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<blockquote data-quote="BrackishWarden" data-source="post: 8864204" data-attributes="member: 690390"><p>Thank you to everyone who replied so far, good insights. I'm not very good with car audio installation, all I know is how to swap out a head unit (I know next to nothing about installing the actual speakers, using wire, etc. I just don't have the equipment or knowledge at the moment).</p><p></p><p>As for the issue I had with "the left speaker having more bass than the right one", apparently that was just an EQ setting in the Kenwood head unit that was on by default, which I shut off and now the speakers no longer sound lopsided.</p><p></p><p>As for the windows being the culprit for the speakers shutting off, yes, I 100% agree that was the issue from the start; nothing but bad experiences from these car audio shops, and yes I also speculated that they basically have no certifications or even training required to perform this stuff in the first place. You can push all you want to try and prove to them that they caused a problem, but without any "technical evidence," they're not going to take any responsibility for any of it and just blame you and/or your vehicle and take your money regardless. My mechanic (friend of mine I've been working with for about 7 years and have always had great experiences with) told me he rerouted the wires and installed them so that the windows and doors would no longer cause any problems with them.</p><p></p><p>He told me he initially speculated that there was some sort of electrical/wiring issue which was causing the distortion, but again, after he finished fixing/installing everything, he told me that it's most likely the amp; although all my speakers work again, I'm back to square one with the issue of the rear speakers causing distortion when I have them on (turning the fader up all the way to 15 [the max] still resolves this, for now). My original head unit did not have this issue, not once. It was ever since I got the Kenwood.</p><p></p><p>Judging from the responses I got on here so far, it sounds like it is either the wiring or the head unit itself. Again, my plan is to Amazon up another Kenwood of a similar profile and attempt to swap it out and see if I get any luck... if not, I can just return it and start checking the wiring (I don't know anything about wiring through vehicles and doors, I'm going to have to look into that when the time comes).</p><p></p><p>Thank you all again!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrackishWarden, post: 8864204, member: 690390"] Thank you to everyone who replied so far, good insights. I'm not very good with car audio installation, all I know is how to swap out a head unit (I know next to nothing about installing the actual speakers, using wire, etc. I just don't have the equipment or knowledge at the moment). As for the issue I had with "the left speaker having more bass than the right one", apparently that was just an EQ setting in the Kenwood head unit that was on by default, which I shut off and now the speakers no longer sound lopsided. As for the windows being the culprit for the speakers shutting off, yes, I 100% agree that was the issue from the start; nothing but bad experiences from these car audio shops, and yes I also speculated that they basically have no certifications or even training required to perform this stuff in the first place. You can push all you want to try and prove to them that they caused a problem, but without any "technical evidence," they're not going to take any responsibility for any of it and just blame you and/or your vehicle and take your money regardless. My mechanic (friend of mine I've been working with for about 7 years and have always had great experiences with) told me he rerouted the wires and installed them so that the windows and doors would no longer cause any problems with them. He told me he initially speculated that there was some sort of electrical/wiring issue which was causing the distortion, but again, after he finished fixing/installing everything, he told me that it's most likely the amp; although all my speakers work again, I'm back to square one with the issue of the rear speakers causing distortion when I have them on (turning the fader up all the way to 15 [the max] still resolves this, for now). My original head unit did not have this issue, not once. It was ever since I got the Kenwood. Judging from the responses I got on here so far, it sounds like it is either the wiring or the head unit itself. Again, my plan is to Amazon up another Kenwood of a similar profile and attempt to swap it out and see if I get any luck... if not, I can just return it and start checking the wiring (I don't know anything about wiring through vehicles and doors, I'm going to have to look into that when the time comes). Thank you all again!! [/QUOTE]
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