Recent content by Corsair714

I appreciate the heads up. I'd be very disappointed if I ruined a new one. Is there any possibility that is why my Kenwood has a whining noise? I have definitely disconnected the RCAs with everything on.

Alright thanks. I think I might go with this one here. It has everything I need as far as I know. https://usa.pioneer/collections/receivers/products/deh-s6220bs?_pos=2&_fid=18cae6428&_ss=c

I don’t know much about THD numbers aside from a quick search I just did. Any more you can tell me about that? Is there some way to check that for head units even when it’s no longer specified?

Ok thank you. Kenwood claims to have 5v preouts so I just wanted to check. I hear it’s closer to 4.8 though. Just want to make sure I have adequate signal.

Ok thanks. I will look into Pioneer a little more. I like the looks and specs of Kenwood however the user interface is a little difficult to operate. I haven't found any pioneers with anything higher then a 4 volt output on the RCAs. Does that matter much? I have heard higher is better so you...

It appears a lot has happened on this thread since I last checked. I am a little confused now as to if the head units I asked about will work well or not? They are both capable of running six channels and I will be hooking it up to a five channel amp(Recoil RED1800.5) so I do not understand why...

Hello all, I've been researching getting a new head unit since I am having some difficulties with the one I have currently. Looking through the forum it seems like a lot of people would suggest Kenwood which is what I currently have. I am just hoping it will actually work this time. Specs I...

I don’t have a pioneer, I have a kenwood. It is a KDC X304 and I bought it used. I don’t know when exactly it came out. It’s not too old I don’t think. And I don’t quite understand your other question.

Ok thanks. I have a kenwood not a pioneer. My wording may not have been clear on that. Regardless, I will try testing it without anything connected when I get home. Even if there is some noise I still wouldn’t be exactly sure what to think. Since it is better but still exists when the phone is...

The noise exists with no music playing and gets worse with higher volumes still with no music playing. It changes when I turn the volume knob on the head unit. I do get noise when the amp is not connected to anything, however I heard that is actually somewhat normal that noise would be added to...

I will look into grounding the engine block to the strut towers. The head unit has 5v preamp outputs which as far as I know should be quite good. Not sure I could do much better than the setup that I have, unless I spend a ton of money that I don’t have. I just want to eliminate the possibility...

There is an amp. It is a Recoil RED1800.5. It is a five channel amp however I haven’t even hooked up a sub yet. Working on the other issues first. The amp can put out quite a bit more then what my speakers are rated for so my gains are set quite conservatively.

Went ahead and gave it a try. No difference at all that I can tell.

I looked into and it seems this is generally a pioneer head unit problem. I have a Kenwood but I will still give it a go. Any specific way to ground the wires? Should I wrap the front and rear separately or all together?

Ok thanks, I'll take a look into that.