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Ok on the box my subs shipped in there is a sticker with helpful hints. One of them talks about setting my amp with an oscilloscope to match my headunit voltage, and to set my gain. where can I find an oscilloscope and how do i do it. lol :trippy:

Ok on the box my subs shipped in there is a sticker with helpful hints. One of them talks about setting my amp with an oscilloscope to match my headunit voltage, and to set my gain. where can I find an oscilloscope and how do i do it. lol :trippy:

First off, what kind of price are you looking for for an o-scope?

Use your ears, you don't need a scope.

Even if you did use a scope you would just go back and turn up the gains because it would not be loud with zero clipping at all frequencies.

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I honestly dont know ill look around I guess to see what the price of some are on the net to get an idea of about how much they might cost

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i was gonna say ive allways just played it by ear but most of the time my subs and amp were matched on wattage so id just turn my gain to half

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i dont think i would have any other purpose for it other than setting amp gains

i dont think i would have any other purpose for it other than setting amp gains

Lol. How about you google some o-scopes. Not very cheap.....

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wow lol not gonna spend $1000 just to set amp gains :roflmao:

Phi are you talking about the nano. Or something like that.

I've almost bought that one before but couldn't really see spending a 100 bucks to just set gains.

Keeps stupidity from happening.

They should be set with a scope...so you can see the wave form and not burn stuff up.

But of course nobody ever reads anything..slams them in a box "tweaks" the gain..."sets" the subsonic filter..and wide open they go.

A week later they are emailing MY SPEAKER QUIT WORKING YOU ALL SUCK I HATE YOU THIS IS WARRANTY I AM GONNA SUE.

..yeah..

At over 145db with everything rattling I'd be a little leary to do it by ear.

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i dought im anywhere near 145db lol

Keeps stupidity from happening.

They should be set with a scope...so you can see the wave form and not burn stuff up.

But of course nobody ever reads anything..slams them in a box "tweaks" the gain..."sets" the subsonic filter..and wide open they go.

A week later they are emailing MY SPEAKER QUIT WORKING YOU ALL SUCK I HATE YOU THIS IS WARRANTY I AM GONNA SUE.

..yeah..

Don't underestimate the power of stupidity. Stupidity will ultimately prevail.

i set my gain with a 46hz tone and a dimm. maybe a bad idea but it works fine for me and if i blow something up i know its my fault. no need to make nick's day any harder.

find someone with a termlab... it has an o scope...

Keeps stupidity from happening.

They should be set with a scope...so you can see the wave form and not burn stuff up.

But of course nobody ever reads anything..slams them in a box "tweaks" the gain..."sets" the subsonic filter..and wide open they go.

A week later they are emailing MY SPEAKER QUIT WORKING YOU ALL SUCK I HATE YOU THIS IS WARRANTY I AM GONNA SUE.

..yeah..

Don't underestimate the power of stupidity. Stupidity will ultimately prevail.

The force is definitely stronger with some lol :)

i bought a tpi scope for around 350 shipped, i rather spend 350 bucks for a scope than the cost and time to re-cone a sub... imo..( got mine from Kiesub Electronics)

i bought a tpi scope for around 350 shipped, i rather spend 350 bucks for a scope than the cost and time to re-cone a sub... imo..( got mine from Kiesub Electronics)

find someone with a termlab... it has an o scope...

It doesn't work quiet the same way.

Amp can be clipped to hell and back and it show up on termlab as a clean wave.

i picked up a Vellman HPS10 and cant get it to work right.Or im not working it right 1 or the other...lol....the book is in none human words and cant get it to do what i think i want it to do..any help

find someone with a termlab... it has an o scope...
It doesn't work quiet the same way.Amp can be clipped to hell and back and it show up on termlab as a clean wave.

Yeah, I wouldn't trust that shit cus it doesn't work like a real Oscope is supposed to. I don't even know the reason for it.

i picked up a Vellman HPS10 and cant get it to work right.Or im not working it right 1 or the other...lol....the book is in none human words and cant get it to do what i think i want it to do..any help

It has to be broken because it is the easiest thing to do. It auto ranges and shows the wave. You just turn up or down the volume and gain.

find someone with a termlab... it has an o scope...
It doesn't work quiet the same way.Amp can be clipped to hell and back and it show up on termlab as a clean wave.

Yeah, I wouldn't trust that shit cus it doesn't work like a real Oscope is supposed to. I don't even know the reason for it.

i picked up a Vellman HPS10 and cant get it to work right.Or im not working it right 1 or the other...lol....the book is in none human words and cant get it to do what i think i want it to do..any help

It has to be broken because it is the easiest thing to do. It auto ranges and shows the wave. You just turn up or down the volume and gain.

Make sure you are PROBING the speaker leads on the amp, nothing else...

It must be reading an AC signal, not DC.

Also... it must be on... lol Tada!

Make sure you are playing a steady tone too.

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