Amp adjusting, One last question Options

[mikecelica]

Everything is installed finally, just had one more question, about adjusting the amp. I have:

Deck (52W Max power, 17W RMS X 4-channels, 4 ohms)
Amp (800W Max Power, 125W x 2 RMS into 4 ohms, 340W x 1 RMS into 4 ohms)
4 Speakers (200W Max power,4 ohms, 50W RMS each
One Sub (600W Max Power, 150W RMS, 4 ohms)

Currently the speakers are connected to the deck, and the sub is connected to the amp, but when I turn the volume loud the bass gets distorted, not clean bass).
Should I put in a 4 channel amp for the speakers? What should I set the gain of the current amp thats connected to the sub at, with this info? Since gain level is supposed to match RMS from the deck to the amp.

Thanks for any help

Speakers:


Sub:


Amp:


Deck:


This post has been edited by mikecelica: Aug 20, 2008 - 9:07 PM

[95celgt]

I have that same amp in my Audi it works great...

I personally wouldn't go past 60% on the gain level, and + 6 db on the low boost...
Ideal would prolly be at 35-45 % level gain....but all headunits affect the amp differently so here we go...

what you NEED to do is turn down the level on the amp, then turn up the radio to the level you would hear loudest....
once you do that first thing you want to do is listen to your in-car speakers and change bass/treble until there is no distortion....
once your in car speakers are clear (keep in mind most aftermarket speakers SUCK for bass so dont be mad with them its just the way it is) your going to add the bass to your music by slowly turning up the gain until you DO hear distortion.....at this point you will stop and slowly turn down the gain untill distortion dissapears again...stop there.....now you have tuned your amp!! and now you can lower the volume before you go deaf....