Why Do My Speakers Sound Bad at High Volume? | Car Audio Q & A

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[@JackRR15]

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[@joeyjohncortez1771]

I got a 400 Watt amp two 12s what does it mean when they sink in but bass still sounds good just just like to know if it's the way I hooked the wire hooked are what y'all think

[@fudge9544]

I might also have some insight on this issue that wasn't mentioned in the video, as I had a similar problem in my car with a Kenwood head unit and Rockford Fosgate speakers. My popping was only noticeable at high volumes, but I think it happened at low volumes also, but it just wasn't really noticeable. I am going to outline the troubleshooting procedure that worked for me. First, do what the video said. Check all your wiring, and make sure your EQ is flat, no bass boost, etc. It could definitely be the solution to your problem, however, it turned out to be a different problem for me, which is why I felt the need to comment. Second, fade your head unit to each individual speaker and see if only one of them is crackling/popping. If so, it is probably an issue with that one speaker. This also did not solve my problem, because the popping happened on all of my speakers. Third, try another mode on your head unit. Such as, if you are always using your iPod via USB, then try plugging it into the AUX input and see if the speakers still pop and crackle. If they stop popping when you do this, then the problem is with your iPod or iPod cable. This was the problem that caused my speakers to pop and crackle. Cleaning them both with an air spray can temporarily fixed the problem, but it eventually returned. I ended up just moving all of my music to a USB drive. If all of this fails, you may have an issue with the head unit itself, or you may just not have enough power to properly run the speakers, as mentioned in the video. Also, remember to never turn your head unit up past 3/4 of its max volume, because it usually introduces a lot of distortion into the music. Hopefully this was helpful, and if all else fails, take it to a professional and have them identify the issue.

[@ionlybluffAA]

hey guys, question: speaker level calibration. how would i go upon setting the best speaker level or how would i properly adjust it manually..? thanks

[@markuk7010]

I have a bowl of rice crispies and they're driving me mad... how can I make them stop.

[@Chris780]

Ya know, I come here for answers to my questions. Not social hour.

[@teamcynical725]

No shit

[@IndAudio]

Why my car sound distorting when i turn my bass knob on on high volume i have factory radio in my car and tuned it to -7.5db?

[@bradnaylor]

I have a few Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS in a 1992 Acura integra... I also have 4 very low end Pioneer 6.5 inch 2 way speakers. I want to replace them for components up front, and some coaxial in the rear, since there's no tweeter holes in the rear. Maybe an amp too. really happy with the head unit, just want the mids and highs louder before I install a sub...

[@JuniorzProductions]

Another thing to add, he can fade the sound of the deck to filter more of the power towards the rear speakers (it's a setting I found to be useful) But definitely need an amp if the deck does not have a built in amp most after market deck amps that are 200 watt are 4ch which is 50 watt per speaker (saying there is 4 speakers total) best bet for power is a cheap 300 watt sub with a cheap amp for a average car stereo system. My information is based of personal experience, not expert experience.

[@puente5394]

Hi, I have a 12' t2 rockford fosgate power series sub woofer, and a kicker ix 1000.1, will that amp push the sub right ? Or should I upgrade ..

[@everss02]

Sounds like a factory amp that needs to be removed. Same issue I had when I removed all the bose in my altima, remove the bose amp and all is well.

[@robbmillett9600]

So I installed the KICKER 43CSS654 6.5" Component Speaker System Kit (that I got from your store on ebay) into my 2015 wrangler jk. I am using the stock radio. I turned it up to around 20-23 and was nasty sounding. The new speakers i put in sound really bad. Could it be because the stock deck doesn't pump out enough juice for the speakers? I thought it my be the crossovers so I have those set at 0 on all 4 of them and still sounds bad. Sounds ok when it is played at low volumes. Thanks in advance.

[@usernametaken3098]

is equalizing thru AUX good idea? i got alot of clean bass out of my caoxials by turning bass on poweramp app on android.

[@Whatsthe_dill]

I just put alpine s 65c 6 1/2" speakers amd tweeters in my 2000 chevy silverado that has the kenwood dmx47s. When I turn my blue tooth and my phone all the way up it starts sounding a little distorted on high volume. I also have a alpine mrx m 55 amp I wanna put in the truck it's a mono amp but has speaker inputs in the back for 4 speakers. Xan I hook just the speakers up to this amp not the sub and will it help ot could it be a wiring issue?

