How to setup your amp for beginners. Adjust LPF, HPF, Sub sonic, gain, amplifier tune/ dial in.

This video is dedicated to beginners that want to learn what all the knobs, switches and adjustments do on your amplifiers. How to set up your low pass fillers high pass filters and create a band pass filter as well. We also cover strapping, gain, etc.
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[@josephrankins3390]

This guy takes the time to explain the reasoning for every knob, switch, outlet, inlet, and setting. Thank you Next Level for sharing your audio knowledge.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Awesome feedback. Thanks!

[@Losochill]

This guy is the BEST car audio teacher in KZbin! I’ve watched his channel for at least 2/3 years. I wish he’d continue making videos.

[@williammunn5499]

I have been working on my setup for a month. Slowly piecing it together and adding components in stages. Having no idea how to do any of it I have looked at a million different resources for this information. Even the Crutchfield guys have been consulted on filters and frequency and what this all means for the performance of my system. No one has even come close to explaining this as well as you did. For the first time I actually know what I am trying to accomplish with these various dials. It may seem like common knowledge to many people but I had no idea what any of these were or how to set them up properly. This information helped me mode than you know. Thank you!

[@Eric-rl5ho]

Im hearing this with my gain all the way up & his voice making my woofers hit

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

lol

[@huntertucker5391]

That’s bc of ur sensitivity is turned up to much lmao

[@paulricherdson8172]

@@huntertucker5391 ye b careful with that

[@jaivenm1973]

Same

[@kmagic11]

my sub wont clip even with the gain at max and bass knob all the way. why is that?

[@MODOORTEK]

Finally someone who explains this without being an arrogant hoarder of knowledge. Thank you for being to the point and having great details of WHY you make the adjustments. Many thanks Brother!

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks for the feedback! Much appreciated!

[@moisesguerra4187]

Never seen anyone explain this so thoroughly and easy to understand.

[@nathanfein5302]

Most detailed explanation. I have a scar 18inch with a tuning frequency of 30hz. I did not factor that into being part of the subsonic on my amp. Rookie mistake I know but I’m glad I know now. Your explanation gave me some much better knowledge than I had. You’re videos make sense! Thank you!!

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks for the great feedback my friend!

[@nickparker4556]

This video helped me out a lot. Thank you. I wanted to add, I may be wrong but I think your Sub Sonic is set to 20hz, not 30. Thinking of it like a clock; 10hz=7:30pm, 20hz=9pm, 30hz=10:30pm, 40hz=12pm, 50hz=1:30pm, 60hz=3pm and 70hz=4:30pm And if I’m accurate, you have yours at 9pm, being 20hz.

[@stephenfulcher3987]

Thanks for breaking this down. Its probably the most intimidating part to installing a system.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Sure thing man. Thanks for the feedback and support

[@joshdurrett9819]

Bro your a champ your like the only one who’s actually took the time & went into important details an explained it now I can go re tune my amp properly

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks for that man. Appreciate the support!

[@louismays7474]

@@NextLevelCarAudio dukes put mine in bass is great they killed my heat. I'm gonna check amp settings and try to restore power to my heater and information center 98 gtp. One mtx 12" rated 400w with a 760w pioneer gm 5300t running off a kenwood excelon receiver. I wouldn't recommend anyone to go to dukes they won't repair my heater it all worked when I went in there and don't now. They claim they wired in new connectors into receiver and never messed with anything else. They promised all 4 speakers would work. Left front door still out and they charged me $250.00 their warranty is garbage. I've seen lpf settings stuff like that on my excelon receiver I did purchase the car used. The sub will flex front mirror and sounds excellent. I have not checked my amp settings yet and am not familiar with the receiver

[@louismays7474]

@@NextLevelCarAudio would you recommend I install a bigger alternator or put a battery in trunk? Battery is 700 cca. So far I can run my bass around an hour to one hour and a half without a problem then have to start the car to recharge battery. Ty for video you definitely know what you are doing should have took my car to you

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

If you play your stereo with your car off all the time I’d definitely get another battery in the back for reserve. Don’t want to drain your battery too low as it does impact life

[@forrestminor306]

Definitely

[@Dwayy_]

Thanks, man. I brought my first mono amp it's a 3k rms and I needed a better understanding of what all these options do. I needed a better explanation than just the manual lol. You made everything understandable and easy. Thank you!

