Setting my Sundown Audio amp gain.

[bassahaulic 155]

This will be a brief step by step break down on how to set your gain on your Sundown amplifier if your radio has a 6v or higher output, as multiple radios do these days.

Step 1: Turn gain on amplifier to minimum.

Done. ..........

I was thinking it over the other night, and I remembered my SAZ-2000's gain had a "minimum" setting of 6v. I knew my radio did 8v output through the RCA's. So today I went and turned my gain all the way down and turned my sub level up on the radio, and sure enough it was just as loud but has an overall cleaner output, also what seemed to be more output, and more punch then before.

But this aroused another question, if the "gain knob" that plugs into the amp went from the "minimum" setting to where you had it set, how would this work if the amp was set to "minimum". So not 10 minutes ago I connected a Sundown "gain knob" to the amp and tested it out. And after only 5 clicks on the knob it was at full volume.

Just thought I would share.

[05Trailblazer 1]

did you check it with dmm? to see what the output was?

[bassahaulic 155]

did you check it with dmm? to see what the output was?

Check what? The radio?

[CrazyKenKid 64]

check the rca coming from the radio

I think he means did you check the output of the amp by removing the sub and hooking a DMM and reading the A/C volts!

and I get what you mean I am running a 5v h/u and 2-2500 and yes I know the voltage on the h/u pre-outs means jack shyt but generally when I use a sundown amp I hardly break 1/4 gain even on a 2v h/u! and yes I use a DMM to verify this tuning by ear and it is normally pretty good! the only down side is the music now a days as it is recorded differently so we use the gain knob for this instances!

and nice tutorial! short and sweet and to the point! lol