[@DCElzie]

I have a question, i have a 2017 Volkswagen jetta gli with the Fender audio system and i changed my door speakers to JBL 6.5's. The problem I'm having is my front speakers are popping (mainly the Right) the rears are fine. I just don't understand why the front two are popping. When the fader is to one side no popping but together they pop unless i slide the fader to the right a little. Also the car has a built in sub in the trunk. Can you help

[@koolkevin1107]

I purchased 2 amps for my car. A sony XM-1S for my RE SEX 12D4 and a XM-4S for my RF components. I ran a 4 gauge Monster cable from the battery into a distribution block and one 4 gauge goes to the xm-1s and one 8 gauge goes to the xm-4s. Is that power gauge enough juice to be running everything at its highest efficiency?

[@kylebennin1756]

I have a 06 civic and my rear speakers clip in the back with volume at 27 and up. Besides the solutions in the video would disconnecting them be an option? Before my current subwoofer n amp I had a powered sub hacked into the rear speakers wires due to not having an aftermarket head unit. There is a bit of extra wire that is hanging freely from the rear speaker wires with just electrical tape covering the exposed wire, would the exposed wire possibly be causing the clipping?

[@kylebennin1756]

Subwoofer sounds fine past those volumes, just the rear speakers clip.

[@LiLFlipJohn]

I have a pretty light powered amp Pioneer GMA4604 480W. Runs 40W x 4 or 120W x 2 bridged. I'm powering my front pioneer speakers with two channels and then plan on bridging the last two channels for a small sub. I'm looking at the Kick 10C124's "handles" up to 150W RMS. Does this mean that the sub is recommended to run at 150 W or is that the max wattage? With 120W would it be considered under powering the sub or will the sub will run weaker @ 120 W. I can't find many decent 120 W subs.

[@mudkicker7812]

When matching subs to an amp the MAX/PEAK power rating means nothing, same with speakers. If you can't find the RMS rating of an amp/speaker... DONT BUY IT! Your front speakers will run 40Watts RMS, your sub will run 120Watts RMS. I usually go off the rule of thumb of keep your sub as close to the RMS rating as possible. So the answer is yes. that's a good match. find the recommended volume for the sub so you buy it once. I don't know about your sub, didn't look it up. it needs to be a single voice coil 4Ohm sub. other wise you will run into issues.

[@TeeJay-ri1pl]

I just got some installed but litterally the same day the started sounding different. For about 30 mins they sound great cranked at max valume but after awhile the sound starts to sound fuzzy and volume decreases overall and gets echoed. Now I took the speakers back to get looked at n they sounded fine for both 35 mins but 5 mins after I pulled off the lot they did it again. Happens with all music rap,country,rock

[@AwjwJiminez]

I have a Toyota Tacoma and I just had a Sub woofer installed I also have pretty decent aftermarket door speakers but when I turn the volume up high say 3/4 of the way hi it gets muffled after 5 minutes on high. Any solutions??

[@M9semi]

I have a issue where my new pyle 5.25'' (upgraded from a 4'' kickers that i thought were under powered) speakers in my dash and at any volume above 25 they crackle so bad and its really annoying and my pioneer 6x9s in the back don't crackle. powered by a JVC KD-R330 deck. Also would bass blockers up front help this issue? thanks

[@brycewood4109]

i have a boss epic 2500 5 channel with 2 shallow pioneet 12s and 2 kicker 6x9s and some tweeters with a pioneer stero in my c10. everything else worls fine but when i hoom up my 6x9s i always get distortion eve w/o the subs hooked up. any suggestions?

[@TmP45]

So I have a 06 impala and bought some new rear kicker 6x9 speakers and install them. When I had install them, the right speaker wasnt getting power like the left speaker. I also have one 12 and a 300 watt amp that I didnt connect to it yet. Im just trying to figure out is my wires going bad or is it just the radio ( its the regular radio by the way) Ive bought a small kit that i can use to run the amp off the regular radio.

[@jzy0104]

Hi there. I have a BMW F30. ' just bought a jbl ms8 dsp. Would that be enough to power my speakers which are rainbow components connected 3way with speaker under the front seats and 2way rainbow components at the back. Now since my components speakers have there own xovers, do I need to set the xovers in the JBL MS?

[@nsanch86]

So I have a double din radio kenwood which has a rms of 50 watts but have a 1500 amp if I change radio to sony Mex 100 would it make it sound better or its. Just best to stay with the kenwood?

[@WH250398]

I have a different problem. My speakers are 100% fine when the engine is not running. As soon as you turn on the engine though, the speakers crackle. It gets worse with higher RPM. My garage tried installing a capacitor to fix it, but this did not work at all. Any ideas?