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Appreciate the feedback man. Thanks!

[@chootmae]

Nice video brother, breaking down A TON of knowledge rather quickly. Been installing for 20 years with bro science. As an electrician - great job explaining 👏 +

[@jameshouston3952]

Awesome information for us bassheads. Glad you take the time to share this with us.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks, much appreciated

[@goldenchild22]

Thank you! I was looking for videos like this years ago,and just gave up. But recently I’ve been wanting to install a subwoofer and amp in my car,and i want to do it right this time. Thank you for teaching me about what the knobs do and how to set them!!

[@markcherry6513]

this Is the most in depth and simple to understand for me even though I've been making sound systems for 2 years

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks for the feedback man. Much appreciated :)

[@seanmohika4258]

@NextLevelCarAudio if I have mid range speakers and my amp has LPF HPF and FULL can I use the full? And if so what recommended Hz they’re (Hi-fonics) 250 watts

[@mineprixelz9697]

@@NextLevelCarAudio does this go for 3 way speakers as well. no one has any videos on it and I cant find it anywhere I'm assuming this video is my answer

[@dnacreations96]

When I first watched this video, I didn’t know shit about anything but as I did my research and started learning more and more, this video became simple to understand. Now I get what you mean! Thank you!

[@joelthomas79]

Great info bro. When I was younger I didn’t have money but my friends had systems. I never had one. Now I’m 40 and building the best one I can

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

That’s awesome

[@speedball23]

I thought I was the only 40 year old man building a system, haha nice to know..

[@joelthomas79]

@@speedball23 (I’m not bragging I’m just describing for perspective) Lamborghinis are known for their poor audio. So I initially started down this rabbit whole to have a good stereo system in my Aventador S roadster. But the engine is so loud and the cabin is so small it’s, pointless. So then I decided to build out my Ford Escape. Now, I have a hard time deciding which to drive.

[@speedball23]

@@joelthomas79 sound quality or speed I see your dilemma lol

[@hectorheco5194]

@@speedball23 hey im 42 and I just installed the loudest system ive ever had. 2 12" g2 dynamics genesys deaf bonce 4900.1, 4 8" skars in my doors on a deaf bonce 800.2 and 4 mclaren neo bullet tweeters on a DS18 candy xs power d6500 under hood and a d4s lithium in rear

[@ericdrivesjettas]

This video is very informative. I'm in my early 20s and just getting into car audio and oldschool audio at that. Just installed an alpine cda-7894 head unit, alpine mrv-f352 5 channel amp, 4 alpine sps-500 speakers and 2 jl 10w0-4 subs. Just in the process of getting it all baseline set up to run decently and this video was perfect for it.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks for the feedback! 💯

[@rockfordhx2768]

Hell yeah bro im 27 I’m running old school 2003 Rockford fostage power hx2s 12s and 2 alpine mrx 1100 watt amps with 0 gauge 2 oddesey red top Agm battery’s and a alpine head unit as well my system slams for how old the subs are and there still id say mint condition with the sticker on the magnets still

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Nice!

[@tylercharette8357]

Just installed my first system yesterday and tried to set it up today and it felt lacking so thank you for this I'll try it out and update.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Hell yeah

[@tylercharette8357]

Update most have done something wrong lol

[@acura137]

You should have waaaay more subscribers. The info was easy to understand and made me feel more comfortable with my system. Thank you and you gained a new subscriber.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks man. Much appreciated!

