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Originally Posted by Tequan
Anytime you are talking about adjusting speakers or a sub amp,you need an o-scope so you can see where the signal is clipped.Disconnect your sub wires and insert the o-scope leads into the speaker inputs.Turn your head unit up to the volume where the signal is cut off at the top,or clipped.Then you would adjust the filters on ur sub amp to obtain the cleanest signal to the sub itself.
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While this is certainly the "proper" way to do it, very few individuals have access to an oscilloscope.
What we do typically have access to, however, are max output voltages from the various sources, which can then be measured using a voltmeter to ensure they are not exceeded. This may not be the 100% perfect way of doing it, but most folks don't know how to use or read an oscilloscope anyway, and of the ones that do, only a small percentage are willing to invest the necessary $$$ for a 1 time use.
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