SMD Distortion Detector DD-1 with a Line Driver - BONUS AMP GIVEAWAY!

[@meade916]

KEEP IN MIND EVERYONE - the two line drivers were set up using high and low level inputs. I wouldnt normally use both high and low on the same system, this was JUST to demonstrate how to do each one individually. Normally, as you might guess, one or the other would be used but not both at the same time.

[@meade916]

@ford302redneck please read the description. If this was going in my car, i would use all high level or all low level...but not both. I didnt mean to cause confusion but i was simply showing how to use them both, individually for different situations. I put it in the description and explained it no less then 5 times already, 10 if you count me explaining that on FB and my website where i posted the link.

[@meade916]

@3mmanuelll the more power you send the amp, the lower the gain is overall and that keeps everything clean. Imagine your amp putting out FULL clean power with the gains only up a very very little bit, if at all. :) Also, you can google the rockford fosgate 3sixty line driver and get some info on the ones i am using here.

[@meade916]

@daddyoca69 this video was made to demonstrate the two different ways of hooking up a line driver with the DD-1. Please take the fact they are both hooked up at the same time out of the equation. If it was in a car it would be one or the other but usually not both. I just wanted to show how both ways were done bro.

[@1wcastro]

I have one of your DD-1, I love it. Great product. It is great that you are showing how to use your DD-1. Keep up the great work.

[@gieauto7175]

In response to Travis Johnston, Steve has a few other videos on installation and adjustments. Take a moment to view them and you'll see that he places all the settings on the head units to the null value, centered and no modifications to the sound from the deck. This gives you the base setting to check from if you encounter any issues.

[@meade916]

@ford302redneck please read the description bro. I only did it like this to DEMONSTRATE the two types of inputs and what to do with them. I wouldnt use both at the same time in an install.

[@gieauto7175]

In response to James Falvey I believe Steve is simply showing how the tool works and the difference between high level inputs compared to low level inputs. But your point it would make sense if you were doing an install you would set the amp gains to to lower setting of 24 to avoid clipping. The tool is helpful at identifying were the clipping occurs. Before seeing this tool I was told to listen for clipping, which gave me an ok performance. I've ordered the tool and now expect stellar performance now.

[@meade916]

@DATomko i believe the email addy for the person you need to speak to is in that description (on that video you saw the 250.2). You can email them or join my forum and post in the Soundigital section :) thanks!

[@meade916]

@roxsjeezur please read the description.

[@meade916]

getting ready to upload a video announcing the winner - stay tuned! thanks eveyrone!

[@meade916]

@benmoore3000 there is probably 20 or 30 already in the UK so the answer is YES. :) thanks!

[@meade916]

@Astro247z the CD that comes with the DD-1

[@timgraysontv]

I JUST WON THE AMP!!!

[@CodyleeCovers]

Steve Meade = King of car audio

[@oACE20o]

thanks Steve for sharing your knowledge. I been listing to you and watch what you do. im already half done on my home system witch when done i will show you. just 2 last steps is my tower build and amp to complete the music part (normal surround is set) small scale to what you do... but thanks for the vids bro

[@bryanasher6245]

Best money I have spent in a while! Thanks Steve!!!!!

[@mrchrisk36]

That's cool of you to give away that amp good luck to to the first 500 that bought a dd1

[@dawgsrock2552]

This is funny, i got the same headunit friday. got done putting my new system in about 20 minutes ago :) (2 12" Kicker CVR's and 1 10" kicker comp with 2 amps)

[@meade916]

@walkingfreak i hear ya bro. When i couldnt afford the things i wanted, i didnt complain about my job washing dishes, which i hated. I got a job ROOFING to help me live and still have fun in life. Its still a cheap ass deck no matter how you look at it. The god damn thing doesnt even have front RCA's. It has front high outputs and rear/sub rca (low level). You get what you pay for, its a cheap deck.

[@meade916]

@AudioBassiks for the 20th time please read the description.

[@brutisking]

STEVE IS THEE MAN! ALWAYS GETT'N IT DONE! YEE!

[@AnythingLoud]

how nice of you with that giveaway. too bad i cant buy a DD-1 anytime soon.

[@mtxgsxr]

def an innovative product for audio.... great work steve!

[@keeper15km]

haha your test bench costs more than my entire system in my car!

[@ByrneBeatsInc]

One happy customer for sure!

[@alain887]

@stevemeade great vid only thing missing is explaining the difference in tracks

[@meade916]

@CharlestownSolution i had a feeling it would be bad news.......then i figured, i will just put it in the description, they will read it. That was mistake number 2. LOL -oh well, thanks! :)

[@meade916]

@calvinblinkee just call it customer appreciation. :)

[@gieauto7175]

In response to Gerardo Gomez, not to cannibalize Steve's site but Mark from Custom Audio Fabrication has several videos showing how to check for clipping and were to hook up various different tools. There's also a link there to purchase the SMD DD1 once you've been convinced. And you will be convinced once you realize what you've been missing in sound quality.

