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Ehhh ok, heres my question. I have a 2000 cavalier, and just recentley(after i installed my new amp) When I turn on the radio at higher volumes, there is seems to be a scratchy sound coming from my interior speakers, when the bass hits. It does not do this when I am playing a cd though. Can anyone help me here?
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hey igg, mine does that too. my problem is the fact that the power wire i am using is too small for my amp, and so i guess the amp is pulling too much power away from the deck and causing the speakers to crackle. also, i got bigger fuses and that worked too.
so check into the following: - run at least 4 ga. power cable - if your fuse on your + battery lead is too small, upgrade that - have the shortest power cable possible for less resistance (but leave SOME slack)
if you're problem isn't electrical related, i have no idea what it is... hope that helped
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Ughh.... Dante, that is the only amp I am running in the car. I do have 4 gauge..... 8 gauge from the cap to the amp. It is only with the radio, which puzzles me.
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Try beefing up the ground return wire, from the chassis to the battery ground, under the hood, using the same guage wire you are using for positive to the amplifier(s).
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is your power wire ran by the antenna? nothing like a little magnetic interference. like when your driving under those huge power lines (like around monee on 57) and your radio cuts out. Only this is on a smaller scale. Checking the stock engine ground is a good thing all around. Hope I've contributed in some way sorry bout the LSB1, but the high bidder's givin me 185 for it, can't pass that up.
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