Diamond amp help
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I can turn the amp to about 21 one the 1000htz test and listen to music it dont sound distorted just loud like it should. But little blues lite flashes.
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unless your clip light is getting red like has been said half a dozen times already you are fine. Walk away. Keep head unit under 17 for volume max. But asking here, asking multiple places on Facebook will as well just gets your more confused. Pick your place of advice and stick with it please. Makes it hard to want to help someone that is asking all over the place for trivial settings. Not being a dick, just saving us all less confusion.
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Ok, again. In my experience with the hxm 800.2 my dd-1 and DMM were useless. I used the clipping light on the amp while listening to a bass heavy rap song and then some metal music. I turned the gain up till I was getting blue light with hints of red and backed it off just enough to the point i was barely seeing any red, more less blue with a hint of red.
Now I'm not sure what's going on with the compasiters you're talking about, but trust the clipping light on the amp.
If i only trusted my dd-1 and DMM I would have been clipping at less than a quarter turn of the gain and it was quieter than stock.
Now I'm not sure what's going on with the compasiters you're talking about, but trust the clipping light on the amp.
If i only trusted my dd-1 and DMM I would have been clipping at less than a quarter turn of the gain and it was quieter than stock.
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Ok, again. In my experience with the hxm 800.2 my dd-1 and DMM were useless. I used the clipping light on the amp while listening to a bass heavy rap song and then some metal music. I turned the gain up till I was getting blue light with hints of red and backed it off just enough to the point i was barely seeing any red, more less blue with a hint of red.
Now I'm not sure what's going on with the compasiters you're talking about, but trust the clipping light on the amp.
If i only trusted my dd-1 and DMM I would have been clipping at less than a quarter turn of the gain and it was quieter than stock.
Now I'm not sure what's going on with the compasiters you're talking about, but trust the clipping light on the amp.
If i only trusted my dd-1 and DMM I would have been clipping at less than a quarter turn of the gain and it was quieter than stock.
Thats what I am confused with i dont get any red flashing.
On mine the Blue light just gets brighter to the point it stays light.
If i go by the clip light I could only get a little over a 1/4 turn. It didnt sound much better then stock to.
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I could turn it up all the way and not get any red flashing. The light would just stay on at a brighter blue.
Thats what I am confused with i dont get any red flashing.
On mine the Blue light just gets brighter to the point it stays light.
If i go by the clip light I could only get a little over a 1/4 turn. It didnt sound much better then stock to.
Thats what I am confused with i dont get any red flashing.
On mine the Blue light just gets brighter to the point it stays light.
If i go by the clip light I could only get a little over a 1/4 turn. It didnt sound much better then stock to.
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1. The gains are going that high up without showing red distortion because the LL input voltage is so low. It's called an "input" gain. The less the input the higher the gain. If it sounds good, set it by ear and forget about the stupid light.
2. I'm pretty sure I read a while back that the rushmore HU's require a load or the shut off. No load = the radio thinks no speakers are plugged in (speakers provide a load, an amp doesn't). So diamond is giving you resistors to provide a load to the radio in the even you were not using some type of converter to use RCA's. That's my guess, if I'm remembering that correctly.
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