raido !. What Point is that ?
@@Assassin1710 The 3/4 point of full tilt on the head unit.
I like crossovers. I always attempt to make the bass sound like it's coming from the doors as much as possible without distorting the mids and highs.
Problem with this method is that usually car CD or USB players play a lot louder than Bluetooth, for example. So if you plan on listening to music through Bluetooth/aux cable, you should make sure you play the test tones through those when you are setting the gain. Only use a CD if you plan on mostly listening to CDs.
This is because cd quality is better than the other forms of audio you are playing.
There is more information there.
On my headunit i can set levels for either as well as enabling media extender
Wow! the amps look amazing!!!!!. Awesome video
What's so amazing?
Also with the hd 750/1 would I want to run 2ohm speaker in stereo, or series or parrell to get the maximum watts?
Hey went to a car audio shop to get my system tune and was wondering if its OK to leave the hpf freq of the car speaker at through
When you use the smd to check the head unit for distortion, how is it hooked up? To the line out at a speaker? Sorry, just a little confused.
when checking voltage? what should I have my LPF set at? mono amp single sub setup
What do you use for a test tone for the distortion testing
When you do the watts x ohms calculation, are you using rms watts?
Thank you for the time and effort. I've watched a handful of your vids, mostly revolving around the Audio Control amps. I'm very, very interested in them. That said, in other vidz, you've shown the feature LED that AC uses to help set the gain. I'd love to see an addition to this vid, or perhaps a separate one, where you use the Scope or DDM to test out how accurate their LED is. :) Once again, thank you.
Hey great video. I just want to make sure I got my numbers and math right, I have a clarion amp 1300 watts and the box says 650 continuous watts @ 2ohms. So my math would be 2 * 650 = 1300, the sq route is 36.055.... is this right?
yup
Hey there, i'm having issues with a phoenix gold SX system in my Audi. The amp keeps going into protect mode. The audio place I purchased the equipment from installed it, and I've been back 7 times trying to get them to fix it, and they don't know whats going on. They won't return the equipment, etc. Any ideas why the phoenix gold 1200.1 would be kicking into protect even on low bass / low volume ?
Did you find the problem?.
Poor ground ?
@@cdracos1 nope. Still have em. Have had issues since day 1. Gave up trying to fix them long ago
@Mark, I just cant thank you enough for this video, my installer have made horrible mistakes on tuning the new amp and audio was worth than stock system. I followed you guidance and my car audio is 300% better than stock now ... 😁
Respect mate 🍻
Ce
So much more involved than It seems...one day I'll get my system sounding right
Question. I know this video is old but its awesome. How is the connection made to check clipping from the radio itself?
I can't seem to find a video showing how to adjust a radio to a passive Eq (7 band or more) and the eq to the amps i do it by ear but would like to use a multimeter or oscope to ensure it's done perfect
Hi, great video, i was wondering is it posible to tune in amp on active speaker?
What test tune do I play to set up the MILC on an AC LC-5.1300?
Question..The amp comes with a bass knob and the LC2i comes with a bass knob. Which one do I use? Also do I need to adjust the gain on the LC2i first or the amp? Do I only adjust gain on LOC or both? Thank you!
Hey Mark, I have a LC1.800. I'm looking for info on how to set the accubass and can't find any help. Do you have a video available on how to set these up?
This content is priceless!!! We already know you love premium quality equipment from AudioControl, do you have any comments about the Kicker Key amps with integrated DSP and auto-tuning capabilities. My guess it’s like comparing a full DSLR camera vs a point and a point and shoot one.
Kicker is a reliable manufacture and the Key is nice but using a camera analogy I would equate it with shooting on Auto mode vs Manual. The Key corrects things, but it does it automatically. At the end of the day a pro using "manual" mode and knowing what they are doing will be able to create a better finished result.
Hey, what should I have my Amp gain be at if I plan to adjust my lc2i with the accubass? Or how do I adjust the set if I have two gain knobs to use from?
So if you have a head unit that goes up to 35 Max volume without distortion, do you still use the 80% of the max volume when setting gain, or max it?
Would have been cool to see what the difference in voltage was between the voltmeter and the tuner setting
They are the same lol
Thank you for another great video. You supply information that isn't readily available, all explained in an easy to understand manner.
