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<blockquote data-quote="gmpisawresome" data-source="post: 8665895" data-attributes="member: 674213">Sorry, I was on a phone that wasn&#039;t wanting to let me spell anything correctly. Anyway, now I&#039;m on my computer and can elaborate on the issue more. I have followed all the tips given by the first response and more, which include:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Checking polarity 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ensuring proper grounds 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Making sure speakers are not blown 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Updating head unit firmware 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Turning off all the in radio settings (Loudness, supreme, etc.) 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Adjusting the EQ 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sound deadening the car doors 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Installingfast rings 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tested a Kenwood amp on the front speakers (No difference was made) 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Adjusting gain 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Using different inputs 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Factory resetting radio 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ensuring no crosstalk or interference between the wires is happening 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Making sure Subwoofer box is sealed 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Aligning tweeters with my head (off-axis by about 20 degrees) 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Adjusting time alignment 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">adjusting crossover 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">adjusting fader 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">adjusting levels for speakers 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Turning down gain for tweeters/mid 
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</ul>I&#039;ve done more but this is all I can remember off the top of my head. The sound I&#039;m hearing seems to be just tinny and nasty. Voices are clear and when its just vocals, it sounds amazing. However, when instruments are mixed in, it starts to sound muffled and hard to distinctively identify each instrument. I&#039;m not sure, but using an RTA on my phone, it looked like ~1k range is where things are extremely harsh and hurt my ears, even with it turned down in the EQ. Is it a possibility that my radio is bad? Are the speakers bad?  </blockquote>

[QUOTE="gmpisawresome, post: 8665895, member: 674213"] Sorry, I was on a phone that wasn't wanting to let me spell anything correctly. Anyway, now I'm on my computer and can elaborate on the issue more. I have followed all the tips given by the first response and more, which include: [LIST][*]Checking polarity [*]Ensuring proper grounds [*]Making sure speakers are not blown [*]Updating head unit firmware [*]Turning off all the in radio settings (Loudness, supreme, etc.) [*]Adjusting the EQ [*]Sound deadening the car doors [*]Installingfast rings [*]Tested a Kenwood amp on the front speakers (No difference was made) [*]Adjusting gain [*]Using different inputs [*]Factory resetting radio [*]Ensuring no crosstalk or interference between the wires is happening [*]Making sure Subwoofer box is sealed [*]Aligning tweeters with my head (off-axis by about 20 degrees) [*]Adjusting time alignment [*]adjusting crossover [*]adjusting fader [*]adjusting levels for speakers [*]Turning down gain for tweeters/mid [/LIST] I've done more but this is all I can remember off the top of my head. The sound I'm hearing seems to be just tinny and nasty. Voices are clear and when its just vocals, it sounds amazing. However, when instruments are mixed in, it starts to sound muffled and hard to distinctively identify each instrument. I'm not sure, but using an RTA on my phone, it looked like ~1k range is where things are extremely harsh and hurt my ears, even with it turned down in the EQ. Is it a possibility that my radio is bad? Are the speakers bad? [/QUOTE]

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