I know this is ICE, but I need some quick help.
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I know this is ICE, but I need some quick help.
I just installed my 2nd JL 500/1....I now have a 500/1 going to each 12W3v2....anyway, I used a multi-meter to adjust the gains the same.....now I get this loud loud crack from the cone when the bass hits and the volume is up high......I am pretty sure this is because my gains are too high, but I just wanted to make sure before I get the multi-meter out and take another 40 minutes getting them perfectly aligned....some quick help would be great.
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Rep Power: 327 try lowering the "bass boost" conrtol (i have it on my Rockford amp). The amp was cutting out so I lowered the "punch bass" and kept the gain up. No problems ever since.
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Rep Power: 0 it's definetly the gain is too high, you're clipping. do this:
Turn the gain on the amp all the way down then go to your HU and turn it up as loud as you can before you hear distortion. (if you don't get to a point with distortion congradulations, you have a nice HU) once you've found that level turn it down just below the level that it distorts at (or leave it all the way up if no distorion). Then go to the amp and turn the gain up on them till you hear distortion.. then turn the gain down just a tad from that. congradulations you now have proper system structure.
Also: clipping happens because the amp is trying to out out more power than it has so you might be sucking too much power out. Consider a capacitor. A friend of mine had a similar problem and when he added the cap it fixed it.
Turn the gain on the amp all the way down then go to your HU and turn it up as loud as you can before you hear distortion. (if you don't get to a point with distortion congradulations, you have a nice HU) once you've found that level turn it down just below the level that it distorts at (or leave it all the way up if no distorion). Then go to the amp and turn the gain up on them till you hear distortion.. then turn the gain down just a tad from that. congradulations you now have proper system structure.
Also: clipping happens because the amp is trying to out out more power than it has so you might be sucking too much power out. Consider a capacitor. A friend of mine had a similar problem and when he added the cap it fixed it.
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[hr]Originally posted by: JohnDoe
it's definetly the gain is too high, you're clipping. do this:
Turn the gain on the amp all the way down then go to your HU and turn it up as loud as you can before you hear distortion. (if you don't get to a point with distortion congradulations, you have a nice HU) once you've found that level turn it down just below the level that it distorts at (or leave it all the way up if no distorion). Then go to the amp and turn the gain up on them till you hear distortion.. then turn the gain down just a tad from that. congradulations you now have proper system structure.
Also: clipping happens because the amp is trying to out out more power than it has so you might be sucking too much power out. Consider a capacitor. A friend of mine had a similar problem and when he added the cap it fixed it.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: JohnDoe
it's definetly the gain is too high, you're clipping. do this:
Turn the gain on the amp all the way down then go to your HU and turn it up as loud as you can before you hear distortion. (if you don't get to a point with distortion congradulations, you have a nice HU) once you've found that level turn it down just below the level that it distorts at (or leave it all the way up if no distorion). Then go to the amp and turn the gain up on them till you hear distortion.. then turn the gain down just a tad from that. congradulations you now have proper system structure.
Also: clipping happens because the amp is trying to out out more power than it has so you might be sucking too much power out. Consider a capacitor. A friend of mine had a similar problem and when he added the cap it fixed it.[hr]
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