You can do this by strategically adjusting the Lowpass and Highpass filters (subsonic) to create a bandpass filter. In reality, if you want to maximize your system’s output, while protecting your subwoofer at the same time it’s as simple as adjusting the audio bandwidth to match your source material and your car’s acoustic transfer function. If any of these factors change from when you initially set your gains with an o-scope, the amplifier’s clipping point will change as well.Ĭrossovers Utilization: If you’re one of the guys who thinks you get the best performance from your amp if you open up all your crossovers to feed the maximum amount of sound to you subs, this is directed at you. This change could be in headunit volume, charging system voltage, source recording level, etc. If you set your gains with an o-scope, it’s all good until some factor in your system changes. Our clipping indicator is as accurate as an oscilloscope, but it gives you the ability to monitor the dynamic source material we call music in real time. If you see the light blinking turn it down, and voila you’re no longer clipping. Once you’re amp is set up, you simply watch for a red blinking light.
DIGITAL CLIPPING DETECTOR SERIES
Lucky for you, DD has made the act of equipment preservation easier by implementing an output clipping monitor on the remote gain knob that can be used with our C, SS, and M Series Amplifiers. This can result in catastrophic damage to your equipment. When the gain is set too high for the application the amp will produce a squared or clipped sound wave, and the amp and the speakers attached to it will generate a large amount of heat trying to reproduce the clipped signal.
This usually happens because the gain is set too high in an attempt to maximize the amp’s output potential. If you’re now asking yourself what exactly we’re talking about when we reference clipping or improper crossover utilization, here is a quick summary of the techspeak.Ĭlipping: Clipping happens when you overdrive a piece of audio equipment’s outputs.
Both of which can be corrected during the initial setup. However basic the initial setup of an amplifier may seem, the fact remains the majority of amp and subwoofer failures we see come through our service department are a direct result of amplifier clipping and/or improper crossover utilization. It’s amazing what just a little bit of attention to the initial setup of your audio equipment will provide in the way of equipment longevity and acoustic satisfaction.
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