Think i might be clipping..

[jmoneypierce21 10+ year member]

I can put in a store bought cd or brand new mixed cd and crank it and it will skip at times..but if i use an mp3 cd it will never skip. If i keep the volume low it doesnt skip ever,is this clipping if so how do i fix it?(Getting 14.35 on voltage so not because of voltage drop right)

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Did you set the gains with a 0dB test tone?

 

[jmoneypierce21 10+ year member]

no i did with last amp, is that all i need to do?

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

does the bass hit harder with store bought cd's? perhaps its vibrating the head unit more causing it to skip.. when something clips it makes a pop noise... dont cause the song to skip

 

[jmoneypierce21 10+ year member]

pheew never had it clip so didnt know really what it was so i guess bass jsut makes it skip but why doesnt mp3 skip at all? thanks for clearin that up though..

 

[Jacobman 10+ year member]

The CD is spinning in your drive as opposed to most mp3s being flash drives(no spinning).

*EDIT* MP3 CD......just now saw that.

 

[Rictamilk 10+ year member]

does the bass hit harder with store bought cd's? perhaps its vibrating the head unit more causing it to skip.. when something clips it makes a pop noise... dont cause the song to skip

omg i thought i was just being stupid you just solved my problem thank you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

glad i could help

 

[jmoneypierce21 10+ year member]

realized the deck only skips when i have my seats down, so its from the bass right? And wut can i do to stop this, local shop says get a better deck. But i have no money(no job) so thats not an option. Anything else i can try?

 

[KyleHarty 10+ year member]

Is the deck backstrapped? If not, that'd be the first thing to do, make sure it is mounted as securely and solidly as possible. If that doesn't work, there's a chance a cleaning would help, and make sure all your discs are clean. Otherwise, you might be in the market for a new deck or learning to live with it.

 

[neonrt 10+ year member]

Is the deck backstrapped? If not, that'd be the first thing to do, make sure it is mounted as securely and solidly as possible. If that doesn't work, there's a chance a cleaning would help, and make sure all your discs are clean. Otherwise, you might be in the market for a new deck or learning to live with it.

sometimes securing the deck too solid can work against you.

 

[DaveDSMer 10+ year member]

well.. just thinking but maybe you can make a masonite cutout of your mounting bracket. then line the top of the cutout with some deadener. then put the mounting bracket on top of the cutout and screw it all into place. Should help reduce the vibrations the headunit is getting.