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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 12:37 PM
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subwoofer makes the same sound as car idle but when i turn up the volume it gos away i think its my ground but idk
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jediredeye
subwoofer makes the same sound as car idle but when i turn up the volume it gos away i think its my ground but idk
Did you run the wiring, or did a shop? Likely cause is your power wire crosses with your RCAs at some point. Its always best to run these on opposite sides of the car, Power/Remote on one side, RCA on the opposite.
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jediredeye
subwoofer makes the same sound as car idle but when i turn up the volume it gos away i think its my ground but idk
its the magical power of the universe surging through your car.

we can't really tell you anything if you both give us no information, then don't ask any kind of question...
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Old Jun 25, 2011 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by tenchu
Did you run the wiring, or did a shop? Likely cause is your power wire crosses with your RCAs at some point. Its always best to run these on opposite sides of the car, Power/Remote on one side, RCA on the opposite.
exactly what he said!
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Old Jun 25, 2011 | 09:42 PM
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It's usually just cables being crossed just re-check ur wiring and u should be cool I had the same problem
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Old Jun 25, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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Engine noise through speakers in most cases is either a bad ground, or your rca's are too close to your power wire. If you look at most amps, they have the rca outlets on opposite sides from the power & ground outlets.
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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 10:41 AM
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Reiterating what everyone else said; ground loop or interference through RCA's.
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