RCA Voltage explained RCA and Gains

[@brandoncrawford3917]

Iv been trying to find a video explaining rca voltage this is the first one iv seen. Explained it good enough for us dummy’s to figure it out and a lot a lot of people are going to taramps these days and really need more info on them and how to properly set them thank you man!!

[@JerryAintloud]

i have 2 videos on here about taramps MD series. covering what I learned running them

[@russellcrabtree5314]

I love watching your channel. You are so instructive it's unreal! Thanks for your channel!

[@paulwilliamson489]

Man I'm glad these videos are here. Thank you brother again

[@TurboJohn74]

Well laid out, Jerry. Thank you

[@shaferualhunt9129]

Man you helped me out with this vid and don't know how old you are but I been doing this since the 90's also, but you taught me something bout Taramps settings with my 4 volt head unit cause they are hard to set. I have A Taramps 3Bass.

[@jimmyjam5588]

Good video Jerry!!! I know a couple of thing I know the audio control epic center offer two good things more bass notes added and they offer the pick between 2, 4,5, 6 volts out I believe, and another good quality meter is ideal I have that clamps ac and dc volts, and last thing last year at meca final a dude that 164 dB try to help a dude set his gain and he was trying to measure the volt by putting the meter probe across the positive and negative on the rca cable blew my mind!!!

[@HndloaderNick]

Thanks for the simple explanation on gain

[@andrewpage1181]

Thank you for the video. Very informative!!

[@chrisdep11]

Yeah I have a taramps bass 8K on a alpine 175 head unit 5v and what I do is set mine at the head unit to subwoofer level 8 of 15 that way I get a boost of RCA voltage and I can reduce my gain to about a halfway setting and I don't reach clipping until 32 of 35 on my head unit and get a cleaner output.

[@TheLostAdventuress]

Looks of info here , even tho it’s just you talking and no demonstration or anything I can fully understand the knowledge your explanation long thank u

[@SG-Cichlids]

Something for people to consider with rca voltage and gains the db level of the test tone you use. Hook your multimeter to your rca turn your head unit up to your max clean volume and play a -10 db 40hz tone. Read the voltage. Then while it's still playing play a -5db 40 hz test tone then a 0db and watch the voltage change. Knowing this could save a sub. My amps input is pretty sensitive. I have my amp set to 700 watts with a -10db tone. If I play a -5db it goes from 700 watts to over a 1000 and a 0db tone is almost 1400. I've got three songs on my play list I gotta watch out for. Everything is still clean no clipping but my sub will start to heat up after about a minute into one of these songs. From being over powered. My sub is 900 watts rms. Every other song it would play all day without getting hot. On that note a good song for seeing what your sub/enclosure will do is Thirty Three by Smashing Pumpkins. If your tuned low.

[@c0uchsl0uch]

If I say "gain is 1/2 or 1/3 way up" I mean yes it could be more without clipping but at the low level it is, I'm happy with and it's plenty loud and the amp isn't stressed

[@1-Six-dee]

Even the smart fives don't like the hi rca output I keep them at 1.2 or 1.3 tdh deh80 counts pretty clean up until that point after that it starts jumping tenths every one or two volume levels

[@bob-g3e3x]

I hear what you're saying, but why would low level rca be the modern preferable standard as opposed to high level inputs..?

[@garypoole5841]

When i set my gains i always set my head unit's eq where i like the sound with bass level at 0. So i dont have to go back and re adjust anything as its already accounted for. This goes for everything in the line dsp,eq,etc.until i get to the amp.

[@jkstdstang]

This is how I set mine up also. Adjust head unit EQ , turn up sub level to get RCA voltage closer to max output and then set sub amp gain.

[@JerryAintloud]

same here

[@keithmagnifico4164]

And the bass sounds better that way. Always did it that way from day one.

[@headhoncho4890]

That makrs sense

[@F_8_T_A_L]

You are absolutely right brother. Have been seeing you on KZbin a lot lately so I am gonna Subscribe to you !!

[@natesomers5387]

Great video just what I was looking for

[@jerryrichardson7031]

Hello my American bass amplifier was pushing 2 kicker L7s and was hitting hard. Then all of a sudden weak bass. I have to turn on my bass boost on to make them hit now. From the head unit and the amp

[@brannonbernard7567]

Man thank you Jerry! You explained it great!