[@marshall7844]

Man, thank you for making this video. I was about to blow my speakers. I was able to tune my amp, with your direction, and it sounds and performs great now. I'm thinking of adding more power, when I was about to go back to stock. Keep up the good work! And again, thank you.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback

[@jonathanlee7429]

This one video made more sense and most importantly, gave me more understanding then the 20+ videos I’ve previously watched.. not to discredit anyone else of course.

[@gjenkins1660]

Yeah.. I had a couple settings screwed up I'm so glad I watched this. Thanks for doing this video!

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Sure thing. Thanks for the feedback

[@tylercharette8357]

Same

[@garrettwhite9071]

Love that you're more focused on sound than just boom boom

[@mr84ttop34]

I’m a beginner and this was well explained. Thank you for sharing this. I subscribed as well.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks! Appreciate the support!

[@mr84ttop34]

@@NextLevelCarAudio No problem I’m working on it right now thanks to you. Soon as I saw your video I started immediately after work.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Awesome! Let me know how it all works out for you!

[@mr84ttop34]

@@NextLevelCarAudio I definitely will.

[@lilmudbuddy7633]

@@NextLevelCarAudio hey what if you dont know what your box is tuned to, how do you set you subsonic filter

[@johnruscigno5738]

Oh man this is why my subs are bottoming out. I put them in a ported box and didn't adjust the subsonic filter. Thank you for going over that.

[@nbm14120]

Dude your setup is one of the cleanest I've ever seen.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks man. appreciate it ;)

[@nbm14120]

You're welcome! I can only dream of that setup!

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

One day you’ll have it ;)

[@nbm14120]

@@NextLevelCarAudio right now I have two Skar EVL 12s in a custom box with an old memphis or 1000.1

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Hey that’s awesome. Great start right there! I have a video on my channel demoing a guy that was running 8 of those... good stuff for the price

[@Joshua-dw4ib]

Love it! Dumb it down for us simpletons. Makes a whole lot of sense how he explains things. Never truly understood it before

[@anthonycoe1238]

Man ! You made it easy to follow more then anybody else!

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks brother, much appreciated!

[@Koi794]

Finally, found a video that explains what the output on an amp means. Thank you.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Your welcome.

[@tattooslim23]

You the man ! Thank you . Finally someone explaining this in a simple to understand way . Your the best, keep it up . My sound system sounds like a live concert now . Unbelievable

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks man!

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

Bass Boost helps allow those who use sealed boxes. Without it my single 10 would be short and snappy which is great but it won't hit the low notes. So bringing that up just a tad on my CT-SOUNDS 1000.1D ran to a 1ohm wired duel 2ohm CT-SOUNDS Tropo 10in in a 3/4" mdf sealed enclosure and it allows me to hit those lower frequencies like a 12in Subwoofer could. Personally tested the differences between the two. Very pleased with the results in that situation. Completely understandable that it would not be needed for the majority who use vented, bandpass, and other forms of enclosure besides sealed.

[@haroldmens9672]

Thank you!!! I’ve been hearing some distortion in my sub, I’m glad I watched this video before I bottomed out my sub

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Heck yeah man. Thanks for watching! Glad it helped

[@techFPV5964]

Hey dude I'm new and so is my equip. Do what you said is set LPF at 80hz.turn off bass boost. Gain is off all this is on the sub side. I have a bass knob should I have it turned about half way up or 3/4? Thanks for the easy to understand video!!!

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Your gain should not be off. It should be set y to match the input preamp voltage sensitivity coming into the amp.

[@pizzahut6537]

wow dude ive watched so many videos and u were able to explain it so simply and made it easy to understand.thank you for helping me out youre the best

[@reginaldthomas9414]

You are the BEST. I'm setting up my complete system from start to finish with the Valuable knowledge you share through your videos with beginners like me. THANKS !!!!

