troubleshooting

  1. 1slow77

    speaker cuts in and out

    I have a pair of brand new Deaf Bonce Apocalypse M81AC Neos and recently one of them started cutting out, ive come to the conclusion that its nothing to do with my amp or wiring and that it maybe be something internal, the speaker seems to cut in and out when it is moved in position or when the...
  2. Deepak Walia

    Kenwood KAC-X201T Blinking Blue Triangle

    First time poster here. For the past 6 years, this amp and the subwoofer were working fine until yesterday. The Kenwood KAC-X201T is now just blinking blue. Here is what I have tested so far: 1) The positive wire from the battery and ground wire measure above 14v 2) Multi-meter lead...
  3. genasis coupe 3.8

    Help asap

    Okay so I bought this Apple car play after market radeo I went down a dirt road had speakers and just one 10 with its own built in amp and now my radio won’t come on I hooked a tester to it and the yellow wire is the only one that lights up I checked fuses and they were good I even hooked up the...
  4. 7

    Weak Bass

    I installed a skar svr 10 inch wired to 1ohm, hooked it to a nvx 1000.1 amp, set the head unit to max clean output, i set the subsonic to minimum and lpf to max, with the amp gain knob to min and bass knob to max i played a 40hz test tone and adjusted the gain using a multimeter to 28.28v...
  5. ShadowVampye

    Kenwood X802-5 shuts down with subs

    New system I built. Kenwood X802-5 hooked up to 4 4 ohm component speakers and 2 JL Audio 4 ohm SVC subs. I have the subs wired in parallel to present a 2 ohm load to the amp which handles 2 ohms. No power light on the amp, checked power and remote on wires, both have 12 V. Ground is solid. I...
  6. N

    Punch 400.4 remote lug is grounded

    Punch p400.4 not powering on. Remote wire getting output producing 12v, amp only reading 4v. Switched wires and remote power source. Still only getting 3-4v at amp. Figured there was a short at\in amp. Tested continuity between neg and remote and there is. No continuity between power and remote...
  7. L

    2000 1st Gen Honda-CRV Headunit Installation Issues I CANT FIGURE OUT WHY THIS WONT WORK

    2000 1st Gen Honda CRV Headunit Installation Issues I will attempt to keep this as short and to the point as possible... I NEED HELP this is driving me crazy hahah Here is the headunit that I bought for a 2000 1st Gen Honda-CRV: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLD2P6Q3/?tag=caraudiocom-20 Here...
  8. This_just_in88 C

    Kicker hideaway HS10 help please!!

    Hi, I’m installing a hs10 in my 2002 f250. I currently have a Kenwood head unit. I have connected the remote wire to the head unit remote acc wire. Power to battery and nice sanded tight ground to the body under the carpet. When I plug it in it will blink red momentarily but will not stay in. I...
  9. B

    Seeking advice on audio issues with Sony 12” Subs.

    Hello everyone, I've been enjoying the performance of my two Sony 12” subs for a significant period. However, recently, during a music session with a friend, the volume was pushed to its limits, resulting in a loud buzz followed by silence. Upon restarting the car, one of the tweeters appeared...
  10. Corrigan Zeman

    Amp & cap turn off immediately after turning car on, stays on briefly after car is turned off while HU shuts down

    First post, so take it easy on me. For context, I had my previous set up (simple amp/subs/aftermarket HU setup) working just fine. I just finished rewiring it all with a better quality wiring kit, and added a capacitor as well. Im running 600 watt amp to two 10” subs, ive got battery positive...
  11. Y

    Intermitten Subs trouble...

    Old old system amp, capacitor, and 2 12"s. Running an LOC off stock headunit in my 13 accord lx. subs work fine, except when it rains, and when i shut the car off the subs play a low note consistently until i remove the remote wire. I dont understand... literally only happens in the rain. Its...
  12. S

    Speakers work but no bass

    Hi, I have an F10 BMW with the HK sound system. The speakers and subwoofers have been upgraded to the bavsound ones. The bass no longer works at all. It hasn’t worked for the past month. I had one of the subs replaced and the bass still doesn’t work. Any idea on what it could be? I was thinking...
  13. B

    Aux port in car stereo not working properly

    I'm plugging my iphone into the aux port using a 3.5mm to lightning cable. Recently when I try to play music this way the songs vocals are very quiet, but the instruments sound fine. I've swapped cords, but that didn't help. One thing I noticed is that if I leave the cord plugged in to the...
  14. W

    Bad amp?

    looking for good help, please advise if you can. I wired my amp to my head unit using speaker level ins. It’s a 5 channel amp. I bridged it to power my front speakers. The right speaker and tweeter keep cutting in and out. To see if it was the amp I switched the outputs around and now my left...
  15. M

    How do I tune both my Amp and my Line Out Converter?

