Recent content by charha01

Does anyone know if they make a filter for alternator noise? I’ve tried the small RCA kind, but that didn’t work. I’ve heard that there’s some kind of filter that goes on the power line coming off the alternator, but I can’t seem to find one online.

Thanks for sticking with me on this. How would I short the center pin to the outer barrel? Would I take a cheap female RCA cable and cut the wire, then connect the two cut wires? I'm running the ground from the HU directly to the negative battery terminal. It was going through the factory...

I used the shorting plugs at the amp. I unplugged the RCA’s from the head unit and plugged in the shorting plugs on the amp inputs. The noise was gone. I then tried plugging in one set of RCA’s from the head unit and still noice engine noise on the speakers. I then plugged another set of RCA’s...

Thanks for the info. I'll give that shorting plug option a try. At least I'll know where to focus my efforts!

Thanks for the response. What is "the big 3 upgrade"?

I've installed a Pioneer AVH-2500NEX head unit in my car and paired it with a Kenwood X802-5 eXcelon amp. I cannot get rid of what sounds engine noise coming from the alternator and was hoping for some advice. I've changed the grounding point for the amp to several different spots, even...

Thanks for the response. The "not playing well" refers to a few things. 1. When the system powers up I hear a loud "screech" noise for about 4 seconds. 2. Due to the fiber optic connection, I have no fader controls since I had to use a fiber optic adapter that connects through the RCA jacks on...

Hi... newbie so please take pity on me. I'm thinking of swapping out my factory amp since I've replaced my factory head unit with a Pioneer double DIN unit and it's not playing well with my factory amp. The system I started with was a Becker head unit that uses the MOST system (fiber optic)...