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback 😎

[@woodandtable]

Best crossover explanation so far on my learning journey. I’m a Dad that always wanted a decent car audio system- so I am living thru my oldest son (16 yr). Having a ton of fun learning for sure. Son has a 2005 Silverado crew cab. Thank you for this video.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Anytime man! Thanks for the feedback 😎

[@chadpainterspallete620]

Me too, I'm 50 I listen to rap to the 60s I am a house painter with a work van, honda odyssey. I have jl audio c1 components in my front doors jl audio c1 6x9 in back separate boxes a 10 In db drive 800 rms on a 1600.5 nemesis where should I have my hi and low pass Doors on 100 sub 85?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

I have my subs LPF @ 80 and mids hpf @ 125. I’m using a shallow slope 6db/octave to there is not that big of a loss

[@woodandtable]

@@NextLevelCarAudio Yeah- I need to adjust the filter on the mids. My son says there is too much bass coming thru. I put the subs and mids both at 80ish. 👌

[@chadpainterspallete620]

@@woodandtable depending on your head unit functions set your hi and low on through or lowest mine reads through or 65 kenwood 504bt nice does everything you want

[@patrickbennett439]

This really is the best explanation of all this. Ive been a base head for 20 years and ive had many amps and adjust and slam systems, but still didnt really understand it this well. I pretty much just turn nobs till it all sounds the best, which pretty much works and i rarely blow a sub, but this better info helps...

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks for the feedback

[@RyanBassForLife]

I'm not a beginner but thanks for the lesson👍

[@jluism10]

Much better understanding between a MonoBlock vs 4 Channel amp, thank you so much

[@eddieyocom5140]

200hz for the mid and 2000hz for tweets sounds like a pro sound setup.Maybe that should be noted.Your great about how to setup though.

[@kyleolin3566]

Great video. As a musician who understands gain staging, and sound in general, but has limited knowledge in car audio, your videos are the most intuitive I have found. Very well done. I have one question. How are you filling between the 200hz lowest range mids and the 100hz highest range subs? I’m guessing a set of mid bass speakers? From my understanding, a decent set of 6.5” component speakers will run from as high as 20,000+ hz to as low as 40hz. Listening to your logic , I would assume a crossover at 100-120 hz would be good (I like 10” subs).

[@tsfyootwiin]

*Im getting schooled 3 in the morning* 👌🏾

[@loojcool]

At the same time watching your video as im tuning my amp.. lol that's how important it is to watch your video my brother. Well said.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks! Much appreciated.

[@bassjunkie2020]

Thanks for doing the 4 channel amp👍 I currently have only been running mono block class D amps for subs . But I got tierd of my bass drowning out my mids and highs. So I got 4 DS 18pro tw120s for highs. And will be exchanging my door and rear deck mid range speakers next. But I was little nervous about setting the crossover for a 4 channel amp to run them. I've always only had a mono block amps. So thanks for the video. I feel more confident as to setting my amp now. Thanks man👊👍😎💯

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback! Glad I could help.

[@jermainedavis8885]

Great information with detailed instructions. My question: Any basic tips to eliminate the amp from skipping when increasing my volume to 14?

[@thatguykai479]

That may just be your clipping point in your car. Turn everything down on your amp then turn up your volume till you hear clipping if it does that at volume 14 with no amp setting active then that’s your clipping point or distortion.

[@lowhertzhighspl]

I'd buy your AGM batts depending on shipping or if you're within a few hour driving distance of NE OH.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

I’m up in Washington state. Kinda far. I’m sure shipping won’t be cheap lol. Just waiting on my limitless cyber 12k to come in.

[@alexanderlancaster3975]

@@NextLevelCarAudio same here I’m in Tacoma ! :) 253

[@fent970]

this is the best amp tuning video ive ever seen, i understood every single thing!

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks man!

[@SDfisherman]

Great video, I may have missed it, but how were you able to measure 80Hz on LPF? Just wondering how I would be able to measure the hz? Thank you so much

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

You guesstimate “about” where the knob should be in proportion to the markings. Filters on your amp have db/octave roll offs so they do not need to be exact. Just close.

[@jackcoltergrant]

I really appreciate your video, great explanation of how to tune amplifiers. Best I've seen!

