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Old Aug 4, 2017 | 03:49 PM
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I have the stock HK headunit, Rockford Fosgate PBR 200 and Inifinity Kappas currently in my 2012 SG. and not sure the quality of sound is at it's peak performance. SO...... I want to pull the fairing and try and tweak it this weekend, but the AP, HP settings and Gain and Frequency confuses the snot out of me. I've read to set it at HP, Freq. at 80hz and Gain at 5. I've also read to set it on AP. 40hz and Gain at 3/4. What's right or wrong or a middle? I used a BlueTooth receiver for downloaded songs on my iPhone as my main source of music. Any thoughts, advice or tips???
 
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Are you using Hi level inputs or RCA (low level) inputs?
 
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Are you using Hi level inputs or RCA (low level) inputs?
Not sure but I'm assuming by the pic it would be hi level?
 
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Not sure but I'm assuming by the pic it would be hi level?
Yes it's Hi Level and that's what you want with this amp. You can actually set it both ways you described with an exception. Switch at HP and Freq set at 80 or switch set to AP and Freq isn't used. AP will probably bet you the best sound on this amp. Set the bass and treble to flat on the HU and turn the volume up to 3/4. Play a song that you know well and turn gain up until you get distortion then back off just a tad. Once the gain is set, adjust bass and treble to your liking.
 
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If I set to AP does that cancel out the Frequency setting?
 
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If I set to AP does that cancel out the Frequency setting?
Yes it does. You can twist that **** all you want and it won't change a thing. The Freq setting is only used in HP or LP.
 
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Here's my settings after an attempt of getting the most out of it. Set to AP, and Gain looks like it's set at about 1, which doesn't seem like much to me. I set the bass & treble at the midway point, assuming that is where "flat" is and turned the HK up and then set the Gain. Doesn't sound bad......in a garage and at 0mph
 
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