I’m running a sundown sfb 200.4 for mids should it be set at high pass or full?
What did you have the Distortion detector hooked to when you tested the head unit for distortion? At 6:14.
So the hi pass crossover is used if you want to dedicate the amplifier for a certain task, like for door speakers or tweeters and such where you don't want to send bass signals? Is there any opposite function too? Like if you dont want to send high frequenzies to speakers that should be bass only. Like a reverse hi pass crossover. Or do you just buy a dedicated amp for that?
Holy moly.
WOW.
You made this very simple for my understanding.
Can i tune the gain properly using the distortion detector on 2000w amplifier and 1000w subwoofer?
How would you go about setting gains on a system that has an aftermarket head unit with rca going to a digital sound processor then into a 5 amplifer to doors and a sub? How set gains on both the dsp and amp without the oscillator or smd tool?
Thank you for this helpful video! Question, I have a head unit that only has radio and blue tooth (Polaris head unit). The radio is substantially louder than blue tooth but less quality sound. Should I set my gains/crossovers using the radio since it's louder or blue tooth because of quality?
Hey question, so I was looking to get an SMD DD-1 but some one was mentioning how it doesn’t tell you about harmonic distortion and that the tool only tells you about clipping. So you can still potentially ruin your speakers even while using that distortion tool
Excellent content! Always a great watch
Will the voltage example work with an all in one single subwoofer?
If you’re Turning up gain on the knob should I also turn up volume on my Equalizer?
These kinds of videos would have been great 25 years ago. I mean they are great now, but would have also been great then too. I had no idea what I was doing, lol. Thanks!
If i got a preamp, should o set all frequencies to max for adjustment?
Watching this at midnight 2.00 am in one remote village of India where these tuning is considered to be as alien technology, i will be able to tune my Focal Amp, JVC Stereo, Infinity component speakers along with Rockford sub in tomorrow morning, thanks to this video 😊
i understand bud but why do thay not bring the price dond on the smd
down that was
Installing Kenwood Excelon 5 1/4 and 6 1/2 inch coaxial speakers in a jeep wrangler. it’s an aftermarket head unit, and also adding a soundstream ST1200D stealth amp to power them. My question is what setting should the crossover be. It has a switch with high pass, full, or LPF. The stereo vendor where I got it from recommended using the high pass switch mode. I’ve been out of this for many years but if I remember right I used to use full setting on my amps. Is the high pass setting correct for these speakers?
I have a kicker zx500 amp hooked up to two 10” image dynamic subwoofers. My deck is an avh - 1500 pioneer dvd/divx video. That was one of the settings I did not understand on my amp, which is the crossover dial. It has two others, gain, and bass boost. Where should I start with this setup? Thanks in advance.
Please help! What hz should I use for coaxials?
Hey mark, i want to ask, if i install a dsp upstream of the amp, if everything is set perfectly on the dsp, what should i do on the amp
Thanks
Ok I'm a old school DIY audio installer. Now that the Technology has change I wanted learn how to match speakers and amps. Tune them properly. Also fabricate speaker boxes. All for motorcycles. I've already subscribed, can you suggest video that can help?
I have a after market head unit with stick speakers and 4 12’ kicker red lines (I’m 17 with minimal wage leave me alone😂) and I just turned the bass down all the way on my head unit so my speakers can play as loud as possible with no distortion and let the subs do the lows :)
Xxx tentacion that’s what i do lol
Do you have to measure the voltage open circuit? Or can the speakers be connected while you measure?
After the amp is set using a multimeter, can you go back and adjust the bass and treble settings back to your original preference?
How did you get the clipping from the stereo?
Hi, thanks for your videos! The bass rolloff as you turn on the volume is rather a result of loudness function in the unit, that compensate humans hearing system non linearity. As your volume is low loudness function tilt up bass and highs. As you increase the volume the tilt up becomes smaller until zero tilt up from some volume level (defined by manufacturer). This looks like bass rolloff what is actually not really.
Does the multimeter method differ at all if tuning a bridged channel?
Much appreciated, love the video very descriptive on making the knowledge easy to understand.
