grounding amp;where? *audio buzzing* help

kroz123 · Post by **kroz123** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:29 pm

I grounded mine just on the quarter panel there is a bolt that is connected to the back window heater ground.
It works fine and I'm using 4g wire.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:30 pm

lanos2001 wrote:i'd wait until OZ sees this. he'll be all over this like a korean on rice in the middle of a snow storm with a paper plate.

nick

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:35 pm

have you grounded your radios caseing? there should he a bold on the back of your headunit, attach a wire to it and ground it in a good spot, it might help

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:41 pm

daewoomofo wrote:have you grounded your radios caseing? there should he a bold on the back of your headunit, attach a wire to it and ground it in a good spot, it might help

Dunno... shop installed the h/u over a year ago but I never had buzzing before.. could the amp just amplifie the buzzing sound and is it possible that it just wasnt loud enough before?

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:09 am

lanos2001 wrote:i'd wait until OZ sees this. he'll be all over this like a korean on rice in the middle of a snow storm with a paper plate.

nick

Oh so funny!

LOL

Anyway ...

More about noise:

What spark plug wires do you have?
Also, make sure your alternator is grounded properly and the points where it grounds are clean and free of corosion or dirt.
You may need a thicker or additional ground wire to your head unit, or even an engine noise supressor between the head unit and the power & ground wires.

Another good way to not get noise in your audio system is to keep it turned off and enjoy the sound of your engine!

(that's not a very good option)

Have you tried a different amplifier in place of the one you are using now? Perhaps the amp has a fault and is creating noise in the system. That doesn't often happen, but it is a possibility.

Just some thoughts....

If I think of any more, I'll post them.

Cliff

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:12 am

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thats just awesome right there OZ.

nick

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:14 am

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:
What spark plug wires do you have?
Also, make sure your alternator is grounded properly and the points where it grounds are clean and free of corosion or dirt.
You may need a thicker or additional ground wire to your head unit, or even an engine noise supressor between the head unit and the power & ground wires.

Another good way to not get noise in your audio system is to keep it turned off and enjoy the sound of your engine! (that's not a very good option)

Have you tried a different amplifier in place of the one you are using now? Perhaps the amp has a fault and is creating noise in the system. That doesn't often happen, but it is a possibility.

Just some thoughts....

If I think of any more, I'll post them.

Cliff

Stock wires but there gonna be replaced in less than a week with Nology hotwires.

I'll beef up the ground wire on the h/u.

But unless the amp is busted then why would i have this noise now and not before?

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:53 am

One of the internal components of the amp may be going bad and introducing noise into the system.
It happens sometimes. *shurg* No electronics live forever.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:11 am

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:One of the internal components of the amp may be going bad and introducing noise into the system.
It happens sometimes. *shurg* No electronics live forever.

The amps brand new... still a possibility though. I added a 8g ground wire to the h/u and it didnt help. The sound used to only happen with the engine on but not anymore. It's a loud buzzing too.. very loud.

I have a mono amp laying around that i can hook up in its place.. but its about double the wattage as my SPL amp but i think it should be okay. Anyways how do i wire the speakers to it?

jorge · Post by **jorge** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:14 am

You pass the rca cable near to the power cable?. The power cable tranfer the engine noise to the rca cable. Separe it. I use to ground my power amplifier to the rear seat belts. in the back part near the power amplifier. The ground cable need to be short.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:16 am

jorge wrote:You pass the rca cable near to the power cable?. The power cable tranfer the engine noise to the rca cable. Separe it. I use to ground my power amplifier to the rear seat belts. in the back part near the power amplifier. The ground cable need to be short.

All the wires are seperated and the noise didnt change. The ground cable is only about a foot long.

jorge · Post by **jorge** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:09 am

Were you got the radio ground? And what # of cable is it?.

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:12 am

Your problem might be the amp.
It is a Sony Xplod and they have a bad reputation for lots of problems; some even catch fire.
If you bought the amp locally, then take it back and have them test it.

Aneab · Post by **Aneab** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:43 am

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:Your problem might be the amp.
It is a Sony Xplod and they have a bad reputation for lots of problems; some even catch fire.
If you bought the amp locally, then take it back and have them test it.

I've also heard many bad reviews for Sony car audio products, although I know a friend with a set of Xplod subs, and an amp and he's yet to have any problems... So i wouldn't really know for a fact... Just going off reviews...

~Kyle

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:57 am

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:Your problem might be the amp.
It is a Sony Xplod and they have a bad reputation for lots of problems; some even catch fire.
If you bought the amp locally, then take it back and have them test it.

No, I have an SPL amp.. the sony amp is a spare that i can put inplace of the SPL to see if the SPL is broken causing the noise. How do i wire my front componets to a mono amp?

ps... ive had my sony amp over a year powering subs being beaten to all mighty hell and havnt had any problems

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