Noobie stereo question of the day

[talnlnky]

you should have that gain probably set at 4volts... not 1volt.... 4volt actually will mean it will do less amplifying of the signal.... You'll still be able to get the same volume out of your amp... you just have to turn the deck up higher to reach full volume... it may sound like a bad thing... but its actually a really good thing.

You can either have 4 clicks to full volume... or 16... which sounds better? 16 gives you more tweaking ability... also... if you get full volume at 4 clicks.. but then go up to 5 clicks... you then get a big taste of distortion with no added volume.

Distortion from incorrect gain matching can cause increased heat in the voice coils... which then can lead to premature death of your speakers due to the negative effects of built up heat.