audio set-up for beginners [continued]

[Louie47]

Set your gain on your amp and hu the right way for it not to clip. If you have a sub, use 40hz test tone to set your gain properly and Use 1khz for your component speakers
Adjust it seperately and with your bass boost off, subsonic filter off, your eq flat. There are a lot of youtube videos on this and you can download those test tone for free.

And remember: amplifier gain knob is not a volume knob.