The only thing I would comment on that would make it better is your transition timing from one sentence to another specially when you go from an edited video speak about one thing and transfer to the edited part that follows. You talk a little fast so for some it may be hard to follow on a listening paste. Little longer pauses between sentences. Liked and subscribed. Thanks again much appreciated
After doing all this make sure the receiver is set to NO crossover controls set? Could the receiver settings conflict with the amp settings? Assuming preamps are used do the receiver settings matter?
I have a JL audio hd 750/1 amp. I have 2 skar ddx 1000w 2 0hm 10 Inc subs what should the voltage be?
I just hooked up a boss 1000 amplifier to 4 Pioneer car speakers 2 6x9 and 2 5.5 for front...and it doesnt sound like its even working that well. It does increase the volumn with less distortion. I guess that is all the amp does. It has one of those amp increase knobs which does nothing. A new Rockville 800 watt amp and 2 8" Subs in a factory made box.. coming in a few days. Perhaps the sound quality will improve with some lower tones. All this info you talk about is over my head, plus I don't have testing equipment or money to buy the good stuff anyway. But sure like dreaming about it.You make sense.
Years ago I had a $1000 dollar pioneer system put in a camaro. I'm wondering if the same system would cost the same today and sound as good. And it was awesome. Super clear sound with a Pioneer super tuner 2. Or a 3 not sure since it was 30 years ago. Not sure what the same system would cost today. But it had no subwoofer. Just very clear sounding quality stereo music. with 40 watt pioneer amps on front and a 40 on the rear 6x9's. I just spent that much on a new system and it hardly sounds any where as good as the other one. And I made sure all the wires are Plus and MINUS hook ups. RCA cables exactly where they need to be.
Since my car is a 70 classic I had to make myself by a radio looking tuner which is probably the big problem with quality sound. Its a Radio, USA-230, Custom Size, AM/FM, 200 Watt, Chrome Face, Black Buttons, Chrome Knobs, Ford. Probably the crap that is causing the poor sound quality through the pioneer speakers.
Yes hi I will be installing 2 12 inch gravity warzone subwoofers 3000 watts rms for the pair and will be using a monoblock 3000 watt rms amp. What gauge amp kit should I use? The amp is recommending 4 gauge amp kit and the amp can use 11 gauge speaker wire (which I cant find anywhere just 10 and 12 gauge) will 10 gauge speaker wire be ok to use for the subs which I want to wire the pair down to 1 ohm?
If i dont have a control knop do I put all to bass boost up on my amp?
I have some questions I would love clarification on.. after all the rsearch I've done done I still feel lost.. First if I'm testing a head unit for distortion with an oscilloscope do I set crossovers first? To add to that how do I figure out my crossovers to where my speakers are at their max potential without hurting them.. SO if I find distortion on my headunit then go to my amp and find where it distorts and set that gain how to I go about it where I know my speakers are happy with their crossovers and power they are fed ( I have an alpine amp for my door speakers that says 50w rms and apline speakers rated the same power
You have the factory amp signal going into the high level input of the after market amp?
When your adjusting the gain. Where are setting the subsonic to, off of some other number?
Hai, my stock speakers are not much good to handle the bass and it bass roll off. In order to compensate that bass I bought a rockford fosgate enclosed subwoofer 8” with built in amplifier. I have some questions please reply:
1. Which is the best option to connect as an Input. Should I take speaker output or the minimum output from the system
2. If I am using high output from speaker as input, does it affect the quality of bass
3. In order to prevent distortion and vibration from speakers, can I turn down the bass level on head unit and allow subwoofer to handle all those bass. If i connect subwoofer to speaker can I turn down the bass on headunit.
Please give me a reply.
So after u set distortions do u set ur bass and treble setting on the radio and if u have an aftermarket radio do u set the loudness on ? Thanks sir
Great video, I have a question my amp is 2x75w at 4 ohm + 1 (channel 3 and 4 bridged )*220 at 4 ohm in this case should I mesure for both channels ? √300 for front channel and √880 for rear channel ? Thanks
Hello mark, I saw the video and wondered if it is possible to use the clipping indicator present on some amps instead of the DD-1 SMD. Thx 😃🔊