[@mr.l2763]

Thanks for another great video. Question for you is in regards to setting up LPF/HPF for a 4 channel amp when the deck has these options as well. Which do you set up? One or both? I assume if you set both up there could end up some loss as the deck reads what frequency to be sent and the amp reads another.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

If you have a legit deck with good preamp adjustments of you filters then use that. Do not use both. Try to keep the signal as clean and pure as possible

[@mr.l2763]

@@NextLevelCarAudio Thanks!! I have a Pioneer AVH-X5800BHS and it offers crossover options for fronts, rears, and sub. So i think I will stick to those crossovers rather than the amplifier LPF/HPF crossovers

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Nice! Yeah, That’s what I’d do.

[@champion31337]

I've went through 4 f#$kin DC audio subs now and been chasing my tail as to why. Your explanation of subsonic has made a light bulb go off. Ive had mine off as I didn't know it was important. Thank you so much sir.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Glad it helped man. Thanks for the feedback

[@superfly9478]

very well explained, thank you :)

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

You bet. Thanks!

[@bigque1988]

U learn somethin new everyday I pretty good at tuning my amps to ear cause I’ve been doin this for 16 years but the way u broke this down was impeccable

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks man

[@ajw148]

I got a 4 channel, 4 6½" mids and 2 tweeters. Can i use channels 1 and 2 for the tweets and channels 3 and 4 for all 4 mids?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Absolutely, that’s what I’d do!

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Well, the good quality 4 channels do like my crescendo symphony S4’s. If not he can just HPF everything worst case scenario. Mids HPF at 125-150 ish and tweets HPF at 2-3k ish

[@mloml41]

@@NextLevelCarAudio i can i tell if its at 125/150ish? HPF goes from 50hz - 5000hz. I noticed it does 2 full turns aak-201.4d

[@mloml41]

@@NextLevelCarAudio its switched to 2 channel not 4 channel

[@mloml41]

@@NextLevelCarAudio sorry HPF 20hz - 5000hz

[@armedappalachian]

So if I'm using 6.5 inch components from JBL, with the JBL provided passive crossover, Would I need to set my HPF and LPF at all? Or just the HPF for the mid bass speakers?

[@jasonyoung1608]

I have my equalizer to play certain frequencies

[@dylanburtonburton7728]

Best explanation ive seen so far for amp tuning.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks man

[@gladboy7722]

Thanks again bro...👍👍👍🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹...

[@DJVARIOUS1234]

So glad I found this I had my amp so improperly tuned now that I tuned it the way you explained my system just pounds now got my bass boost on the amp right off now

[@jasontrinilord224]

12:40 4 channel setup

[@acruz09]

I have messed with these amps for years and never thought to look up what those knobs do lmao. Well explained and my sound is going to sound kickn after this

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Hell yeah

[@BlackYellow07]

Looks affordable

[@sterlingcampbell2116]

Lol, right?

[@ArnoldGaming]

Already knew all of this but i find these type of vids entertaining

[@jaysmoot2001]

This is by far THE BEST EXPLANATION EVER!!!!! Thank you brother👑💯🎯👑💯🎯

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks for the feedback man. Much appreciated!

[@cliftonbethel9297]

I really appreciate the clear teaching,? Should I set the settings on full when running the mid and tweeter together

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Yes. Or high pass at say 80 or 100hz so not to play unnecessary frequencies

[@Arturito2017]

Hey I bought a Hifonics ZG-1200.4 4 channel amp. I’m looking to use it in Bridges mode to power 2 subwoofers. My head unit only has 2 individual rcas. 1 L and 1 R. My amp has ch1 ch2 ch3 ch4. How would I wire the RCAs ? Thanks

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Get a set of rca y-splitters. All good

[@AJOSUE]

Never knew what the LPF was for 😂🤣 always heard to turn it all the way up, now subsonic i never really messed with it, but good thing I leave it to the pros. This video was extremely helpful though I really appreciate it

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks man. Anytime 😎

[@clutchbleach2057]

This set up is so clean man. Under the seat and everything

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks

[@clutchbleach2057]

@@NextLevelCarAudio do you have any videos on wiring to head units/equalizers? I have my driver side speaker completely cuts out. If you wiggle the head unit it comes back on

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

I don’t, but could add to my lineup. Sounds like loose wire

[@fadilperrin2745]

Finally!!! Thank you...not everyone wanting to add some music to their car gonna pick up $200/300 to go a distortion device...all we wanted to know was what this guy just explain...thank you it’s a great video

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Appreciate it man!

