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Old Dec 8, 2014 | 11:20 AM
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2) Turn all equalizer settings, bass boost, etc. on HU to their minimum settings

Could someone clarify if this means all levels set to FLAT or all the way turned down which would be a negative value? Thanks
 
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Old Dec 8, 2014 | 11:59 AM
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The way I read UN sticky is, when using a DMM to set gain, turn all values to their minumum settings.

"2) Turn all equalizer settings, bass boost, etc. on HU to their minimum settings
3) Turn volume control all the way down on HU
4) Turn all gain controls, bass boost, etc. on amplifier to their minimum settings"

When setting gain by ear, set them to flat on stock HK head unit.

"On stock H/K- Harley head units set your bass and treble to flat settings. Flat is the middle smaller bar on the display
On aftermarket head units, the easiest thing to do is press the reset button on the head unit to reset everything on it back to factory defaults. Otherwise make sure bass, treble, and ANY other sound enhancements are turned to their 0 settings".

I'm sure he will chime in on this for clarification.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2014 | 01:27 PM
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minimum is flat, no matter what.
so EQ or Low/Mid/High all to the "middle / zero" setting, not negative -12 or -10Db, all to zero or 0Db.
that way you have the ability to decrease / increase freq's...
my 2 cents
 
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