[@Singh_Preet57]

Did you fixed that issue brother

[@WH250398]

@@Singh_Preet57 Yes, I did. The stock Honda speakers were the problem in my case. The 50 watt headunit that was built into the car by the previous owner was simply too much for those speakers. They were absolute pieces of junk partially made out of cardboard like material. I replaced those speakers with Pioneers, and the problem was gone.

[@Singh_Preet57]

@@WH250398 oh that's awesome 👍🏻👍🏻I just upgraded my stock mercedes speakers to alpine type s. And the quality went down. I am confused and don't know what to do now

[@Gman2002]

@@Singh_Preet57like most stock head units car manufacturers tune the frequencies to the stock paper cones so they sound acceptable. To fix your issue, you will first need an amp to give the speakers real power as they are currently underpowered and you need a DSP to tune each of the new speakers as frequencies, EQ, delay, need to be adjusted. This may be $$$ but will be worth it. I upgraded my speakers to aftermarket high powered and like you the sound degraded. My local audio installer mentioned I need an amp and DSP with tune.

[@ftamiguelful]

I have a 2018 mustang I would like to replace the factory 6.5 inches speakers in the doors and deck lid. I'm thinking to put kicker speakers. Do you think I need an amplifier?

[@regstm3029]

2007 Impala LT (non Bose) I installed a new head unit and Scosche speakers all the way around, the front speakers are ran through the factory wiring, I had the back going through factory wiring as well but there was almost no noise in the rear speakers besides crackling static, I ran new wires to the back speakers directly from the head unit and that got the speakers to make a little bit more of clearer sound, I then installed a ground loop isolator which knocked out 90% of the static but now it's to the point where the front speakers are loud and bassy when they're not supposed to have that much bass and the rear sound like just treble.. confused and need help!

[@jolalwilliams2243]

Hi. I have a 4400w 4 channel Solar amp. I have a Lanzar double din head unit. I bought two new prv audio 8mb450 door speakers. I wired everything correctly but I'm not impressed. When I turn my radio up to high I get some distortion. I also have a crossover hooked up along with a hi phonics bass amp for my 12" DX subs. I've been told that the Solar amp I have for my door speakers could be the problem and that it's not powerful enough, could this be true? If so, I thought that that's what a crossover was used for. Plase help. I've been trying to figure this out for a month. Thanks

[@seanward5957]

I have a JL 900/5 c3 components up front and c2 coaxial speakers in the rear with 2 JL 12tw3 8 ohm subs in a 2018 GMC Sierra crew cab. I am having a distortion in my passenger from speakers after I hooked up my subs. It didn’t happen till I hooked up my subs. What do you guys think?

[@j3t4c3]

I have two mempnis m5 12's pushed my a memphis 1500w amp. Component speakers are: J.L. Audio 1's, 6 1/2, crossed over and 4's all pushed my a 300w pioneer. 7inch touch screen deck. My problem is when I turn my system up loud the 1's cut out. How do I prevent the highs from cutting out?

[@tomrast9629]

got question how can you improve sound in 2012 porsche cayenne with BOSE SYSTEM CAN I REPLACE JUST THE SPEAKERS IS THAT GONNA HEPLP ? THANK YOU

[@sunnysingh-cu9mi]

Hi I installed 4 new speakers 🔊, but the voice vocals, sound low, the base is ok ✅ but vocals sound low. What is the problem with that can someone tell me.

[@glawton69]

Hey guys, I have a 2014 Silverado with a factory radio. I'm experiencing the same issues, but I have Infinity 6x9s, 6x5s, and tweeters. I also have two Rockford Fosgate 10" subs with an LC5i Pro. The system sounds good, except when I turn it up, then the popping starts.

[@landonwalsh1858]

Hi I have a question, I have 2 6x9 cyderslink speakers in my deck lid in a 1965 Dodge Dart running off of a JVC KD-R980BTS and if I turn it up to about 22 I get distortion, how can I fix

[@Chase1297]

Random question! I have a Kenwood head unit in a stock system 2004 camry 2 pairs of 6x9s and factory tweeters as well. What should I set the hpf for on the Tweeters? Any help is much appreciated! (before you all tell me to just install new speakers, I am, but in the mean time I'd like my music to sound as good as possible.

[@JMTownsend83]

So, I have a question. I have a 1992 Toyota Pickup, which I installed a jvc kd-r888bt stereo in. I changed the rear speakers, putting in a pair of Kenwood 400W max 6×9 speakers. I noticed that if I turn the sound any louder than level 22 (which isn't very loud) I get a nasty crackle which I didn't hear even with the original speakers...what can I do?