[@1-Six-dee]

I bought a meter off Amazon that is Bluetooth It will let u read the amperage remotely, I use an old phone and clamp my charging wires while at shows to make sure my vcm is doing its job as my alts heat my vcm has to be adjusted to compensate

[@0XxDOMESHOTxX0]

The problem is the gain does make it louder even though we say it doesn’t. I clip the hell out of my amp for burps and my power goes from 6k clean to almost 8k dirty lol. But I run Korean of course and keep my rca voltage at 5.5v just so I have a little wiggle room on the gain knob since mine goes from 6v-.2v

[@JerryAintloud]

yup I did a video , on when to clip. it's on here and yes I set clean at vol 32 with a -5db 40 hz tone. BUT when I burp i use a 0db tone to push me into clipping. even did it with taramps.

[@joeylee3505]

We need to turn that gain up and get them 10s bangen. Bass on. That is all

[@ABArsenal]

ive got the jumper on my output volatge at 10v on my audio control dm608 into a RF power t1500.1bdcp and it slams. my gain is set at 9 out of 11. i think the limit on input voltage for RF stuff is 10v

[@MykeHawke-r9r]

Excellent thank you

[@mattcole5926]

Thank you for your time

[@850CANE]

Hey bro. I just got my first Taramps. A smart 3 bass. Can you explain why they like 1.8 volts? Thanks

[@scrapenbass493]

Jerry what model Kenwood head unit do you have in the ole shitbox?

[@JerryAintloud]

kmm-x704 in the shitbox and blazer

[@scrapenbass493]

@@JerryAintloud got cha....thought maybe we had the same one but i have a second hand kdc-bt555u...its a great receiver...but i am considering getting a new kenwood single din cause this one is on its last leg....when I press the back button it will switch the source if i don't press it just right✌

[@djnaughtybass]

My rca is only outputting .6v. Is there any way I can increase it? Cuz .6v is kinda low lol I gotta max my gain, but its still a clean signal so idk.

[@jpfouche75]

Howzit Jerry, supporting all the way from South-Africa, you ever had anyone testing on a Soundigital amplifier? What input volts works best on them, and whats your opinion on entry level alpine headunits, i dont see much of you big guys running alpine headunits overseas. Shot

[@ceciljones1248]

OK I have two class d jp23 and a 8k taramps 2ohm version theirs not much of a difference? I know the 8k doesn't suck a lot of current compared to the class d amplifiers and far as voltage gains I set mine until it clips half way is way to much on the gain?

[@JretnuH]

Bro the gain knob is a volume knob don’t you know that? On the multimeter note I got a $15 kobalt mm and it reads down to .2 volts

[@axel31video]

I have low volume, and once I reach 20 of 30 volume in my head unit, It starts distortion. I have adjusted the gains at volume 18, engine stopped, 12,7 volts, but volume is still poor. I bought a line driver, 6 channel (in the front of the line driver you can read: 24 dB, 13 volts pk-pk ). I only need 4 volts, only a little adjust in the potenciometer, but I have read this is my solution. At the moment, I am having an issue, when i put volume at 20-22: My rockford fosgate t1000-BDCP works fine, but my alpine PDX-V9 goes to protect. I tested and had the same problem in my home and in another car. If I put high volume, the amplifier goes to protect, after one or two minutes. As it occurs in different places, and I spent hours and hours checking installations, speakers... I know the problem is in the amplifier or MAY BE THIS IS A CLIPPING PROTECTION?. All the way, I hope the line driver solve my problem. What´s Your opinion about that?.

[@ceciljones1248]

You don't have enough voltage You are running off the batteries it's clipping because you don't have enough current supply upgrade alternator and multiple batteries with a big three upgrade also

[@justinatmidi]

One question......if you tune your amp while your battery is putting out 12.6v, and then when it goes up to 14v, will it clip?

[@JerryAintloud]

no you should gain a bit of power

[@SkillzZ4ya]

Nice info thx bud

[@dackman6964]

Dont you have to match the gain knob to the subwoofer

[@JerryAintloud]

no the gain is just to match the input RCA voltage. nothing to do with subs.

[@dackman6964]

@@JerryAintloud thx for answering Jerry love your content 😁

[@F_8_T_A_L]

Loudness low middle high will effect your Headunit output voltage , Bass Boost will effect it , EQ will effect it So you are correct

[@HardKnocks160s]

Set them at 4+v clean on your Korean 8ks you will probably gain from that

[@JerryAintloud]

i'll give it a try when i reset my gains

[@HardKnocks160s]

@@JerryAintloud make a video if u can I think u can hit a 165db

[@vinny5541]

Cut the intro tho lol

[@408SPLKINGS]

I love the intro it's one of the funnier ones & it gets viewers ready... 🚗🔊🔊💨💨💨Bass