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    Crackling sound in all loudspeakers even after replacing old ones

    At the end I decided to take the dashboard out, since I also had to solve a problem with the heater core. Upon inspection, I could not find any faulty cable. I tried all possible combinations of loudspeakers (tweeters, door, rear, left, right) and the problem persists. I checked again that the...
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    Crackling sound in all loudspeakers even after replacing old ones

    There's no other electrical problem present in the car that could make me think of an issue of this kind. It's had only two previous owners and quite low mileage for its age. It runs smooth with no symptoms of an ECU problem. I am tempted to dismantle the whole dashboard and check all...
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    Crackling sound in all loudspeakers even after replacing old ones

    Today I had the chance to take a look at this issue and did the following: 1) Checked that the problem is also present with the engine off. I assume this discards an alternator-related reason for the problem. 2) Measure the voltage at both (battery and key) 12V wires at the HU using the...
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    Crackling sound in all loudspeakers even after replacing old ones

    I recently purchased a 1995 Volkswagen T4 van and immediately noticed an issue with the audio system. At slightly higher volume levels, it sounded as if all four loudspeakers were broken. Upon inspection, I discovered that the previous owner had replaced the original loudspeakers with...
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