[@Sovereign_54]

I have a question. I’m sure you’re busy so I’ll try to provide all the info you would need here. Currently I’m using my stock Camry stereo. Non JBL package. JL Audio 400/4 amp. 4ohm. 75watts per channel. Kicker Component Set. 4ohm. 10watt minimum. 100w RMS. 300 max rms. Kicker component speakers, but the crossover was separated from the pair, as, according to the terrible installer I went to, it was pulling too much power from the woofer and causing it to be low volume. So the woofer was wired directly to the amp, and the tweeters were spliced in as well. So the amp is powering both. Without a crossover. My problem is twofold now. 1. My tweeters are distorting, they tried to remedy this by adding a capacitor. It’s not working. 2. My tweeters are much louder than my mid woofer. And I need to push the volume HARD to get my mids to really shine through the rest of the mix, and at the point my tweeters are distorting, and uncomfortably harsh. Plus, I know that without a crossover they’re likely to die. My plan is this. 1. Install an Alpine ILXW650. 2. Keep or remove the capacitor but, take that crossover that was intended for both speakers, and connect it in line AFTER the splice that connects the woofer and tweeter to the amp, but before the tweeter. I do this in the hopes that 1. The crossover works as intended, and will effect JUST my tweeters and 2. If it does in fact drain power, and I know a passive crossover does, then maybe it will bring the tweeter volume into balance with the woofers. Can you, or anyone else hear with knowledge advise if this makes sense?

[@rmjeffardy]

whats your opinion about ground zero which is not listed in your website for sale ?

[@steelersluna1538]

I have a 2003 Yukon Denali XL I put a aftermarket system in it I got a 6.5 fosgate components in the front and back doors I have an upgrade sound system in the very back I have two level four 15 DC Audio with the 3.5 amplifier also DC batteries and everything it was sounding good then all the sudden the louder I go my door speakers muffle down the amp I have is a four channel which it's not like top of the line is called black ice but it used to work with no problem I noticed that it gets very very hot you can probably cook an egg on it that's how hot it gets I'm wondering if that's what's causing my door speakers to muffle down as an amp alone I appreciate it if you can reach out to me

[@mlgdoritoscheetos47]

I have 4JBL 6.5in component speakers running at 200watt rms. They have issues at higher volumes also. But I’m curious if an amp would solve that issue?

[@jacobburgoni2412]

Hey guys I am wanting to get an audio setup in an old classic car, 1969 Pontiac firebird and was wondering do I need to add tweeters for a high performance setup? I am getting some infinty speakers and 2 12" kicker L7's and haven't decided on all yet

[@rajeevlalay9307]

Hello i have a 12" sub and sometimes i get a lot off bass and the next time i play i have to boost my bass to hear it. What can be the problem?? Please help.

[@NanobotsInDaFresh]

I got a dodge avenger 97 it was a show car but it has some strange crap in the trunk like an amp called a soundstorm 700w with two large subs they seem as old as the car. Are there any subs and amp that are better then these that are under or around $200? I'm redoing every thing to this car and I want to remove the back seats and so space is no prob just want to keep the coast down.

[@guywashington2497]

Good morning, I have a 2014 Nissan Maxima and my new dash speakers crackle and pop with the engine running and the volume turned up past 20. I have a soudstream head unit, and boss chaos speakers all around. Dash speakers are 140w, front door 500w, rear door 125w, and rear deck 500w. Any ideas on what the issue could be?

[@TheJesse1959]

I have a 04 Chevy Impala base model have a Pioneer MVH -291BT head unit and OME speakers front and rear with an OME amplifier my front and rear speakers we're working fine then I have lost speaker volume at high level have speakers volume at 45-62 but sound is very low what is the problem? Help me out here

[@RockfordF150Bass]

I have a question why do my mids get distortion when my bass hits? I have alpine 5x8 in the factory location in my 04 f150 have all my amp gains adjusted running rockford fosgate prime 400 to my mids and 2 prime 1200.1 to my 12 inch t1 PLEASE HELP!! I also have in line bass blockers installed THX

[@nicosanmiguel5042]

where can i find better car speakers? are all car speakers the same? do i have to get speakers that are specific to my car model, year and brand? or does it have to only be specific to the brand? is playing music really loud at max volume flat out a bad idea no matter what speakers u have, or r there certain speakers that r designed for that? pls help

[@BostonBruins-yn8em]

I just put in an aftermarket radio and the back speakers rattle and the front speakers aren't playing bass anymore like when I had the stock radio in it. ik theres no problems with wiring in the radio so what do I need to do so the bass will play in the front more and not in the back because my rear speakers cant handle bass. I also tried fading it all the way to the front and still not a lot of bass is playing like when the stock radio was in it. Please help

[@mudkicker7812]

replace speakers

[@TEAMSOTO]

Hey guys my name is Freddy I have a question I have Nissan Titan I have amp and bass box in the back but my problem the bass box is not keeping up with my music like the bass is low if I pass sound bar 18 it shuts off it use to work great..any ideas..