[@marlonnoeldinaldo4255]

Do we still need all flat adjustment from the head unit before we go ahead with gain setting?

[@splaudio1]

thats really cool to do steve

[@meade916]

@goatskindreams i have been on the front page SEVERAL times. Thanks though man!

[@wonderbread06]

Just wondering if you turned off the Loudness on the deck before setting everything?

[@michaelwhite9288]

What’s the distortion thru the RCA’s?

[@SenorDennis]

@DirtMcGrit Turn the gain on your amp all the way down and hook the dd-1 up to your amp. Turn the epicenter up until it distorts on the dd-1, back it off, then turn the amplifier gain up until it distorts. Then you can turn the epicenter all the way up on the songs you want to and you know it wont be distorting.

[@JoshKetchum]

Gonna be ordering my DD1 this week. Im a bit of a home audio nut, what with 900 rms pumpin through the dd3500 under my desk, ac to dc converters, 1100 watt surround off of my computers digital signal... I got like 4 or 5 different eq setups to tune together so that thing will help TREMENDOUSLY... should have bought it already dough... >:)

[@meade916]

@allmotorhash sorry i was too busy watching a REAL fight. Bummer it only lasted 1 minute LOL!

[@TacoCatMafia]

hey steve could u do a little review on that Kenwood head unit cuz i was thinkin for getting the same one

[@TnTravelers33]

that's awesome on the amp giveaway bro I'm gonna have to hurry and get a dd1

[@brandonsmith8339]

I would love to have my system tuned with the DD-1 but the problem is that none of the Audio shops in Tucson, AZ have one they say they can turn better by ear than a machine but i think know one can hear the hertz levels and i don't wont a guess turned on my system.

[@chriswhite4596]

Do you have that setup on USB also , for the Competitors using Mechless Stereo?????

[@666thebmxkiller]

What if the deck has a loudness button? Do i leave it on for the DISTORTION test? Thank you, you rock!

[@JCGascon001]

Loudness only works at low volume levels, pumping highs and lows, after vol 12 in a (kenwood at least ) it shuts off itself

[@jamesfalvey77]

I do not expect a response from the host of this channel. So if your highs max out at volume 24 but your lows max out at 33, why not set the gains at volume 24 ? Why even set the lows at 33 and not 24? because you'll clip the highs way before the lows.

[@ReneAlanisJr]

You know you're rich when you buy a stereo for $99, call it cheap, and just use it for testing ha

[@Prodbyscrewhead]

What gain overlap did you use for your sub amps in your Tahoe -10 or -15?🤔

[@daryl9112]

Would love to have that bad boy of a Amplifier Bought me a dd1 yesterday

[@reekinhavok420]

How do you do this with a plain Klein tools multimeter

[@jeromeodongo8611]

Hey Steve great vids but I have been looking all over for a tool to tune the epicenter. Do you have a tool to give a visual representation of the frequency or can you please show us how to achieve this with the DD-1/DD-2 please

[@jayuce2193]

aye you the best I watched Ur KZbin videos keep it up bro

[@chadgaitor4238]

Good day I bought a smd DD-1 FROM A EBAY seller and I don't think it works properly... I have a new 10.6 power accoustic player and when I use the track on 1Hz -10db I have to turn my player nearly to max before it reads any signal... Is this normal...?

[@meade916]

@walkingfreak thanks man! :)

[@jason28w]

not that it really matters but i was just wondering what happen to your old flip out deck ?

[@gerardogomez4125]

How do i use the dd-1 if i have stock stereo going to a audio control lc7i? I want to know when my stock stereo starts clipping.

[@ryanrhoden7606]

Waiting on my dd1

[@wonderbread06]

@chrstbelieving do you hold the volume button down for the deeper settings? Like in general hold it down to go into the HPF/LPF and to turn off Loudness and on the bass/mid/treble you can hold it down and chose the Freqs. I don't have an amp to my RF 1652-s comps and they sound good off my KDC-x592. I'm just sayin

[@rubbernutz1]

hell of an incentive to buy a dd1 lol

[@yamilrivera3635]

Can i use the 1k frc i whan to use that to setup mi 2 inc compres drivers on my carr ?

[@walkingfreak]

damn i want the amp but cant afford a DD1. Owell il just have to save up money for the amp someday. Great vids steve keep em up!!

[@Connectingtomax]

what about the remote bass?

[@rex44rm]

Awesome products! Wish you made amps !

[@djbillyebundy8964]

Is it necessary to have a line driver for both highs and sub amps? Can you usr the low lvl for subs and high lvl for highs on 1 or does 2 improve sound quality?

