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<blockquote data-quote="Philth" data-source="post: 7251234" data-attributes="member: 619781">Hey guys...I just installed a small system in my fiancee&#039;s &#039;08 Colorado standard cab.Kenwood KDC-HD548U HUKenwood 6 1/2&#039;s in the doorJL Audio 8&quot; subSound Ordnance M-4050 amp8AWG wiring to ampFront/Sub RCAs running to ampI checked the ground with a DMM and from the ground wire end (disconnected from amp) to battery negative connection (disconnected from battery), my DMM is reading .01 ohms, so I think my ground is fine.I&#039;m getting this random LOUD crackling/static from my Kenwood door speakers.&nbsp; The funny thing is it seems it only happens when I start to turn the gains up on the amp right around 1/4 to 1/2 gain setting AND when the music is loud. (I was setting the gains initially for the system.)&nbsp; When the volume is lower, the sound is fine. No whines, hiss, or anything.Everything is brand new.&nbsp; I&#039;m thinking the amp may be bad (Crutchfield cheapy) but I&#039;m not sure. I&#039;ve installed plenty of basic systems in the past and I&#039;ve never had anything like this before.Any ideas?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Philth, post: 7251234, member: 619781"] Hey guys... I just installed a small system in my fiancee's '08 Colorado standard cab. Kenwood KDC-HD548U HU Kenwood 6 1/2's in the door JL Audio 8" sub Sound Ordnance M-4050 amp 8AWG wiring to amp Front/Sub RCAs running to amp I checked the ground with a DMM and from the ground wire end (disconnected from amp) to battery negative connection (disconnected from battery), my DMM is reading .01 ohms, so I think my ground is fine. I'm getting this random LOUD crackling/static from my Kenwood door speakers. The funny thing is it seems it only happens when I start to turn the gains up on the amp right around 1/4 to 1/2 gain setting AND when the music is loud. (I was setting the gains initially for the system.) When the volume is lower, the sound is fine. No whines, hiss, or anything. Everything is brand new. I'm thinking the amp may be bad (Crutchfield cheapy) but I'm not sure. I've installed plenty of basic systems in the past and I've never had anything like this before. Any ideas? [/QUOTE]

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