monsoon problems...bad head unit?
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monsoon problems...bad head unit? this is kinda strange. in my 00 z28, i have the factory monsoon system with the 6 speakers. 2-door,2-backseat,2-hatch. My problem is my front speakers in the doors play nothing but bass and low-mid tones, my speakers in the hatch play nothing but high treble and mid-high tones, and my middle speakers dont play at all. ive already tried swapping my amp with my buddy's out of his 97 z28 that sounds great but it doesnt change. Also my head unit will not play any cd at all of any type. Possibly a bad head unit or is it something more?
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IF your head unit won't play any kind of CD, then it's probably toast. But from your discription, that may not be your only problem. But, swapping the HU is a good start.
Are you still using all original factory speakers?
Part of your problem sounds like someone did a door speaker swap without bi-wiring the speakers as in the stock configuration. In the factory set-up, the tweeters in the door are driven directly by the head unit, while the woofers are driven by the Monsoon amplifier. Note: The amplifier has built in low-pass crossovers, so you only lower frequencies to your door woofers and sail panel speakers. If you have not done any mods to the stock system, then you likely have a problem in the wiring harness. The front channel has output from the HU, as can here bass from the door woofers.
The stock rear hatch speakers are just 4" midranges. Sounds like they are working. SInce they are on the rear channel with the sail panel 'subs' (GM calls them subwoofers, but that's really stretching the meaning of the word), you have output on your rear channel. There is no tweeter on the rear channel in the Camaro Monsoon system. Firebirds have a pair of tweeters next to the 4" mids in the rear hatch.
If you hear nothing from the sail panel speakers, and you've eliminated the possibility of a bad amplifier, the problem is either dead speakers, or bad wiring.
Are you still using all original factory speakers?
Part of your problem sounds like someone did a door speaker swap without bi-wiring the speakers as in the stock configuration. In the factory set-up, the tweeters in the door are driven directly by the head unit, while the woofers are driven by the Monsoon amplifier. Note: The amplifier has built in low-pass crossovers, so you only lower frequencies to your door woofers and sail panel speakers. If you have not done any mods to the stock system, then you likely have a problem in the wiring harness. The front channel has output from the HU, as can here bass from the door woofers.
The stock rear hatch speakers are just 4" midranges. Sounds like they are working. SInce they are on the rear channel with the sail panel 'subs' (GM calls them subwoofers, but that's really stretching the meaning of the word), you have output on your rear channel. There is no tweeter on the rear channel in the Camaro Monsoon system. Firebirds have a pair of tweeters next to the 4" mids in the rear hatch.
If you hear nothing from the sail panel speakers, and you've eliminated the possibility of a bad amplifier, the problem is either dead speakers, or bad wiring.
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As far as i know all the speakers are original but i havnt tore into it that far to actually look and see for myself. But as for the sail panel speakers, since i first posted on this, they actually came on for a few seconds and sounded really bad like they were blown and then went back out again so maybe i need to replace them and then check the wiring on the door speakers.
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I think i figured out the problem. All the speakers in the car are original and im no expert but i think the head unit is toast. Heres why. 1. the front door speakers do indeed play the highs, buts its so weak it seems like they dont sometimes making me think the HU is weak. 2. the sailpanel subs were not working because one of the wires that goes to from the connector to the cone of the speaker ON BOTH SIDES had gotten brittle and just needed to be resoldered. So i did that and then they both were working until the next day when the passenger side went back out and now that side is silent again. Even a brand new speaker that i know works wont even work on that side. But heres my theory. When i connect my good, test speaker if you will, i can here the faintest tckkk like you would when you first connect a speaker. So therefore i assume the amp is good because it sounds like i am getting power to the speaker just no playback from the HU. Does that sound right or am i just insane?
