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Old 01-26-2007, 11:52 PM
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So i just got my subs hooked up today. They work fine at low volumes, but when i turn it up they just start pounding even if i turn down the volume or swich songs they just keep receiving power from the amp and keep pounding. I've asked a bunch of people and got a lot of different answers but you guys probably know better than anyone.
a) because the power wire and the rca's are too close together
b) bad ground power wire connection
c) amp is fried
d) rca's are bad
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Old 01-27-2007, 12:00 AM
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when you play music does the bass from the speaker's seem different then the bass coming out of the sub's... like timed different.
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Old 01-27-2007, 12:01 AM
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don't think so but i have the bass from the speakers turned all the way down
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Old 01-27-2007, 12:08 AM
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Cool

how/where are the wires run ?

why would it not be the deck ?

i do not see B or D

but you need more info like the wires how are thay run what side of the car are the rca's next to the power wires ?
what deck
how old is the deck ?
did you get coffee in/on the deck
what amp is it ?
how old is it ?
did you get beer in/on the amp ?
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Old 01-27-2007, 12:16 AM
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rca's and power wire run along where the stock electrical wires run, under the panel on the floor on the left side of the car. A guy at visions tested the deck and the ground ports are fine. Deck and amp are in sig and are brand new, tip top.
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maybe your ground ports are tuned too low......

anyways, your amp is broken.
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Old 01-27-2007, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Promasta
So i just got my subs hooked up today. They work fine at low volumes, but when i turn it up they just start pounding even if i turn down the volume or swich songs they just keep receiving power from the amp and keep pounding.
When you say pounding..... do you mean like pulsing, as the woofer just goes in & out all by it self as in the technical term call "motor boating" mode, ?

If so, check ground on amp, or try a different model amp and see if that goes away.
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Old 01-27-2007, 11:41 AM
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running rca and power down the same side of the car is bad

check grounds and add grounds to the deck and rca"s
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Old 01-27-2007, 02:05 PM
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It Almost Sounds Like Your Amp Is Drawing Ground Through Your Rca Cables, Try Stringing A New Pair Of Rca Cables From Your Deck To Your Amp And See If That Helps.
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Originally Posted by Promasta
So i just got my subs hooked up today. They work fine at low volumes, but when i turn it up they just start pounding even if i turn down the volume or swich songs they just keep receiving power from the amp and keep pounding. I've asked a bunch of people and got a lot of different answers but you guys probably know better than anyone.
a) because the power wire and the rca's are too close together
b) bad ground power wire connection
c) amp is fried
d) rca's are bad

I vote for c
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