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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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when my RCAs are hooked up to my amp, my subs start hitting without any volume turned up, im completely stumped. any help?

i have a pioneer avh-p5700dvd, a memphis 100watt amp, and two kicker cvr12s, by the way
 
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Originally Posted by bumpinBEATS95
when my RCAs are hooked up to my amp, my subs start hitting without any volume turned up, im completely stumped. any help?

i have a pioneer avh-p5700dvd, a memphis 100watt amp, and two kicker cvr12s, by the way
check the settings on the amp and make sure they are all at the midpoint? thats about all i can think of....
 
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Did someone play crank the gain?
 
Old Mar 27, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by wlorton
Did someone play crank the gain?
lol thats what it sounds like....boomboomboom
 
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Originally Posted by bumpinBEATS95
when my RCAs are hooked up to my amp, my subs start hitting without any volume turned up, im completely stumped. any help?

i have a pioneer avh-p5700dvd, a memphis 100watt amp, and two kicker cvr12s, by the way
i had a similar problem but not a continual bump... my rcas got cut somewhere between HU and amp under the carpeting and would send a burp through my sub when i turned the radio on or off.. check your RCAs all the way through to make sure its not grounding out to the truck
 
Old Mar 28, 2010 | 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by MTopper
i had a similar problem but not a continual bump... my rcas got cut somewhere between HU and amp under the carpeting and would send a burp through my sub when i turned the radio on or off.. check your RCAs all the way through to make sure its not grounding out to the truck
its not my RCAs, cuz everything was working fine with my kenwood a few days ago, and Ive checked all my lines too

would a looped ground cause this?
 
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check the settings on the amp and make sure they are all at the midpoint? thats about all i can think of....
I hate to call you out, but this is terrible advice. There are PROPER ways to set all of those adjustments.

My recommendation is to get a new set of RCAs. They are usually the root of this common issue.

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMa...y=RCA%20Cables
 
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Originally Posted by bobditts
I hate to call you out, but this is terrible advice. There are PROPER ways to set all of those adjustments.

My recommendation is to get a new set of RCAs. They are usually the root of this common issue.

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMa...y=RCA%20Cables
lol i didn't mean set them at the midpoint permanently, but do it just to see if that fixes the problem and get it tuned from there...
 
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If you think your RCAs are still ok, try plugging in your old kenwood. and i would agree with Bob, better RCAs usually fix most buzzing/burps
 
Old Mar 28, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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Really just sounds like your gain is cranked!
 



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