[@delroypatrice1011]

Best explanation about amp's knob function that is on KZbin bro keep up the good works

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks man! Much appreciated

[@delroypatrice1011]

@@NextLevelCarAudio hey bro on a parametric eq should I turn the sub level right up before setting the gain on a sub amp. After turn it to the desire level

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Sorry for late reply, yes sir. That is exactly what I would do ;)

[@delroypatrice1011]

@@NextLevelCarAudio thanks much love form Grenada 🇬🇩🇬🇩🇬🇩🇬🇩

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Awesome!

[@casemods]

I could be wrong but I'm assuming you work at or own a shop? It's always refreshing to see a shop owner or shop worker who has good brands and knows what they are doing.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

I use to own a shop. Now I just do it for fun and share the knowledge I learned over the years.

[@jasonoates8890]

Hey man, I really appreciate the video man Thank you for taking the time to help us beginners. Right now, I'm running two 500-watt Zappos on 2 Memphis, twelve 12 600\1200. You don't know how hard I've been struggling with this. One reason is I just put a new Tesla style head unit in my car, and it has DSP. And I was really struggling with hz and crossovers and stuff like that. But that's about to change. I'm about to put 4 10s in my SUV. Cadillac. And I really want to upgrade my system all the way around the car. So im in the process of buying an amp and speakers now, like right now I'm gonna do the mid, the highs and everything. So, I've been studying a lot of videos, man, and you really explained it well. And I appreciate your time. Another one of my concerns is Upgrading my power in my car, like through batteries and. And The alternator I see that you have batteries set up. That was really nice. I've never seen that. But I have been checking into the batteries. They're definitely not cheap. Haha, I'm almost certain that you're running a bigger alternator than your OEM. So let's get basic right here. You Upgraded your power based off what you're actually running in your truck, like speaker. Amps Etcetera Etcetera? But this DSP that's built into this radio really giving me a lot of trouble. Bass is where it's not supposed to be. Too much base volume onn these speakers. Changing it when you turn on and off the radio. It's really getting on my nerves. I wish I could just take it off the radio. Maybe I can. I ask the guy. Alright, man, I tried to cover a lot. I would like to hear any feedback you would have. Thanks. Have a great day. Ohh yeah. I just learned a couple months ago about. How the gain is not a volume. Booster or bass booster. I did not know that all those years. Saying this because I'm going to watch your video. That you're talking about. about gain

[@Adyboyz]

Thanks for this very informative video about amplifier settings. Running two amps( one for my two 12” subs and one for my front stage including tweeters) What about having a head unit with a build in cross over? Must I set them the same as my amplifier and not set them at all?

[@mau5lover2000]

Wow I'm actually glad I watched, I already knew and set my stuff up by ear but never knew how the bass boost works like you said most people mistake it for boosting all the bass which I understand now that it doesn't. Interesting about the bass knob thing too I have heard that you get a cleaner sound without it but I still use one

[@SlamryCamry19]

Question ❓ I have a new AAK 6k and a 29AH SCIB bank, alternator etc installing everything today but I have never tuned an amp before if im understanding you correctly i need to set the subsonic based on the enclosure tuning and sub parameters the box is tuned to 42 hz so I need my subsonic around there correct and unfortunately I am running a stock head unit and LOC with stock mids and highs and no type of DSP or anything inside the head unit to tune so im trying to use your video but im overthinking it like everything hell I rode the fence about the alternator for two years and when I finally got it i had it installed in 20 minutes 😂 talk about feeling stupid I psyched myself out thinking i couldn't do it and so far it's been one of the easiest things to upgrade im sure tuning the amp is the same way so it's definitely happening today just want to make sure i am understanding everything correctly

[@C.E.Channel]

BRO! This video is so helpful and detailed that i end up subscribing to the channel! :))))))))) that was as a small joke but i really did subscribe and i really think that the video is very helpful and very good for beginners! All the best and waiting for more videos! BIG UP!

