hu skips at high volumes

[MrSwiss 10+ year member]

the only time my hu skips is when i turn the volume up to about 3/4's and higher. is my unit going bad? and no it isnt from bass, even when i turn the bass complete off it skips.

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[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

My old Sony did that too, it was one of the first ones which had the motorized face plate, shortly after it was skipping at high volumes it would not read any discs. It was like a couple of days after the warranty and stuck with a junk head unit. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif No more Sony products for me.

 

[MrSwiss 10+ year member]

gotcha. good thing i have extended warranty, until 2008 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

i would exchange it with another unit or another brand, i personally like pioneer their affordable and have lots of features with great SQ.

 

[swimfreak26 10+ year member]

My old kenwood used to do that...but it only did it once I had a sub amp hooked up to it. Either way, all problems went away when I upgraded so signs point to a problem in the HU, not in an additional component of the system.

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

I've found Eclipse has the best CD player transports, Clarion coming in second...all my previous decks (alpine/pioneer/sony/kenwood) skipped at one time or another

But on another note- are you sure the deck is skipping? or rather some clipping?

Do you have external amps?

 

[MrSwiss 10+ year member]

i do have an external amp for my subs, altho it is connected, its not even on. i blew my subs and so i have my sub power completely off from my headunit.

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

i do have an external amp for my subs, altho it is connected, its not even on. i blew my subs and so i have my sub power completely off from my headunit.

Interesting...when you experience this skipping, care to explain what you see- does the display remain on, or cuts off and on-or just pauses? BTW what HU are we speaking of...

 

[MrSwiss 10+ year member]

no nothing changes visually. its just a normal skipping sound a cd player makes. not losing any power at all. the hu is a aiwa mp3 player not sure of the model name.

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

no nothing changes visually. its just a normal skipping sound a cd player makes. not losing any power at all. the hu is a aiwa mp3 player not sure of the model name.

oh ok...basically a poor cd transport, the slightest vibration can cause it to skip-no mean to offend but AIWA is not quite a specialized caraudio manufacturer. Heck at one point I had a 3disc changer home table top model that skipped its brains out.

 

[MrSwiss 10+ year member]

oh ok...basically a poor cd transport, the slightest vibration can cause it to skip-no mean to offend but AIWA is not quite a specialized caraudio manufacturer. Heck at one point I had a 3disc changer home table top model that skipped its brains out.

doesnt make much sense cuz it never skips! i ride over rail road tracks at 40 mph and the music never stops. thats why i came on here. and it didnt do this in my last car. i know aiwa isnt a specialize car audio manu, but the deck is kickass cuz i can plug my gba into it and hear it through my system. which is a major plus cuz im security and sometimes i sit in my car alot.

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

doesnt make much sense cuz it never skips! i ride over rail road tracks at 40 mph and the music never stops. thats why i came on here. and it didnt do this in my last car. i know aiwa isnt a specialize car audio manu, but the deck is kickass cuz i can plug my gba into it and hear it through my system. which is a major plus cuz im security and sometimes i sit in my car alot.

bummer- you have a warranty with that unit?

 

[MrSwiss 10+ year member]

yes its good until 2008

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

yes its good until 2008

there's your answer

 

[MrSwiss 10+ year member]

b4 i get my rl-p's i will get my hu replaced