Stock Monsoon Sub Problems
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Stock Monsoon Sub Problems Well i have no idea what this problem is and will sound weird but i am confused on this. my stereo is all stock sounds actually pretty good for what it is anyways...randomly the subs stop working but everything else is fine then it will randomly come on again and be fine for a while. Theres prob some loose wire but i havent touched the wires so it doesnt make sense to me. another thing is the subs are actually playing but you can tell they arent getting the power they should be but once and a while they turn on like they are supposed to. You think my headunit coiuld be shot on that channel? its not the amp i have 2 of them and tried both and both are the exact same way. So any ideas would be helpful cause this is annoying and i dont really wanna rip all the wiring out
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what box??? its just the stock stereo but i checked the amp it wasnt that. it really sounds like its grounded out or maybe something in the headunit blew. it doesnt make sense to me at all. the subs are putting out sound but just not like they usually do. and they arent blown at all. so confusing!!!!
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All eight speakers in a Camaro are powered by the Monsoon amp so it is not the head unit causing the problem - your hatch speakers would be exhibiting the same symptoms if the HU's rear channels were bad.
I suspect the speakers themselves are worn out. Have you had a look at them? They are made of very cheap materials that don't age well.
I suspect the speakers themselves are worn out. Have you had a look at them? They are made of very cheap materials that don't age well.
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All eight speakers in a Camaro are powered by the Monsoon amp so it is not the head unit causing the problem - your hatch speakers would be exhibiting the same symptoms if the HU's rear channels were bad.
I suspect the speakers themselves are worn out. Have you had a look at them? They are made of very cheap materials that don't age well.
I suspect the speakers themselves are worn out. Have you had a look at them? They are made of very cheap materials that don't age well.
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Your amp could be bad. It's an eight channel amp so there's separate output for each speaker. Do you know another Camaro owner you could swap amps with to test?
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Are the speakers the original factory subs or have they been replaced? We often hear of this problem when someone replaces the factory 2-ohm subs with either a full-range speaker or a low-efficiency 4-ohm sub. A good 4-ohm sub will work fine because the extra sensitivity makes up for the loss of power due to higher impedance. But a cheap 4-ohm sub will lose half the available power from the amp.
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Im lost on what the hell it could be beause its only those two subs nothing else has a problem i was hoping a pinched wire but dont see a damn thing its pissing me off!
