Kicker zx400.1 Tuning

[06goat 10+ year member]

Yeah I have a Kicker zx400.1 and I want some tips on tuning it to a RF T2. I just dnt want to fry my amp...

So any tips would help extremely.

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[30hrtz 10+ year member]

best thing to do is find someone with a meter and experience with setting gains.But,till then just keep the gain and boost below 1/2 total adjustment and the crossover at 80hz and youll be fine.

 

[06goat 10+ year member]

Why at half?Whats wrong with keeping gain at half and boost all the way up?

 

[Harleyfx69 10+ year member]

just turn everything clockwise as far theyll go ..

itll make that sub wang ..

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[tez4life Premium Member]

Why at half?Whats wrong with keeping gain at half and boost all the way up?

SO MANY THINGS!! Gain and boost all the way up will kill you sub in no time. That sends a clipped signal to the speaker which is very bad.

Take the advice mention above. My only suggestion is not to use the boost at all.

 

[06goat 10+ year member]

Ok lol, a lotta mixed suggestions. Idk what to do to it now lol.

What if I turn the gain and boost just about all the way up, but not all the way?

Someone I talked to said that the gain has to be higher than the boost or else the amp will fry? This kids kinda gooffy though so idk.

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

your friends retarded

 

[06goat 10+ year member]

your friends retarded

Well why dont you tell me what i should do instead of telling me I have a retarded friend?

 

[eharri3 10+ year member]

Someone already did. Did you miss that? With moderate boosts, gains at half way mark or less, 80- HZ on the high pass, and moderate volumes, you are highly unlikely to stress any part of your system to the breaking point. Keep it like that until you've read enough to know what you're doing or found someone to handle the tuning for you. It'll take more time than reading one tip on one thread.

My gains were set using test tones played through my speakers (I now know that's a no-no, I understand why, and I wouldn't recommend it for you but it got mine where they probably need to be). More people here would recommend either a digital voltmeter or an oscilliscope because music is so dynamic, it's difficult to use regular music and detect the point of distortion by ear. I can do it with really dynamic bass for my sub amp but when it comes to looking for distortion in mids and especially highs Ive never been good at it.

After careful experimentation the best x-over settings for my amp in my truck appeared to be about 65 HZ for the front speakers and 80 HZ for the rear to get a good impression of clean bass coming from the front in live performances.

I never touched any boosts on my amp other than to make sure they're at zero. Everything on my head unit is zeroed out except sometimes I cut the treble by about 1.

The goal here is to set everything so you can get the most you can out of it all without anything straining to the point of breaking. Gains is the first thing you should learn about and nobody is going to teach you that in this thread because it's the probably the most frequently asked and addressed topic ever and if you do a search on 'gains' you'll find a ton of useful info. The best you'll probably get if you drop the attitude is people will post links to the most useful tutorials.

 

[06goat 10+ year member]

Well I dont have an attitude. I can understand how the question is pretty universal so I will make a search.

The only reason I said that was because all he said in his post was"Your friends an idiot". He could have said that and told me why my friend was wrong and I wouldnt of said anything.

Anyways, its over. Ill search for some **** to read up on.

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[06goat 10+ year member]

Can anyone link me to the tutorial? I searched a bunch of different topics and found nothing

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63933&highlight=proper+gains

your welcome, and i wasn't trying to be a dick but if your friend HONESTLY told you that, please direct him to the internet and untill you do, never take any audio advice from him again... it will cost you in the end.