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2$ DIY clipping detector
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<blockquote data-quote="wew lad" data-source="post: 8634175" data-attributes="member: 665412"><p>this trick has been around for a while, it just hasn't really gotten much interest... people argue left and right about setting gains on a subwoofer amplifier and its really quite simple once you know how. its just a matter of watching input voltage, smelling coil, and listening for nasty distortion. you start out conservative, and slowly add more until you find the point that its too much</p><p></p><p>ill admit this method helps you find the area the gain should be set in, so you dont set it too low or too high, but beyond that it's really a method id find more useful on amps you're using for mids/highs because clipping on those tiny voice coils can kill them fast on higher power amps like the ppi900.4 (or anything above say 75-100w rms) but at that point, as jeff said, it's a matter of assessing your equipment capabilities because speakers can be well past their thermal and mechanical capabilities depending on the driver</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wew lad, post: 8634175, member: 665412"] this trick has been around for a while, it just hasn't really gotten much interest... people argue left and right about setting gains on a subwoofer amplifier and its really quite simple once you know how. its just a matter of watching input voltage, smelling coil, and listening for nasty distortion. you start out conservative, and slowly add more until you find the point that its too much ill admit this method helps you find the area the gain should be set in, so you dont set it too low or too high, but beyond that it's really a method id find more useful on amps you're using for mids/highs because clipping on those tiny voice coils can kill them fast on higher power amps like the ppi900.4 (or anything above say 75-100w rms) but at that point, as jeff said, it's a matter of assessing your equipment capabilities because speakers can be well past their thermal and mechanical capabilities depending on the driver [/QUOTE]
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