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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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I have a 98 camaro and it is equiped with the monsoon system it lost almost all of its bass anyone know where i should start looking for my problem.
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 08:18 PM
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Are the sail speakers blown?
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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I dont think so it just quit all at once when you move the bass **** it makes a little difference but has no static or nothing.
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by redz2805
I dont think so it just quit all at once when you move the bass **** it makes a little difference but has no static or nothing.
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Would you say a little difference as, "yes the bass if better when you turn up the bass control but still not getting firm bass from behind the seats?".

Try turning the trebble all the way down and use just enough volume control to still be able to hear the audio ok.

After that is done, try fading it to front and rear, each time checking with ear or by actually touching with your hand the sail speakers covers to verify they are working.

Mine were blown, and I'm finally tired of "fixing" them over and over again with a soldering iron. ( long story )
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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I have the same exact problem too. I just replaced a blown sail panel speaker and that seemed to help, but it just doesn't sound like it used too.

I took my car to an audio shop and the tech said that I was just used to the bass now. My car has bass, but there must be some loose wire or something that is preventing the system to work 100% correctly.
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 157mpHourly
I have the same exact problem too. I just replaced a blown sail panel speaker and that seemed to help, but it just doesn't sound like it used too.

I took my car to an audio shop and the tech said that I was just used to the bass now. My car has bass, but there must be some loose wire or something that is preventing the system to work 100% correctly.
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Any chance your could tell us what "the one" replacement speaker is, perhaps some specs also on that "one" would be nice.

I also found out ( though fixing the blown one i had ) that one of the sails could still be working but not the other, which would cause an "odd" sounding bass.

As far as I have been able to tell, ( maybe because of imageing/ amp seeing a different kind of specs between both sails ( not the same specs for both sides? ) that the bass would sound almost "hollow" and not firm.

Could be from some kind of cross "cancleing"??? between both sails fireing at each other.?

I have noticed the system seems to be rather picky in the "sails" department for a really good sound for bass...

just my 2 cents...
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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Would you say a little difference as, "yes the bass if better when you turn up the bass control but still not getting firm bass from behind the seats?".

That is what the problem is
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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I'd start by testing the sail speakers. Disconnect the hatch speakers, turn your fade control to full rear, and check if you have any sound coming from the sails. IT is very difficult to tell whether the sail speakers are working with the hatch speakers still connected.
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