Amp is messed up after new speakers

[tee 10+ year member]

After I installed my new speakers, everything was working fine, for 5 minutes. As I was driving, I switch from CD to radio, right then, both of my amp's fuse blew. I replaced both blown fuse with new 20A fuses (as stated on the amp). Those blew too. I did it one more time and the blew again. After that, I replaced them with 25A fuses instead. Although they didn't blow, my speakers weren't playing music but was making popping noises instead. I looked at my amp and the power light was blinking. What should I do now?

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[tee 10+ year member]

Anyone with any ideas what's wrong?

 

[tee 10+ year member]

Anybody please? I'm really mad right now because it took me a while to hook it up and now it's messed up. Thanks.

 

[Bake 10+ year member]

Sounds like you fried your amp.

 

[teamquakecelica 10+ year member]

maybe your speaker wire grounded out in your new install... killed the amp

 

[tee 10+ year member]

Is there any way to test and see if that's really the problem instead of something else? Thanks for the answers, at least it's somewhere to start.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

what kind of amp

 

[johnson 10+ year member]

Was the radio up when the fuses blew the first time? Was the volume up the second time the fuses blew?

 

[tee 10+ year member]

It is a Kenwood KAC-846.

To johnson: I was playing a CD, the fuse blew during the change to radio. The speakers made some popping sounds for 2 seconds, then the fuse blew. As I said though, I replaced them with 25A fuses and they didn't blow; the speakers just kept making weird noises.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

how high was your volume on the head unit, you can easily fry the rca inputs with it up to high causing the speakers to crackle, sounds like you shorted your speaker wires

 

[johnson 10+ year member]

To johnson: I was playing a CD, the fuse blew during the change to radio. The speakers made some popping sounds for 2 seconds, then the fuse blew. As I said though, I replaced them with 25A fuses and they didn't blow; the speakers just kept making weird noises.

Way to totally avoid the question...

Did you check to see if the amp was hot after the fuses blew?

 

[tee 10+ year member]

Hmm... maybe so because the volume was up higher than normal. If so, what would I have to do now? I don't really understand the term "shorted". So is the RCAs messed up or the speaker wires?

 

[tee 10+ year member]

Way to totally avoid the question...

I'm sorry, but didn't I answer your question?

 

[johnson 10+ year member]

Was the radio up when the fuses blew the first time? Was the volume up the second time the fuses blew?

To johnson: I was playing a CD, the fuse blew during the change to radio. The speakers made some popping sounds for 2 seconds, then the fuse blew. As I said though, I replaced them with 25A fuses and they didn't blow; the speakers just kept making weird noises.

I'm sorry, but didn't I answer your question?

No?

 

[tee 10+ year member]

Was the radio up when the fuses blew the first time?

To johnson: I was playing a CD, the fuse blew during the change to radio.

Was the volume up the second time the fuses blew?

Up as in loud? No. Up as in on? Yes. The volume was on 3 or 4 and the rear speakers were play, not surprisingly because it was off HU power.