Experiencing whine in stereo system
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: May 17, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Topic: Experiencing whine in stereo system
Posted By: gsoublis
Subject: Experiencing whine in stereo system
Date Posted: July 17, 2005 at 6:17 PM
I was wondering if anyone could please help me out with a "whine" noise that I am receiving through my stereo system. My system is as follows: an amplifier attached to a capacitor with an audiobahn amplified tube. The problem I am experiencing is a whine when the car is running. I have disconnected the rca cables from amplifier and the whine stops. I go to the back of the head unit, disconnect the cables the whine stops. This led me to beleive it is the head unit, but as soon as you turn off the ignition the whine completely stops. I was wondering is this a potential noise coming from the cap? I do not beleive it is alternator noise as the whine does not increase or decrease with speed, it is constant. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you, George
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Posted By: ss-installer
Date Posted: July 17, 2005 at 6:49 PM
run your RCAs on the opposite side as the battery wire for the amp. if it is already like that upgrade RCAs or equipment.
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Posted By: gsoublis
Date Posted: July 17, 2005 at 6:51 PM
ss-installer, The RCAs are running on the opposite side of the battery. All equipment is brand new. Which equipment are you suggesting to replace? Thank you, George
Posted By: ss-installer
Date Posted: July 17, 2005 at 6:54 PM
how good are the RCAs that are running the amp? -------------
Posted By: gsoublis
Date Posted: July 17, 2005 at 7:18 PM
They are brand new street wire zero noise 2.0
Posted By: ss-installer
Date Posted: July 17, 2005 at 7:24 PM
what brand stuff?
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Posted By: gsoublis
Date Posted: July 17, 2005 at 7:53 PM
Brand : Street Wire, Zero Noise 2.0 (Brand New)
Posted By: gsoublis
Date Posted: July 17, 2005 at 8:00 PM
Brand New: Sony CDX-F7715X Audiobahn ATB12AT Lightning Audio Wire Amp Kit Street Wire, Zero Noise 2.0 Kicker Amplifier IX404 Lightning Audio LSD10TB Digital Monitor Cap Kicker K65.2 Compnents It does not whine when the stereo is on the ACC position, only when the car is running.
Posted By: nowlater123
Date Posted: July 17, 2005 at 10:46 PM
Buy an audio filter and connect it in your RCA wires. RadioShack sells a pretty good one. It might help in your situation.
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Posted By: mobile1
Date Posted: July 17, 2005 at 10:55 PM
check the grounds for your cap and amp. make sure they are a good solid connection to the vehicle. scrap away any paint on the car to ensure a solid connection. if you have a multimeter, check the ground reference between the batt. and your grounds. it should be less than 1ohm. play around with different spots to ground the equipment, i have a feeling this will help.
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