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New Amp/Sub makes pop when HU turned off/on


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7th_gen_celica 
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Joined: December 30, 2002
Location: Canada
Posted: December 30, 2002 at 10:34 PM / IP Logged  

Today, against my better judgement, I had futureshop install my new amp & sub. I had plans to get a cd deck to replace my factory head-unit in a few months.

Now, whenever I turn my head-unit off or on, the sub makes a very loud BOOM-BUM sound. And the same sound when I switch cds. When I have a cd playing and i turn the volume to 0, I can hear the sub rumbling.

Because I am using the factory head-unit, a converter was needed to convert the speaker level outs (I think thats what it is called) to rca. The installer told me this was creating noise on the line, which is amplified by the amp, and causes the loud noise I hear. He said this will go away when I replace the head-unit with one that has rca outs.

Specs are:

Car:  2002 Celica
Amp : Kenwood KAC-629S (350 watt x 1)
Sub : Kenwood KFC-W3005 (12 inch Peak Input 700W  Rated Input 172W) in a ported box.
The wiring Kit and rca converter are Stinger.

Questions:

Is there an easy fix?
Should I just buy an aftermarket head-unit, and will it resolve the loud noise and the rumbling?

Thanks for any help.

g

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Posted: December 30, 2002 at 10:38 PM / IP Logged  
Tell the installer to find a new ground wire for the amp that is running the sub.Also, make sure that the ground to the back of the deck is solid and absolute.
Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
7th_gen_celica 
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Posted: January 01, 2003 at 8:22 AM / IP Logged  

I took out the factory HU and put a Kenwood KDC-X859 in place of it. Now all the problems are gone. Seems the speaker level to Line level converter was creating the noise.


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