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Originally Posted by 370z_Roadster Why pay for a 598w RMS amp if you only try to get 299w RMS out of it? to an extent. But As Southark stated earlier

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Why pay for a 598w RMS amp if you only try to get 299w RMS out of it?
to an extent. But As Southark stated earlier in the thread....Always a smart Idea to go big on amplifier power, that you can pull back on, which lessens the chance of clipping, and speaker destruction. As opposed to trying to get BIG off a small amp.
Steve Meade designs has an awesome piece out there called the DD-1.
It is used to set your amplifier gains correctly to match your head unit. It also detects distortion, which you can use to see exactly what volume setting your head unit starts to distort at. you hook this to your head unit, and it sees distortion at, say 35 out of 40 clicks, you KNOW to never turn that knob past 35. Simple.
It is 10 times easier to use than an o-scope, and 10 times less in price.
I recommend them to anyone who is serious about their systems. $150 for piece of mind, and a truly optimized setup.
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