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why is my subwoofer doing this????

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Old 04-18-2011, 03:51 PM
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i dont think what equipment i have matters but i got a power series rockford sub dual voice coil running off a rockford mono amp and even with the volume turned all the way down and gain on the amp itself set at its regular setting i get massive THUMPS from the sub whenever the headunit powers on or if i click a button on it or if i even plug in my ipod its such a massive feedback sound and sounds really bad like its gonna blow something? what could be wrong???
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Check your grounds I think. If you know anyone with an amp you could swap into your system, try theirs
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Check and see how long the ground wire is. It should be very short.
The amp itself could be having issues as well.
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definitly sounds like a ground problem..make sure the place when you have the ground connected too is clean bare metal
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Guessing you have an aftermarket radio? What brand?
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pioneer head unit forget which model... the ground is VERY short maybe 6" but im thinking it may not be a GREAT ground so ill check that out first. i REALLY hope its not the amp cause that damn thing is expensive...




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