SonicSoundVW

ok, so after pulling out my D.M.M. it seems the voltage reading on the amplifiers either on the LCD screen or whats reported in Band Manager 2 is something that cant not be trusted and is only used for reference. the outlet tested at 121.7V the furman voltage regulator/power conditioner tested out at 121.6V but one amp on the LCD display shows 117V and the other shows 115V ( even when plugged directly into the wall ) . i brought everything into the house and used a solid 20A circuit that is useing 12 guage wire ( oddly enough the wire going to the garage is only 14 guage so i KNOW thats a problem lol ). the hiss is still there even when plugged directly into the outlet but it does not change with the knobs on the front of the amplifiers.In the garage the hiss increases with the amplifier gain knobs. when ran hard the voltage does still drop but no lights dim. ( i doubt i will ever haf to run them that hard anyway ) now i know my problem will only get worse when my sub gets here and i start useing the XTI2002.. :-/... now my main question is ( and if possible point me in the right direction links if possible ) when a mobil DJ has his own system.. like mine 2 XTI 1002 and 1 XTI 2002.. what do they do for power? get a different extension cord for ever amp and run them all over the place? according to my math current=power / volts it would be current=3600/120V so that would be 30A just for the 3 amps? my thought was ORIGIONALLY the voltage regulator would handle everything... so how should i give my system power? is their a better way to do it than use one oulet? HELP! lol and if im to noob and annoying point me to a forum that could help me but wont destory me lol.. thanks :-)

just work up and this is the first thing i checked :-P. What form should i have posted it? should i move it? i dont feel like getting banned lol. i do understand gain structure tho, i was useing http://www.dbxpro.co....php?f=61&t=959 this way to do the gain structure but my input gain only has a small red led that blinks when the signal is clipping, ( i just redid the gain structure per the link above and i now get that if the knobs on the amp are down and the signal going in is hotter it produces the same output as having the knobs on the amp all the way up and the signal going in lower ) the mixer never clips actually now that i have it set up the mixer never even hits zero when the mixer is maxed out. the mixer is a Alto ZMX862 and i only use one channel ( their is a dj/soundcard/mixer otw in the mail as we speak i think its a  Novation Twitch? ) i checked the circuit breaker going to the garage and sure enough its a 15 amp circuit breaker so that would explain the power issues, im going to move it into the house on a 20A circuit and see what the difference is with power going into the amp and see if that solves the hiss problem ( even at idle plugged into the furman voltage regulator Amp a gets 119-120 and amp b gets 116-118 colts ) ill post an update with my findings later.. thanks dakos! :-)

i just relized this is probably in the wrong part of the forum.... oh and to add even with the VR the lights in my test room ( garage ) still dim during intence music..??