[@angelrodriguez-mv6jk]

i need help....i have a 800x4 taramp connected to 4 size 10" spl 500 watts each is that 800x4 amp good enough for my spls or do i need a bigger amp????

[@renedelafuente123]

My component speakers on drivers side go on and off. Checked the speaker wire and it looks good. Would bad rca's make the speakers turn on and off? I have two amps in the trunk, one for speakers four channel, and one for subs. Thanks any feedback appreciated. Thanks for the video.

[@charlierandall2481]

Hi guys, i can see this video is old but hopefully someone will reply! So ive just installed an android head unit (Atoto A6) on my 2008 350z Gt so it has the bose system installed from stock.... I'm finding that at high volumes i'm getting distortion, i think the bose system works at 1 ohms so i'm guessing my new head unit has a higher resistance so it can give as much current as my amplifier can?? do you know of any way i can fix this? Thanks

[@aloopetha]

Hi. I have a RF Prime Sub, Polk Audio db6501 compos in front doors, and JBL 6x9 coaxials at the rear deck. Pioneer 8690BT is the HU. The speakers and sub setup are being powered by JBL XT646 4 ch Amp and Rockford Prime 4 ch powering the Sub. LPF and HPF on Amps are off. I prefer setting them via the HU. Please suggest the best crossover settings for LPF and HPF on the HU, so that i get a cleaner sound and a cleaner bass even at high volumes

[@mudkicker7812]

I usually start with loudness/bassboost off, set the eq to flat, then flatten the volume of the sub to the stereo. after that I put my HPF to 80 and LPF to 80, after that it's preference. I tend to set mine at 100.

[@byrdman1057]

I just bought a 2004 Honda Accord with what I believe to be factory equipment. I noticed the speakers have a slight distortion. They don't sound like crap but if I listen close enough. I can hear cracking. I installed a pioneer deh-6700bt. With the high pass filter set at 80 hz it does seem to help but not eliminate the problem. I've played with the fader and balance and I'm pretty sure it's coming from all four speakers, but definitely more so from the rear speakers. Any suggestions? I appreciate any feedback The speakers in the rear are pioneer to-09096zh/xl

[@luisnavarro8143]

How do i find the high pass filter on my kenwood dmx907s stereo??

[@Enrtorr]

Hi guys i have a question i do have a grand caravan 05 i try to put a after market stereo i connect every single wire to The harness it turns on but no sound then i bought a second harness same thing happen now i get a new raptor harness and still The problem but the way blue wire and red wire are connnect together to the stereo red wire..if i connect the factory head unit everything its fine so i wonder what im doing wrong????

[@jordanbyrnes3233]

Hey, I have a Toyota Camry '97 Sedan and wanted to install a new head unit stereo. If i were to go from the factory default tape player stereo, will the head unit and appropriate wire harness be sufficient for installation?

[@LSXperts72]

I got some kappa 93ix I was recommended those as the best highest quality in their store and yes they are totally but then at a certain high volume they start sounding like the cheapest stock speakers, any suggestions? Would it affect the facts that I have not installed a speaker amp?

[@Singh_Preet57]

Did you solved that issue brother

[@linkprettyass2991]

i tested my p2 10 inch speaker with my home theater and it sounds good at low but it makes a pop noise at higher volumes it is a dual coil but i jus conected one side any idea if it will still work when i connect it to my car ?

[@carlosreis4626]

hey guys whats up i have a old kenwood head unit like 10 years old have it 03 subaru outback had my factory speakers but bought some jbl 6 and a half inch because i thought the factory speakers were giving me the problem so i installed the new jbl and still the same thing maybe even worse so this is whats happening i turn the volume up to like 27 its good for a bit and then it starts to sound like the music is getting lower not the volume botton but the sound so what i have to do is turn the volume down all the way and turn it up again to get good sound but if i keep the volume low like at 20 it stays good do you think its the radio starting to go to crap thank you in advance

[@raulruiz9411]

I got a 2020 hatchback corolla and when i turn on the car the speakers sound crackling like frying chicken jejeje can u please tell what is that and im using the OEM head unit

[@petertuijtelaars9447]

Hi guys! I saw the Q&A video of "why do my speakers sound bad at high volume" and i kind of have the same problem. I checked my settings, everything seems fine. I have my hpf on 80 and a sub with amplifier in the back. With my pioneer radio 4x50 watt max the pioneer speakers (of 45 rms) still give a horrible sound above three quarters of the volume. I think the wires are connected the right way. What can I do about this problem? Greets from the Netherlands

[@vanventuresofjesus]

can anyone tell me whether using 50 Watt AMP with 250 Watt speaker driver will affect the clearity at high volumes..if yes wat do you suggest pls help...!

