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<blockquote data-quote="linvillegorge" data-source="post: 1046281" data-attributes="member: 561434">Ok, here&#039;s the situation.&nbsp; When I&#039;m listening to the radio, everything is fine, both external amps power up and the system works perfect.&nbsp; As soon as I switch to a CD, the HU doesn&#039;t recognize the external amps and sends power to the factory amp.&nbsp; I know this because the rear speakers are still attached to the factory amp and they&#039;re the only speakers that play when a CD is in.&nbsp; The external amps won&#039;t even power on with a CD in.&nbsp; What do I need to do?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OK, I have a Kenwood X789 headunit and two amps, both Hifonics.&nbsp; I wired everything up last night and everything is working great.&nbsp; This morning I go out, crank the Tahoe, everything is working great.&nbsp; Two minutes down the road the amps go into protection.&nbsp; I power the headunit off, then back on, neither amp will power up.&nbsp; I get home and run the remote wire straight to the battery and both amps power up.&nbsp; So, I figure the HU isn&#039;t putting out enough power to run both (their daisy chained).&nbsp; I unhook the second amp so that the HU is only powering one - it won&#039;t power up.&nbsp; There seems to be a problem with the HU&#039;s remote lead.&nbsp; But, why would it work perfectly for a few minutes, then nothing?&nbsp; If worst comes to worst, I guess I could wire the amps straight to the battery and use a dash mounted switch, but I really want to just run them off the HU.&nbsp; What the *&amp;amp;%$ can I do?!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="linvillegorge, post: 1046281, member: 561434"] Ok, here's the situation. When I'm listening to the radio, everything is fine, both external amps power up and the system works perfect. As soon as I switch to a CD, the HU doesn't recognize the external amps and sends power to the factory amp. I know this because the rear speakers are still attached to the factory amp and they're the only speakers that play when a CD is in. The external amps won't even power on with a CD in. What do I need to do? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OK, I have a Kenwood X789 headunit and two amps, both Hifonics. I wired everything up last night and everything is working great. This morning I go out, crank the Tahoe, everything is working great. Two minutes down the road the amps go into protection. I power the headunit off, then back on, neither amp will power up. I get home and run the remote wire straight to the battery and both amps power up. So, I figure the HU isn't putting out enough power to run both (their daisy chained). I unhook the second amp so that the HU is only powering one - it won't power up. There seems to be a problem with the HU's remote lead. But, why would it work perfectly for a few minutes, then nothing? If worst comes to worst, I guess I could wire the amps straight to the battery and use a dash mounted switch, but I really want to just run them off the HU. What the *&%$ can I do?! [/QUOTE]

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