Setting gains best with or without a load?
10-02-2013, 05:42 PM
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Setting gains best with or without a load?
When setting my gains for my subs, is it best to set them with the subs connected? (Presenting a load to the amp) or unplugging them?
10-02-2013, 05:50 PM
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Unhook them. Impedence is going to be wonky no matter how you do it so just use a nominal impedence for your calculations and hope for the best. For all the exactness that people think they get from a DMM, it's really still a crapshoot at best.