[@joerivas4988]

new 6x9s but tweeters crakle when i get mid to max volume. never had this issue before. tryd another pair same thing. any ideas?

[@NikeBlazer623]

any experience with a DD audio 3512g? I have a (18 inch tall,16 inch sides) speaker box , when I turn my volume abit up I hear a rattle like if the speakers are blown , when I'm away from the speakers ,I hear a good clean bass? Any way it could be?

[@mudkicker7812]

check the wire in the box

[@eliseojuarez7298]

I have a 2002 toyota camry. That had a system installed. I took it out and. Now i wana put it back. I have. Factory radio factory speakers. I have a l.o.c. with one 12. Premier pro champion sereis. And a hifonics. 1600 Brutus. I connected everything properly. And when i go to turn up the volume my bass. Is still there but i dont get the. Same bass when the volume is. Lower. I have changed out rca cables. And still same problem. Befor i unistalled the same system it sounded good no problem at all. Any help. I just wana bang

[@dotsonkyle60]

I have a kennwood radio and jl audio speakers in all 4 doors with amp on them and subs with amp on subs. On the radio when you go to pro eq and you can go to bass or mid or treb and go to the setting that you can change the 125 to up or down in number what is this and what does it do? When i change it I don't hear a difference in sound.

[@tatsumaru12345]

Two things. If its what I think and its a rear deck? If you mount those 6x9s without the factory adapter straight on the metal, it'll cause it to pop and distort at loud volumes too. Found that out with my first car quick. Second, while you 'can' run speakers off a factory amplifier, I typically don't. You might be better off running new speaker wires to the aftermarket deck. Then perhaps upgrading to an external amp if its not enough.

[@claysonwebster1622]

are those speakers compatible for infinite baffle setup or do they need an enclosure

[@terrycollins1494]

What's up guys Just so you guys have an idea, I have a 2011 Chevy Cruze Eco w/base radio, kicker 350.4(07) going to image dynamics CTX 6.5cs door speakers. Passive crossovers were replaced with a "active" setup via minidsp and tweeters were replaced with seas prestige soft dome tweeters. I Also have a IDmax 10D2V3 powered by a Brutus 1200.1 Getting to the question now. My door dinger sound goes through the driver side door speaker. The fact that my doors are now amplified means that my door dinger is noticeably louder. My headunit has settings for a lower ding sound, but it's still too loud. Is there anything you could do to lower the dinging sound without negatively affecting the SQ of the audio.(obviously lowering the gain on the amp will lower the ding sound but that will also lower the output of the speakers) Gains are set below clipping as well. Thanks, Terry

[@tonyfourpaws4511]

Hey guys, I really appreciate your videos and i have a question. AMP= Kicker CX A1200 SUB= Kicker 10 inch L7 Solobaric Speakers= 4x Kicker 6 3/4 Ran well off of my normal truck battery but i was wondering about how long i could run it off of my new 120 AH deep cycle. Should i upgrade my alternator (I think it's over 100 amp) and do the big 3? Thank you again and have a great day.

[@mudkicker7812]

I got a question. I have a 2012 Silverado LT (non-Bose). I just replaced the head unit with a Pioneer FH-X720BT hooked to the factory speakers. A Kenwood KAC-729S pushing an Audiobahn AW-1008T in a standard .75 cube box from BestBuy. I have to fade the front to rear+3 because the front speakers are ridiculous loud. the Sub, all frequency's sound normal at 55 (SLA to -4) except with the kick drum hits. It sounds like someone kicking a door. I thought the Sub was 400 Watts RMS, maybe the sub isn't the problem. got any ideas? Bass Boost and Loud are off, bass is set to flat, and amp control on the deck is -3, 100% gain on the amp itself.

