Majik,

Just remember that the gain settings are in db, and therefore logarithmic. That is to say, every +3 db doubles the gain of the signal. A +8 db setting on the receiver tells the receiver to gain the signal by 6.3 times! You should always try to have all channels within +/- 3 db.

On my EP800s, I have a +1db setting in the receiver, and my dials are turned to about 10:30 on the subs. At these settings, the drivers extended so much during the fishbowl scene in Finding Nemo that my wife jumped back when I asked her keep her hand next to the driver.

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