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Cliping Noise From Right Front Spearker

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Kevinh

SM 2003
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Just installed a new system into my 03 AV, Kenwood KDC-X759, Rockford Fosgate 700Wx4 amp, Sirius Satelite Radio, Infinity Kappa Perfects in the Front and Infinity Reference in the rear. Ran all new speaker wire to each speaker and monuted the tweeters on the columns up at the top. Sounds great until the volume reaches 23 or 24 (which is extreemly loud) when I start hearing the right front speaker cliping but not the others. Not sure what is going on. Since I purchased this equipment from E-Bay and Crutchfield (a little from each) I think it may be difficult getting assistance from a local audio shop. Anybody have suggestion on what could be wrong.
 
Check the connections......between the speaker, crossover, tweeter to the amp, and then the RCA cable for the front left channel to the headunit.
 
The other thing that you could do is pull the speaker from the other door, and test it on this side! If it clicks, then it is somethjing in your wiring or head unit. If not then it might be you speaker is bad!
 
I have the Infinity Reference seperates and have noticed at the louder volumes they do not appreciate frequencies below, say, 100. Do you have it filtered?
 
My first set of speakers were from ebay, and I had the same problem. I let it go and eventually blew the right side out. Went to Circuit City and bought new ones and haven't had a problem since.

Speakers on ebay are usually recones. Buyer beware. Just my .02! I am assuming the speakers were from ebay.

Wiki
 
i've got the same problem in my car but the noise happens only when the engine is on!!! if i turn off the engine but leave the stereo on, it sounds great...engine on...sounds horrible! any ideas?

beanman
 
My right side tweeter has acted up once, it was at higher volume after I had to take my AV back to the installer for an issue with Onstar. The right tweeter (sep Focal components) sounded like it was getting way more music (?) whatever, I'm not up on crossovers and how they split everything, but it only happened once and it happened to be minus zero outside. It doesn't make sense to me that the cold could have an affect on this but I know certain components perform better after a breakin period and this is the first time I've had "enclosed" tweeters. At the time I was starting the truck and the amps were kicking in at about half power (volume) and I've had them cranked before and after at full. No issues since. I did buy my speakers on ebay and they seemed to be in the original packaging and I was able to get them way below what my installer's cost would have been. Right now everything is great, but I'm more careful about the volume as the amps kick in and I've yet to get in and crank up the power (volume) when my AV has been out in extreme cold. I'm still wondering if this has anything to do with the Onstar component? I have very high end stuff everywhere, but I don't know what's added to have the Onstar interupt the volume? Another tidbit, it happened while listening to XM which has it's own broadcast issues from time to time. regards... -pete
 
Get rid of that Rockford amp it has a lot of noise. Get a Alpine,JL, or even an upper Kenwood they make great sounding amps with vary low noise. Try to listen to am with your Rockford.
Let me know how it sounds. and the JL speakers will handle more power or the Alpine type R's
 
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