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antifork 
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Posted: April 30, 2007 at 9:13 PM / IP Logged  

hey guys how you doin?

im having a little problem with audio in the car. i have an 89 honda civic four door that i ran a mids and high amp on. my head unit is a jensen VM9311TS and the amp is a kingwood( I know its a no name brand but it was free.). I did everything possible to make the engine whine go away. I have ran ground loop isolators on both RCAs which are DBlink. the amp is mounted on my back seat with all the power cables running on the pass side and the RCAs running on the drivers side with the speaker wires. I think it might be that the amp could be grounding on the seat with the screws i drilled in because I pro installer told me to either A) Upgrade my speakers to something better or B) seperate the amp from the seat with a peice of plywood or something in that type of material. please help me because i dont want to blow alot of money on new speakers. by the way the speakers i have are 2-way panasonic. and this is only my daily driver.

thanks to anyone who can help.

Just cut ur frame and drag the thing!
kassdog 
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Posted: April 30, 2007 at 10:08 PM / IP Logged  
Where is it grounded? Also it could be bad equiptment. Check to see if you have a buddy that can loan you an amp for a couple of minutes. Swith it out and see what you have. It could also be your battery.
antifork 
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Posted: May 01, 2007 at 6:04 AM / IP Logged  
the ground for the amp is on the back left shock.
Just cut ur frame and drag the thing!
austincustoms 
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Posted: May 01, 2007 at 4:07 PM / IP Logged  
First, create your own ground on a sturdy piece of frame metal, sanded to bare metal, and use a star washer. Factory bolts are the worst way to go. Then screw a piece of 3/4" MDF to the back of your seat, then screw the amp to that. It sounds like you have an awful ground loop, and your isolator is just a band aid, so get rid of it.
Second, eliminate the possibility of the noise coming through the RCAs. Try an audio signal from an outside source - an IPod or personal CD player will do. Run an RCA from your outside source with everything else the same. If the noise is not present, your RCAs are picking up interference. If I'm not mistaken, your battery is on the passenger side, but most of your factory power is run down the drivers side. Your best bet for the signal is down the center.
Finally, I also recommend upgrading the big 3. See the sticky on the car audio forums main page.
If you do all of these, and you still have a noise problem, have your equipment bench tested at a shop, or substitute parts one at a time until you find the problem. You don't have to buy new equipment to substitute if you have a friend who will let you borrow theirs for a few minutes.
i am an idiot 
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Posted: May 01, 2007 at 8:42 PM / IP Logged  
    Have we tried turning the gains down?
antifork 
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I have all the gains down on the amp. but i am going ahead and try what austincustoms said and give you guys the results when i have time. thanks alot to anybody that have tried to help on this. but im goin on ahead and ordering a new amp because alot of people told me that this amp i have is a piece of garbage anyways. 
Just cut ur frame and drag the thing!

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