troubleshooting

Yo so I recently had one of my rear sundown 6.5 go quiet on me. If I turn it up to 1/2 volume and put my ear to the door I can just hear it. It is a wolfram 250.4 I have trouble shot everything and am positive it’s either the 1 channel on the amplifier or the 1 channel on the deck but not sure...

Good afternoon, I’m looking for some advice. I recently installed a Pioneer head unit along with two 6x9 speakers in the rear of my car. All wiring was connected according to the instructions, and I’ve double-checked both the connections and wire color codes. Here’s the issue: The front speakers...

I have a 4100 nex radio everthing thing work but regular radio is Grey out can any one tell how to fix this

Well now the amp isn't turning and I decided to open it up and check i cant see anything wrong but if someone does please lmk here's a few pics

Running into another problem so bass was playing fun then all sudden got really bad smelt something that smell like a blown sub but go check the subs and when I push them in they push in just fine. But now rca unplugged from amp and head unit something is still playing just like if a TV went to...

Install new Head unit equaliser 2 A 12“ subwoofer one Farid and 2 A wired and RCA’s was working perfect sounded great all of a sudden it stopped checked everything all fuses. All connections. Power is going to both ants no sound. Did I blow my head?

So put in 2x12 in my bmw e61lci Touring and started cranking, up to 75% to not get distortion. After a few weeks all my speakers "door, roof" sounds blown, distortion on low level. If i disconnect the 2x12 subs and underseat subs "both driven by separate amps" , does no difference. Put in new...

I apologize if there is already an open thread on this topic, but I am having no luck. System: Js 330a alternator, taramps 8000.1 (being ran at 2ohm so roughly 5k rms), Rockford Fosgate R2-500x4, PRVA 2.4x DSP, 3 Napa Legend AGM 100ah batteries, dual Sundown X12v3s, Kenwood Excelon Double Din...

I was driving and my driver side door speaker stopped working suddenly, so I took it out and found out there is no conductivity. I ordered replacement speaker with same codes and everything but it is from other model of the car brand. (original speaker: https://ibb.co/7tBf75np replacement...

I was driving and my driver side door speaker stopped working suddenly, so I took it out and found out there is no conductivity. I ordered replacement speaker with same codes and everything but it is from other model of the car brand. (original speaker: https://ibb.co/7tBf75np replacement...

So I’m fairly new to car audio, and I couldn’t find a similar thread. So I installed an amp and head unit in my car. After hooking everything up I noticed the amp had power going to it (light was on) but got no audio out of the sub. I plugged in the knob wire and got audio right away. When I...

I have a F150 with the factory head unit that feeds the high level inputs of a small 4-channel amp. I recently added a powered subwoofer. It also has high level inputs, so I spliced the rear speaker wires from the head unit to use as the input for the rear channels and to the sub. It worked...

I'm having a problem where every once in a while I get no audio upon starting my car. If I restart it then I'll have audio. Audio never cuts out while driving. I got stuck while troubleshooting, so heres my current situation: My setup is as follows. Pioneer head unit > Audiocontrol DQDX > 5...

I have a skar RP 150.4 now when hooked up to remote wire the protection light comes on.Grounds are good all new wire and still on.If I jump it to a 12v ign source it doesn't come on I even tried 2 other head units seems the remote wire causes protection light to come in even if I hook it up to...

I've got a bmw e46 325ci , my dad put a sound system back in 2014 . To be exact 2 12 inch subwoofer on a earthquake ph5000.1 monoblock in a good designed box for the woofers . And some other stuff but I don't want to get into to much detail. I've got a second battery hooked up to the main...

I’ve been out of the sound game since high school so it’s been about 29 years since I did. But I recently installed subs into my truck and had a fairly new used 12” Rockford subs, a brand new boss amp (I know it’s a generic brand but tried to get the quickest amp I could find) and a china made...

I have a 2006 Impala LT. I installed two 6x9 in the rear deck along with door speakers and tweeters in the pillars. I also have installed a head unit and an amplifier. Everything is Pioneer. I have been having intermittent sound issues for roughly a year. When I first installed the system it...

I'm posting for a nephew of mine. He's having trouble with the installation of a Jensen amp. It'll come on for 5-8 seconds then shut off. Could it be the speaker or ground. He's used both a used Jensen XDA94RB and a XDA92RB (1000w&600w) the latter being new so we know it's not a amp problem...

So I have a 1997 Infiniti i30 and replaced broken factory stereo with dual xd28bt and used the metra 70-7551 harness so I had to use splitters for stereos 2 rcas to become 4 but not all my speakers get sound and the volume is very low

hello, i put in this kicker key 500 along with a memphis subwoofer (not sure of model), was working perfectly for a week and now all of a sudden it wasnt working when i turned my car on, so i bought a new amp and i just tried that aswell, still nothing, im receiving voltage from the output using...

I have a good system in my 94 Chevy Silverado stepside but want to add more bass,So i went and scored me a 12 inch power acoustik from wal mart to add to my system. i wired sub up to make it @ ohms and followed detailed instructions on how to but i got no sound out of it and looked back it was...

