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1st Jan 2025What Is a Gain Control on a Car Audio Amplifier?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Clipping, Digital Multimeter, Distortion, Gain, Oscilloscopes, Radios, Sensitivity, Speakers, Voltage

What Is a Gain Control on a Car Audio Amplifier?

The gain control is one of the most misunderstood features of a car audio amplifier. It is often mistaken for a volume knob, leading to improper usage and potential damage to the audio system. Understanding what gain control does—and doesn’t do—can help you set up your car audio system for optimal performance without risking distortion or equipment failure.Also, known as Read more

9th Feb 2024Amplifier Differences, Part 3: Harmonic Distortion

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, ARC Audio, Clipping, Harmonic Distortion, Harmonics, Intermodulation Distortion, Speakers, THD, Tweeters

Amplifier Differences, Part 3: Harmonic Distortion

We just escaped from one of the most confusing car audio conversations ever. In a social media group dedicated to measuring the harmonic distortion characteristics of amplifiers, a member challenged the importance or validity of the topic. We can’t imagine having that much spare time. OK, well, maybe that’s appropriate in a flat earth group. Anyway, let’s talk about a few Read more

10th Jun 2022Proving There is No DC Component in a Clipped Audio Signal

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: AC, Amplifiers, Capacitors, Clipping, DC, Digital Signal Processors

Proving There is No DC Component in a Clipped Audio Signal

A few months back, I wrote a very detailed article that explained what happens when you push the output of an amplifier (or source unit) to the point that the signal clips. To be clear, and much to the dismay of many who think otherwise, there is NO DC component riding on the top of the waveform. What you see there is a large number of harmonics that produce the top of what is Read more

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