[@3mmanuelll]

Hey wat are line driver wat are they used for

[@meade916]

@ReneAlanisJr you know your broke when you think a 99 dollar deck is expensive hahah......j/p. Im not rich and that deck is cheap as fuck bro.

[@blueelmo24]

What are you powering the test bench with?

[@ferch526]

hello, Im like so much your video i cant understand every video because im mexican and speak spanish but you have a a exelent explication, i like so mucho your videos and give drive your lexus jaja regards bye, and excuse my bad English, i havent so much practice with this

[@jokerklown25]

Awesome would love that amp

[@Himatamba82]

Hey steve any chance the dd-1s shipping to london uk ?

[@meade916]

@computerpro2000 you are going to ship them for my boneyard collection or for me to fix? I dont fix amps for people sorry bro! I will take them for my collection though.

[@jemerbautista6060]

Would the max volume be the lowest # which was 24, when everything is connected or 33?

[@ItsMeJbird]

Jemer Bautista Yes... The Manual says to pick the Lowest Number when you test the Head Unit at 40hz and 1kHz and will be your Max Volume. The test he was doing here was just showing different installs with Hi-Level and RCA from Deck. peace...

[@javierhernandez-tz7nu]

Good job , this is similar with an epic and eqx audiocontrol, and what outs use in eqx for rf punch p500x1bd (low L,R or mono or mono invert) tnks

[@alanerese7799]

how would set the gains on a lc7i?

[@polobilenmin]

"used" in your tahoe! more wealthier than a new one:-p

[@photosbychristensen]

one day i will own a great car system one day.

[@ratt141]

Aww yeeeaaa!! I think I was in the 120's in ordering, but man I gotta have this to push my new btl 18s, and check out my vids if you get a chance. I only have 1 of the btls so far

[@JoseGonzalez-xc5br]

Can I use a line driver. With epicenter

[@MrPep469]

Steve random Meade FTW :) yur a bassheadz super hero :D

[@Red2theMug]

whats that thing were u have ur volt meter hooked on??

[@DirtMcGrit]

how would i use the DD-1 when using an epicenter in my system???

[@josepolanco8037]

You’re doing great tools and presentations I just bought some tools are you DD1 and cc 1+ I’m trying to do my own system in my truck maybe you help me with

[@jms7585]

So the bass line driver was set using the 40hz 0db to max output without clipping and then 40hz -5db to max output without clipping…why both??? Wouldn’t I just set the gain on the amp with the 40hz -5db tone???

[@herrycaveman13]

I like that give back to da ppl

[@matt24852485]

U should pop up a corvette with the amount of back seat space u could put some speekers in

[@hickup014]

What waz that song at the ENd of the vid..??

[@dare2bdifferentkustomz]

Can u help me out I'm trying to break my two 4 ohm subs down to 1 ohm but it's reading at 1.6 ohms and my amp is stable at 1 ohm what to do my video is called "weird ohms"

[@iTzDaNiiLo]

I really want a DD-1 but I don't have the money. I'm searching for a job right now. I hope someday I get a job and I can buy it. The DD-1 is a must for every good installer. I don't think any car audio in Puerto Rico uses the DD-1

[@killernukem5914]

I know this is a late reply but i live in puerto Rico as well and i set my gains with a oscilloscope and every knucklehead here I've seen just puts the gains to the max like idiots

[@killernukem5914]

Also i freaking hate the voceteo bull shit they do here im a bass head for life

[@yager1992]

that's a really good head unit because my buddy has the same one lol

[@Texas07AV]

Fingers crossed

[@ancianou]

dude!!! i have this stereo U_U i now its cheap but sounds very well

[@audioforlife4579]

How would you set the gains and the cross over points if there is a 360.3 instead of a crossover or line-driver in between your amp and head unit? @meade916

[@Reggieb198895]

Ill love to that on my DC LV4 MOD

[@Fastass555]

@meade916 hey Steve I'm in the market to buy my first sound system and I'm driving in a '90s Oldsmobile so lots of room what should I be buying

[@daryl9112]

Dam good work

[@lugo2510]

Do you know anyone who can rr one a solo x 18” ? I’m hurting without my baby.

[@brandonsmith8339]

wish i had the money to buy the DD-1 and do it my self. I installed my system myself

[@LandryShift805]

@meade916 thts awesome bro someones gonna b hella lucky to get that amp lol. I most definetely can't afford a dd-1 I would get one too haha how about kickin one of those subs over there my way haha much respect bro!!

[@pacotacos1234]

steve can you give me a bass cd or a list of songs to use i am in need of good bass! and i dont know if it matters but i have 2 12in kicker cvr with a 3000watt amp

[@jpagan1993]

@meade916 still editing lol?

[@hickup014]

can u plz tell me the NAME of the SONG??

[@juanmanuel5001]

Saludos de torreón coahuila México 👍👌🙋🙋🙋🙌🙌🙌