- Dec 4, 2011
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Well I out of ideas and I need some help.
The problem I am experiencing is that the rear left speaker is not putting out lows or mids, and the the aftermarket sub will play bass, but is extremely dampened and when a hard bass note hits it almost completely fades out.
Here is the story;
This summer I was sick and tired of crappy sound. I ripped out the stock speakers and put three way 35w Kenwood's in the front, and two way 40 Sony's in the back. I know they are not the best speakers, but compared to stock they were heaven but they lacked bass. So I picked up a rockfordfosegate amp and a slim profile 10in 150watt kicker sub & enclosure. I put that all together and it was perfect. I simple tapped into the rear speaker wires in the B pillars and only twisted the wires and wrapped them in electrical tape. (I know this is a problem, more to come on it). I also added this aux input so I could hook my ipod up to it and stop burning all those CD's
This past week the wires that I taped into came undone. This is due to me having a bad work ethic over the summer and I went back and soldered the wires in the right way. I also took my radio and aux adapter out to properly solder the power connections as well. I put it all back together and I notice that the sub is not really hitting and the 4 other speakers were mudding like crazy on the bass. Before the sub would overpower the speakers before you could even hear them begin to mud, but now it is nothing but muddiness when I would try to get base. Then I noticed the rear left speaker did not have low or mids at all.
Here is what I have done;
-I changed the speaker in the rear left door so that eliminates the speaker as the problem still is present.
-I checked all the connections and they all have the same omage, so a almost broken wire causing resistance is not the problem
-Amp works fine in another car
This leads me to think it is the head unit as it has been resetting lately and if I fade the speakers fully to the left or right, my bass issue is resolved but the rear left speaker still lacks the mids and lows. But since this problem arose right after I was working on it, it seems it is more likely I did something rather then the HU taking a crap at the exact same time. But all the connections are tight and secure, and fading the speakers eliminating the problem makes me think other wise.
Any ideas? I am truly stumped on this
-Wahugg
What I specifically have:
-Front speakers: http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Car_Entertainment/Speakers/6.5''_Oversized_n_6.5''_Speakers/KFC-1662S
-Rear Speakers: http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666304891
-Amp: http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_details.aspx?itemid=233188 (mine is two channel not 4, bridges @150 watts)
-Sub: http://www.kicker.com/Comp (10in model)
-Aux input: http://www.crutchfield.com/p_469GM12AX2/P-I-E-Aux-Input-Adapter-For-GM.html?tp=1672
The problem I am experiencing is that the rear left speaker is not putting out lows or mids, and the the aftermarket sub will play bass, but is extremely dampened and when a hard bass note hits it almost completely fades out.
Here is the story;
This summer I was sick and tired of crappy sound. I ripped out the stock speakers and put three way 35w Kenwood's in the front, and two way 40 Sony's in the back. I know they are not the best speakers, but compared to stock they were heaven but they lacked bass. So I picked up a rockfordfosegate amp and a slim profile 10in 150watt kicker sub & enclosure. I put that all together and it was perfect. I simple tapped into the rear speaker wires in the B pillars and only twisted the wires and wrapped them in electrical tape. (I know this is a problem, more to come on it). I also added this aux input so I could hook my ipod up to it and stop burning all those CD's
This past week the wires that I taped into came undone. This is due to me having a bad work ethic over the summer and I went back and soldered the wires in the right way. I also took my radio and aux adapter out to properly solder the power connections as well. I put it all back together and I notice that the sub is not really hitting and the 4 other speakers were mudding like crazy on the bass. Before the sub would overpower the speakers before you could even hear them begin to mud, but now it is nothing but muddiness when I would try to get base. Then I noticed the rear left speaker did not have low or mids at all.
Here is what I have done;
-I changed the speaker in the rear left door so that eliminates the speaker as the problem still is present.
-I checked all the connections and they all have the same omage, so a almost broken wire causing resistance is not the problem
-Amp works fine in another car
This leads me to think it is the head unit as it has been resetting lately and if I fade the speakers fully to the left or right, my bass issue is resolved but the rear left speaker still lacks the mids and lows. But since this problem arose right after I was working on it, it seems it is more likely I did something rather then the HU taking a crap at the exact same time. But all the connections are tight and secure, and fading the speakers eliminating the problem makes me think other wise.
Any ideas? I am truly stumped on this
-Wahugg
What I specifically have:
-Front speakers: http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Car_Entertainment/Speakers/6.5''_Oversized_n_6.5''_Speakers/KFC-1662S
-Rear Speakers: http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666304891
-Amp: http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_details.aspx?itemid=233188 (mine is two channel not 4, bridges @150 watts)
-Sub: http://www.kicker.com/Comp (10in model)
-Aux input: http://www.crutchfield.com/p_469GM12AX2/P-I-E-Aux-Input-Adapter-For-GM.html?tp=1672