    I am confused on how you tune an amp and line out converter at the same time. I have an LP7-2 LOC, and R1100M Amp and they both have gain knobs on it. I understand that for each, if tuning by ear, you need to put your radio at 3/4ths volume, play a 40hz test tone, and then turn the gain knobs up...
  16. M

    [SOLVED] Can I Install My Line Out Converter This Way?

    I installed two 12 inch subs with an amp and a line output converter in my Honda Accord 2009, and I wired it to the harness on the head unit but the amp never turned on. I took it to a car audio store and had them look at it, and they said that it can't be wired to the radio because it isn't...
  17. 8

    07 CTS- Grounding

    Sorry in Advance. I am working my build on a Cadillac CTS (Base) Running a JVC 7' Double Din two Pioneer 3003s DVC 4 ohms in a sealed box. Previous Amp is a JBLClub 5501 1500 This Amp at least pushed my Subs but obviously not enough Juice for the two, so I upgraded. This Amp works and connects...
  18. B

    Bass volume dims after certain gain, recently inverted sub

    So today I rewired my Massive Audio HippoXL 12 to my MB Quart 3k (1.5k rms). The speaker is prewired with 8ga direct from the leads, dual voice coil, so 4 wires, 2 pos and 2 neg. I ran the 8-4ga with a metal wire coupler. Before this rewire I had the speaker sitting in the box the normal way...
  19. S

    Troubleshooting. Subs stopped working after amp tuning

    I bought a belva 212 kit from sonicelectronix about 1.5 years ago and my friend wanted to make some adjustments to my set up. He was playing some music through and adjusted the LPF on the amp when out all of a sudden my subs just quit working. can anybody help me figure out what my problem is? I...
  20. R

    Troubleshooting issue

    Hey guys, im a new member on here and im calling out for help if im posting on the wrong thread can u direct this to the right thread. I have a 2011 lancer with a factory rockford system (4 component speakers,2 tweeters, 10" woofer in a concealed box and 5 channel amp-for those not familiar with...
  21. R

    Blown output transistor, can I remove it and just use a different channel?

    Hey guys, I have an amp with a blown output transistor (ADS p640). I'm only using 2 channels and it has 6 channels. Is it possible for me to just remove the shorted transistor so it doesn't blow the fuse, and use channel 3 instead of 2? This is mostly just to test the other parts like the PSU...
  22. S

    JVC Head Unit Popping Fuses Repeatedly

    I sold my friend my WORKING (perfectly I might add) JVC KW-NT30HD. He used it for about a week then it blew a fuse. He brilliantly just added fuse after fuse after fuse even though he didn't make any changes is, lol. As you might suspect it popped every fuse. All he did was inspect the wiring (I...
  23. B

    Brand new radio, 2 amps, and still not working. Please help!

    I have my radio hooked up to a four channel amp that runs my front speakers and my sub. A few months ago the front speakers and sub starting cutting out for some reason. I've checked all the connections and the radio is practically brand new. I know it's not the speakers that's the problem...
  24. supereikenator

    Weird, at least for me.

    So I have an older Aluminum coned Rockford Fosgate T1 that I bought off of this website from a highly rated seller. I'm going to wire it in and running + to + and - to - for a final ohm load of 2 (it's a dual 4) issue is, it only works when I wire one coil and one either positive or negative...
  25. A

    Help with /////alpine mrp m-850

    wheather im driving, in idle, or on accessory mode my amp just randomly stops producing output to my subs. the light doesn't even twitch when this happens, and everytime it does this I have to take me faceplate of my reciever to turn the amp off, and then ill put it back on, and it turns on, my...
  26. C

    Stereo Trouble Shooting HELP!!!

    I have a DUAL XHD7714 (I know that's part of the problem) that has a dimming issue on the screen and loss in speaker sound. It worked fine at high volume levels (46) before I installed a KENWOOD KAC 9102D with Sony Xplod Subs 1200w 12's. Now sometimes it works okay then at times the screen on...
  27. J

    JVC Control Panel Loose?

    I have a JVC S590 CD player in my car and it has worked fine until I drove over a speed bump last week. The control panel turned off like it lost power and when I jiggle it, it sometimes catches the power back (the control panel lights up again), which makes me think it might be a loose...
  28. S

    Amplifier/Subwoofer trouble

    I have 2 10" boss audio phantom series subs with dual voice coils. I have 3 different amps, all being 2 channel. I can hook each one up without any issues and i get a green power light, which is good. Whenever i hook up the subs the amp will go into protection mode. I have checked all amplifier...
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