Basic Testing of your Install
First things first, after physically completing the installation, let’s go ahead and plug the amplifier in. We need
to make sure your amplifier is powered up properly. It needs to turn off and on with the key.
Amplifier Tuning
Head up to the front of the car and turn on the stereo. Put in your favorite CD (not a burned CD, but one that
was professionally mastered and recorded), and tune in to your favorite track. We recommend using a very
dynamic type of music, with many types of musical variations within the CD. Make sure that your bass
settings on your radio are set in the middle or slightly lower. This will decrease distortion and increase the
overall sound quality in the vehicle.
Make sure all bass and treble settings on your radio are flat, or in the middle.
We’ve roughly adjusted the settings on the amplifier at the factory, but you’ll want to fine tune things
based on your own listening preferences and sensitivities.
Gains:
Begin turning up the volume until you hear the music at a reasonable level and increase the volume slightly
up to the point that you begin to hear distortion coming from your interior speakers. Now, back down the
volume until the distortion disappears and stop there. Head back to the trunk and slowly begin adjusting the
gain(s) of the amplifier until you are content with the amount of bass being produced by the subwoofer
without any audible distortion of the woofer. Make sure that this blends in with the rest of the music, and
you’re on your way to a rich, full sound.
When adjusting the amplifier gains, do everything in very small increments
.
Make sure that you
increase both gain control knobs at the same rate.
We recommend 1/8
th
turn adjustments of the gain to find that sweet spot where there is no distortion and
plenty of volume. Everyone listens to music differently, so the tuning process make take some of us days,
while others can do it in a matter of minutes, whether they’re a beginner or not.
Boost:
Again, make SMALL, incremental adjustments.
We’re boosting frequencies at 45hz by adjusting this
knob, so keep a keen ear out for distortion.
XOVER:
You’ll want this set at approximately 80hz. Eyeballing is fine, as the potentiometer has some forgiveness to
it. Your ears will tell you where the crossover needs to be set in your car, based on your listening
preferences.
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