[@festa289]

+Kevin Wayburn sounds like you need to turn up the gain on your amp and set it to low pass

[@mudkicker7812]

+festa289 gain on amp is at 100% and I use the head unit to adjust how loud it is. I replaced the sub woofer with a Planet Audio PX12 and it's loud as f***. I think my old Audiobahn is on its way out. 13 years of abuse. lol

[@mariakman8740]

I have a rad Pioneer radio but my speakers in back doors and back hatch will crackle when i turn up.. I don't thump my music with bass but still like to turn up great songs on CD.. Should i replace my speakers to make it stop..Or change out my fancy radio? No I'm not puting in a woofer or crazy stuff .. just want good great sound of my music

[@ZaheerKhan-jt6ve]

Hi bro my music set sound pulsing up a little and down and my voltmeter set to millivolt also reads pulse on the millivolt scale millivolts up and down i change amp ic and preamp ic same thing please help.

[@MrTarkus007]

i have a kenwood radio &it kept going on protect mode so i disconnected 1 speaker &everything was back to normal for a few weeks till it came back on again &now neither of my speakers work i have PYLE speakers i think they are blown but not sure any advice on what to do is really great cause all i want is a little music in my cube nothing more .. thanks.

[@timothypalacios9304]

Thank you so much for your time and info you share. Question, if I have component speakers that run 75 watt rms and it's only getting 50 watts rms from the amp, could this be considered underpowered? You spoke about clipping and distortion in this video and I am getting a little of both at different times in different songs. I'm just trying to rule out a few things to get it straight. Thank you again for your time. Tim

[@2pacnasgame]

I had this same problem on my 2014 altima sv when I took out my factory speakers I regret that now so I ended up putting kicker ks 6x9 rear 6 1/2 front doors kept my 2 stock tweeter on front dash went to best buy got a alpine power pack install now my bass does not sound premium anymore 😲 now it sounds like it's in a cardboard box just cheap no more deep bass and I check my polarity I thought it was weird green was positive and red was negative it is louder now with no distortion but the base is just horrible my screws are in tight I order a braket for my front door speakers so I also hear that you have to break speakers in is this true and why the base sounds the way they do please help me out here

[@cliffsande]

Great answering techniques

[@1216hello]

Hello, I have a silverado 2013 ext cab I want to install and amp to my factory head unit i will also be upgrading the speakers adding an epicenter and a subwoofer. i want to keep all the factory setting such as steer wheel controls, onstar, blue tooth, etc is there any wire harness that I need to purchase to keep my factory setting. I also want to install an alarm is there any brand you guys recommend. I am willing to spend around 200 on an alarm.

[@kbayoable]

I recently installed some new speakers to my truck and new pioneer stereo and sounds weak? Installing a amp for those door speaker would help? I think the factory ones sound it better

[@proninety7587]

If my amp produces 25w output and I connect it to a 35w rms driver. Would I need a bigger amp or is this okay?

[@joemarchese1430]

Hello Allen and Brendan... OK my question is How do I get the most clarity out of my interior speakers, I like my music loud and crisp... I have Bose speakers and kenwood ddx 793 headunit I don't know how to use the 13 band equalizer Thanks

[@watchmanexpert]

joseph Marchese you can use one amp

[@sagramsagram4632]

Why does my pioneer car stereo fuse has a copper wire around ? If I take it off the copper wire from the stereo fuse it won't turn on ...I bought it from someone..someone explain?my speakers never did that even though i play bass boosted songs ..I use the deck at home with 5amp supply

[@SyfiraOG]

I just purchased a '03 Grand Am with an aftermarket Sony double din deck in it. I know the guy wired it pretty incorrectly, but i was wondering on how to fix it? It's wired to the cigarette lighter power source instead of the ignition source for one thing. I guess he didnt connect the antenna either because the radio doesnt work. I plugged in a brand new aux cable, and even at low volumes the back speakers (also aftermarket Pioneer something-or-others) whine, crackle and pop. Did he wire those incorrectly, too? Get back to me please, thanks!

[@tripatomz3441]

SyfiraOG smh pull it and redo it.

[@mamao_st_is_mine]

what is the absolute best amp for a 12" rockford fosgate P3D4 sub? $250 price range

[@tittyrino]

Rockford Fosgate 1200 watt monoblock Prime at 1ohm THUMPS my 2 12inch Punch 1212 DVC's.$240 at Amazon.

[@janathan25singh]

Julienne Goodell google amplifind

[@cweisberg6]

Hey I have a good question for you guys. And some people might want to know as well. When building a box for a sub, if I make the box bigger than what is recommended and don't have a lot of power will it make it perform/be louder? And or if I make the box smaller than recommended and have more power will it be the same outcome? (Keep in mind they will be tuned to the same hz, and the recommendation box size is 1.25 cf.)

[@Steel25D]

hey guys wen you buy a new Speaker can you leasan to a hai volume o you need to lisen for a week et a 20-35% volume o you can just pomp them et a hay volume?