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks man, much appreciated!!!!

[@gregolsen1773]

Dude I’m a new asf to this but I understand so damn well what your saying best Information by far and I haven’t even set the system up yet

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Awesome. Thanks man

[@pablolara9182]

I installed my amp myself not knowing how to tune it. At all. I just have gain half way up and everything else turned off. Thanks. Ill finally know what my amp and speakers are capable of.

[@lex5502]

Thanks for help in from Sweden we dont have no one who doing videos about this

[@tomelliott90]

Thank you so much. I have watched so many videos and found this to be BY FAR the best. Keep up the great content.

[@seanthao]

I’m planning on installing a set of coaxial speakers. My truck has tweeters on the dash but I won’t be replacing those. When I install new coax speakers should I unplug my stock tweeters? Or should I leave them. Don’t want the system to sound funny? And also, with the settings on the amp, should I just set the high/low pass filters based off of general settings with highs and mids?

[@coopaa1]

i LOVE the SLAVE MASTER SETTING so much....

[@MattHammock]

Although your amps are a bit fancier than what I'm using this is what I needed for a perfect tune!

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Awesome 🤩

[@masteraurelio]

Thank you for reaffirming what i felt was correct, excluding the db.

[@richardgarcia9356]

My mono amp puts out 930watts rms at 2ohm load. How do I know what voltage I should set it at , I'm trying to figure out how to use multimeter to set gain, and if possible subsonic and lpf.do u have a video on this? Thank you for your time and help

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

There is a formula you can use. Off the top of my head I can’t tell you what it is. Problem with the formula is there are too many variance it does not account for. I did just do a video on how to set gain with a cheap $40 O-scope. Well worth the investment. As it is superior to using a DMM. Link is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noKygYNjoZh0g9E

[@HIGHROLLAZAUTOCLUB]

Hey great information. My sub box is tuned to 45hz and my subs are 33fs. What should I set the subsonic filter at?

[@noemartinez5111]

man you dont know how much you helped me with my 4 channel i just bought.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback. Any questions I’m here to help

[@stevejr4185]

Thanks alot man. You feed me with more crystal clear knowledge

[@lloydbryanbalanon8769]

Sir im a begginer.. and im doing a DIY... May question is if the amplifier can only produce 1 ohm in spealers output... Means you can't use this amplifiers on 6-8 ohm speaker?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

You absolutely can! If the ohm load is higher you just won’t get as much power out of your amp! For example, if your amp is rated for 500 watts @ 1ohm and you give it a 2 ohm final load. It will work just fine but will only produce about half the wattage (250). If you give it a 4 ohm load, then it will only get about 125 watt output from your amp. Conversely, If you run at 0.5 ohm, not recommended unless you know what you are doing.... your amp will put out double the power.

[@chr0sser978]

I have a two channel amplifier from Pioneer, with the only adjustable dial being "Gain". I have a system control cable, and seem to be able to change subwoofer loudness, equalizer, crossover and other settings on the actual pioneer radio - would I need to buy a new amp or do you have experience with controlling the sub from the head unit?

[@argeniside1015]

You said for 6 1/2 inch speakers it the high pass should be about 150-200hz. If I have a subwoofer of 10 inches I should set it to around 110-120hz. Can I increase my subwoofer range or decrease my speaker range so that it blends together. Otherwise I may be losing some frequencies. Also generally should I have the frequencies cross over? For example if I have my tweeters at 2khz, could/should I set my speakers to something slightly above that like 2.2khz so that the frequencies can blend together? This is so that the change in frequencies isn't as notable from speaker to speaker, or to create a better sound stage I guess

[@joseperezii4518]

I'm so glad I watched this video it helped me out a lot.Thank you!

