Audio Help!

[-westy-]

I'm currently experiencing a problem with the audio in my car. I have an amp and sub fitted, however the sub is disconnected, the amp is running just the 2 front speakers.

Basically, whenever I turn the headunit up too much, the music cuts, then comes back for a second, then cuts (and repeat)

I'm tried turning down the input sensitivity on the amplifier, to no avail

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[-westy-]

Where have you grounded your amp to? Sounds as if it has a bad ground so is cutting on and off.

The amp is grounded to a bolt in the boot, perfectly secure. I'll check the connections tomorrow. Its strange that it only happens when I turn the volume up though?

digitalwolf - a bigger capacitor? wha?

 

[-westy-]

well the headunit is only supplying about 50w to the amp, and the amp is only about 400w maximum, so I don't think its big power!

 

[-westy-]

What is on the end of the amp? A sub?

It goes:

HU ---> Amp ---> Sub
---> Front speakers

The sub is currently disconnected, so the amp is purely driving the front speakers.

 

[-westy-]

All sorted now!

The connections for the sub (which I had stupidly left loose..) were shorting - I took them off, now it works fine!

Lucky I didn't fry the amp I suppose!

Thanks