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<blockquote data-quote="charha01" data-source="post: 8696224" data-attributes="member: 678910"><p>Thanks for the response. The "not playing well" refers to a few things. 1. When the system powers up I hear a loud "screech" noise for about 4 seconds. 2. Due to the fiber optic connection, I have no fader controls since I had to use a fiber optic adapter that connects through the RCA jacks on the head unit to the amp. 3. I get a lot of electrical noise on the system which sounds like it's coming from the alternator. I've read that this could be several things (bad ground, ground loop, power cables too close to RCA cables), but everything I've tried has had no impact on this. </p><p></p><p>One thought I've had is just to eliminate the amp and just hook up the speakers directly to the head unit. This would bypass the fiber optic/RCA connection and the HU seems to have enough power so there might not be a need for the amp. As it is now, I can only tune the volume up to about 5 on the HU before it gets too loud for my old ears. Has anyone done that with Bose speakers? Do they need the amp to function properly?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="charha01, post: 8696224, member: 678910"] Thanks for the response. The "not playing well" refers to a few things. 1. When the system powers up I hear a loud "screech" noise for about 4 seconds. 2. Due to the fiber optic connection, I have no fader controls since I had to use a fiber optic adapter that connects through the RCA jacks on the head unit to the amp. 3. I get a lot of electrical noise on the system which sounds like it's coming from the alternator. I've read that this could be several things (bad ground, ground loop, power cables too close to RCA cables), but everything I've tried has had no impact on this. One thought I've had is just to eliminate the amp and just hook up the speakers directly to the head unit. This would bypass the fiber optic/RCA connection and the HU seems to have enough power so there might not be a need for the amp. As it is now, I can only tune the volume up to about 5 on the HU before it gets too loud for my old ears. Has anyone done that with Bose speakers? Do they need the amp to function properly? [/QUOTE]
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