Posted October 11, 200915 yr So, after doin some lookin at line drivers, it seems they are worthless to use if the goal is to achieve higher SPL for burps but... i have another goal.When i do bassrace or driveby, or longterm musical playback at non-sanctioned shows, i run in a fully clipped signal because my 7,000w still isnt enough for the subs i'm running...I have a 4v preout ran to 2 sub amps and 1 Sundown 100.4.I was curious if i were to ever add a line driver and boost the signal up a little bit(amps accept up to 8v) if i could lower the gain in hopes to prevent the coils from heating up as quick?I can burp all day long and the coils stay cool but when i run in bassrace, etc, the coils tend to heat up due to the clipped signal and am wondering if a line driver could fix this so i could run clean with the same amount of output power so i don't risk damaging the subs during competition.
October 11, 200915 yr Low rca voltage and high gain setting is the same deal as a high rca voltage and low gain setting. You will NOT obtain cleaner output power with a line driver. You will only obtain the same power and use a lower gain setting. With the gain you simply match the rca voltage to the voltage of the amps pre-amp input section.This is as noobish as saying 50% gain setting = 50% power output.
October 11, 200915 yr Author Yea i see. My remote gain control is set to clip at half volume so i have plenty of gain left for burps.Well, still pointless for this use to then... I must add more power to my install then...Thinkin about bumpin up to 13,000w next and see where that takes me.
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