Hello, I'm new to this forum and this is my first post here. I am not a car audio guy but I do need some car audio help! Recently picked up a very nice, 1 owner, low mileage 2007 Trailblazer but the OEM GM radio had no sound. If the volume was turned all the way up, you could hear very faint...

I just installed a lot of stuff in my car, Now I have a lc2i, boss r2000m, 2 12in skarr set d2 subs, a Skar audio RP-75.4AB, 2 jbl club4020, and 4 skar TX-T tweeters. After installing my tweeters all I hear when I put my ear up to them is static and crackling, I assumes I wires them wrong so I...

I just set up my new setup that consists of a RP-75.4ab, boss r2000m,4 skar tx-t teeeters,boss audio cpbk2, 2 jbl club4020, lc2i, and 2 add d2 12in skar subs. I also just upgraded from a 170amp alternator to a 210amp alternator After setting up my system every time the bass drops both my...

Any help. Having trouble with my subs. I have 5 channel skars amp two 8 Inc subs. When I turn up the volume it cuts off. If I un hook the subs it dose not do it . Changed ground and tried different sub same results

Ok. I have tried many times. I got it to where I want to be, but the voltage was reading higher than my target. I want to protect my speakers and ensure longevity. I have a JD1000.1 with a 15" CVX at 2ohms, with an LC2i. This is what I have done: -50hz test tone 75% to set LC2i just before...

Hello All! Here's my situation for my 2020 Lexus ES350. I had a kicker CXA400.1 wired with 8awg with an LC2i. Had this for about a year. No issues. I upgraded the amp to the CXA1200.1 and had a local reputable shop install it swapping out for a 4awg wire. This was done two days ago. This...

My setup is 4 Morel 69c, pioneer deh-4220bt, and kttp445u (I had the amp installed by a professional Alpine dealer). I've noticed something I NEED fixed. At a lower volume (15-20) the bass is very much present (It's set to be able to turn up to 42 without distortion/clipping). Once I turn it up...

Hello Everybody, Due to an incorrect install from a local stereo shop one the channels of my Alpine PDX-F4 is no longer working. I was told something may be lose inside. Anyhow I have a 4ga power and ground cables and have just had my back up amp US Acoustics USX4085 amp installed. Previously I...

Hi everyone! Some months ago, my subwoofer started doing weird things, when the bass drop was hard enough it stopped working and in the rest of the song it was working normally until it stopped working completely. i checked the diff alone to see if it works and it does, and i thought the problem...

Good morning, I have a Focal sub / amp combo unit in my 2011 Hyundai Sonata. To hook it up to my stock radio, I did the following. I ran a fused B+ cable from the battery to trunk. I ran a shorter (approx 2 foot) B- ground wire and used an existing stud in the trunk to connect it to. I...

Hey guys hope you are well I have a bt starsound single din running 4 speakers and 2 tweeters with a monoblock for my two 6inch subs and for some reason after couple minutes maybe 5 to 10min of playing it, the sound will cut off. If u switch the radio off and on it will still not play sound even...

I have a pair of brand new Deaf Bonce Apocalypse M81AC Neos and recently one of them started cutting out, ive come to the conclusion that its nothing to do with my amp or wiring and that it maybe be something internal, the speaker seems to cut in and out when it is moved in position or when the...

First time poster here. For the past 6 years, this amp and the subwoofer were working fine until yesterday. The Kenwood KAC-X201T is now just blinking blue. Here is what I have tested so far: 1) The positive wire from the battery and ground wire measure above 14v 2) Multi-meter lead...

Okay so I bought this Apple car play after market radeo I went down a dirt road had speakers and just one 10 with its own built in amp and now my radio won’t come on I hooked a tester to it and the yellow wire is the only one that lights up I checked fuses and they were good I even hooked up the...

I installed a skar svr 10 inch wired to 1ohm, hooked it to a nvx 1000.1 amp, set the head unit to max clean output, i set the subsonic to minimum and lpf to max, with the amp gain knob to min and bass knob to max i played a 40hz test tone and adjusted the gain using a multimeter to 28.28v...

New system I built. Kenwood X802-5 hooked up to 4 4 ohm component speakers and 2 JL Audio 4 ohm SVC subs. I have the subs wired in parallel to present a 2 ohm load to the amp which handles 2 ohms. No power light on the amp, checked power and remote on wires, both have 12 V. Ground is solid. I...

Punch p400.4 not powering on. Remote wire getting output producing 12v, amp only reading 4v. Switched wires and remote power source. Still only getting 3-4v at amp. Figured there was a short at\in amp. Tested continuity between neg and remote and there is. No continuity between power and remote...

2000 1st Gen Honda CRV Headunit Installation Issues I will attempt to keep this as short and to the point as possible... I NEED HELP this is driving me crazy hahah Here is the headunit that I bought for a 2000 1st Gen Honda-CRV: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLD2P6Q3/?tag=caraudiocom-20 Here...

Hi, I’m installing a hs10 in my 2002 f250. I currently have a Kenwood head unit. I have connected the remote wire to the head unit remote acc wire. Power to battery and nice sanded tight ground to the body under the carpet. When I plug it in it will blink red momentarily but will not stay in. I...