[@keljennb511]

hi, I put in coaxial 6x8 Kickers in my doors of my 04 Mustang. It has the Mach system. Problem is, when I turn up the volume, (not to load) the right door speaker bass cuts off and when I turn down the volume the bass comes back on... help? thank you, Kel.

[@mudkicker7812]

Does your mustang have the Mach stereo in it with the amp tray in the back holding 4 amps?

[@keljennb511]

Mach stereo and it has the sub box and two amps, (one on each end), with the speakers 8x9

[@mudkicker7812]

+KelJenn B My friend had an 03 with Mach system. We ended up ripping the amps out and rewiring the speakers off the head unit. best thing you can check is the auto volume and disable it.

[@donovanmcgahey502]

Super helpful 👍

[@andreialvarez9976]

I put a radio in my car the constant i directly put to the battery terminal without a fuse then tha acc wire have a 25 amps fuse what should i do to remove crackling noise from my speaker?

[@jaspersanks5186]

I have focal 5×7 components front and back along with jl c7 3.5 mids and kappa 300 perfect 3.5 in the back powered by jl xd 600 v2 and on certain song my front 5×7 makes a certain pitch echo ???? Why

[@qmays34]

hello I have a massive 12 an all my voice coils are ready right on the meter put when its hooked to the amp it sounds distorted what can I do

[@MrAmrmnabil]

I have no idea about some of the terms you used. Would you make a Car Sound System 101 crash course. Great Vid Thanks.

[@pog8048]

What is the song you use for the intro?

[@gursharan85229]

Thanks ❤

[@msmallory2289]

Hey so i just installed two jbl 6×9 and 6.5 in my 2002 impala it has a factory amp but if i turn the vol up bout 25 30 or so it does the cracking and poping is that because of the amp it did the same with factory speakers

[@tajjohnson3570]

I have a 2008 Mitsubishi lancer with the rockford fosquate subwoofer that actually came with the car. With my old system i can turn it up as loud as i want and it sounded great changed the stereo and if i try to turn it up loud even without the loudness setting on and it just makes that same crackling sound i never heard b4. The guy who installed it tried to explain it to me sumn about the system is accustomed to 1100 sumn and the stereo is putting out 1300 so that sends the extra to the tweeters on th car thatmakes is sound distorted... do anyone understand what he is talking about and can you simplify?

[@austinharries414]

Question: my Chevy Silverado 2005 stock rear speakers are not working right when I turn the fade all the way forward the rear speakers get louder but are still very faint when I turn the fade all the way back they turn off the front speakers are fine it’s just the back ones it’s not the speakers themselves bought new ones and they didn’t work either

[@ulrichsosro9399]

so a 85W X 4 channel car stereo would mean a RMS of +40W. if that's correct than the speakers to be used must have a RMS value of +50W if u aren't going to use an external amplifier. is that correct?

[@SonicElectronix]

Ulrich Sosro That is roughly correct. Most aftermarket stereos list RMS wattage so be sure to check. A 50W RMS speaker is usually a good match for running right off the stereo.

[@dcarden3031]

yes

[@rdesimev6591]

My car radio is 20W x4channel thats very weak I bought a 50W RMS speakers the sound is bad when i turn on to max volume what if I buy better car stereo(If I buy 50or100W x4 channel radio) .Pls give me some advice?

[@mckenataylor9777]

Hey guys, I have kenwood KDC-200u headunit in my 1997 dodge ram 1500 and here lately every time it rains it goes into protect mode and then the door speakers do not work. What could be the problem?

[@RX918]

Sounds like maybe a bad ground to me

[@mckenataylor9777]

I have redone all my grounds and unfortanetly it still happens

[@RX918]

Mckena Taylor By that I'm assuming you relocated your head unit ground somewhere else, right? ....other than a bad HU ground I can't seem to think of anything else that would cause it to go into protect mode. Maybe check your Wiring harness that its not creating a shortage somewhere. If you are using "butt connectors" this could be a possibility, due to the fact that they often fail and disconnect themselves on their own.

[@mckenataylor9777]

Brian Salazar Okay, I will run through the wires in my wiring harness and see if that is the problem. thanks man

[@RX918]

No problem, hopefully you find the issue with your stereo. BTW, I forgot to ask if you are grounding your stereo to the factory ground from the car? Maybe this is the problem itself. I would run my own separate ground to a solid metal piece on the car. Also make sure to sand it to bare metal to get ride of all the paint and/or rust. otherwise if you don't, it would be as if you never grounded your stereo at all.