[@briansturgill5905]

If you’re running the signal to a 3 way component set, what do you set your amp at? Passive crossovers are in the doors for the components. Thanks.

[@thatguykai479]

200 Hz maybe you’d also be setting your high pass filter

[@angelbeltran2412]

First off, I love this video!! Very detailed information. Comment is.......how do I set my 3.5 mid-range speakers if my amp does not have a HP switch or LP switch? Only option is to switch between LPF OFF HPF. What do I do?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

In would just switch to HPF and set to around 150-200 so to prevent them from playing low frequencies that could damage them. They can play the highs no problem

[@willterrell852]

On the outputs for amp, if my sub requires 2 ohms, and the amp does 2 ohms, but has 4 outputs like yours… could I only use 2 of the outputs (1 negative 1 positive) and still get 2 ohms to my sub? Or would I only get 1?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

If it is a monoblock amplifier then both the + and both the - are connected together internally inside the amp. So yes, you can just use 2.

[@willterrell852]

@@NextLevelCarAudio thank you

[@anthonysandoval965]

Wat if you have x9's in rear and 6.4 2 ways in the front. How do you set your 4 way amp to these types of speakers? Absolutely 1 of the best tutorials on setting your amp settings up I'm seen this far! Good job bud really!!! 👊💯💯💯😎

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks for the feedback! Are you running any subs with this setup?

[@Funny_How]

@@NextLevelCarAudioI have the same question with a similar setup. 4-6.5 in the doors 2-6x9 in rear 1-12" sub 1-4 channel amp 1-mono amp. Do I turn on HPF for all 4 channels for front? Then just LPF for sub?

[@mach389]

You explain so much but leave me with so many more questions.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Like?

[@mach389]

@@NextLevelCarAudio you pretty much answered them in another video. maybe now you can save my setup!! Due to Being lazy, unclear with instructions, and not double checking my wife’s perches. I am stuck with a handicapped system. 1. Can I use an over powered amp if I set my gain correctly? future proofing if possible. 2. If so how much Over can I go? So Can I Use a 700 watt rms amp with a 250 watt rms sub and 4x45 watt rms interiors? 3.Should I get a 5 channel amp Or keep my sub separate? 4. What is the limit before I need to think of upgrading my power? 5. 1amp vs 2 will I need to upgrade power to run two amps even if I do not reach the power limit from my previous question? 6. Will 4 6.5”at 45watt rms and a 12” at 250watt produce a balanced sound? 7. What is a balanced ratio?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

1) Yes, see one of my videos where I hook up V a 300watt sub to my 12,000 watt amp. 2) Sky is the limit. 3) 5 channels are great. Makes install easier. 4) anything over 1,500 watts you need to start thinking of extra battery or Ho alt. I’d do big-3 with any size build tho. 5) No 6) should sound nice as long as you have your filters set up right. 7) creating harmony between your front, rear and sub stages.

[@mach389]

@@NextLevelCarAudio got it👍👍 thanks bro

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

You bet

[@paolonemeno4870]

Best explanation on youtube! Very beginner friendly. Great Job man

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks man! Appreciate the feedback!

[@MusicIsMyLife-yl7xc]

I have an LPF on my amplifier as well as on my Pioneer radio. I have LPF on my radio set on 80. Because I have the LPF set on my radio, do I have to set the LPF to 80 as well or do I leave it off? Also, I’m just now learning about the Subsonic Filter. My box says it should be tuned at 42Hz. I also have my Gain and Bass EQ set the same which is at 12:00 and I see that you don’t use your Bass Freq. or your Bass Boost. Should I turn my Bass EQ off and just use the Gain and Subsonic?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Set at head unit or amp, but not both. You want the signal as pure as possible and Is already being filtered once which is sufficient. I never use bass boost as it peaks a specific band which makes it sound just boomy and muddy in my opinion. And is very easy to get into trouble with distortion when using bass boost