help! stereo cutting out

[kniever]

hey all my stereo when turned above a certain point keeps cutting out when a bass note is hitting but all the rest of the song is alright

it's like the beat is gone now so the song goes on off on off but its only when turned above a certain point and ive never had that prob b4 it's just the last 2 days it's just started happening

if you can understand what im saying please help

 

[VQXTC]

hey all my stereo when turned above a certain point keeps cutting out when a bass note is hitting but all the rest of the song is alright

it's like the beat is gone now so the song goes on off on off but its only when turned above a certain point and ive never had that prob b4 it's just the last 2 days it's just started happening

if you can understand what im saying please help

Hey there, what sort of sub are u running? Amps, power cable etc..... Will need this info to better help u.....

Also check your alternator and make sure it is charging correctly.....cheers

 

[auc05l]

Sounds to me like a loose earth or battery terminal but try what ^ said too!

 

[kniever]

i'm not running any subs but just a shitty amp i got of a mate to help the system and ive had the same system for bout 6 months with no trouble and i was thinkin it might be the alternator cos that's what it seems like, like the stereo isn't gettin enough power

 

[garfa]

ok one shitty 4 channel will not be a problem for the alternator. i am running a 130wrmsx4 channel amp and a monoblock down to 1 ohm that produces in excess of 800Wrms, so pretty much unless you alternator is FAAAARKEDDD then it will not be it (use a DMM to test for 14.4Volts at the battery terminals when the car is on).
what guage power wire are you running?
also maybe its the shitty amp's protectiuon mode shutting in coz you are running it too hard.
so this is what you should do:
what guage power wire?
tune your gains roperly
and then come back if the problem persists...

 

[azzfox]

id say bad earth on HU. had same problem on a jackeroo... once you turned it up to a certain level the HU would turn off and come back on.

 

[kniever]

the hu dont turn off its just the sound cuts out but in the next couple of days im gonna pull the whole lot apart and rewire it to see if that helps

 

[VQXTC]

the hu dont turn off its just the sound cuts out but in the next couple of days im gonna pull the whole lot apart and rewire it to see if that helps

Make sure you test that alternator, I use to have a vq (hence the name). And it was cutting out on me at high volumes....I checked the alternator and it was reading around 13 volts with nothing on, then turned the lights on and it dropped to 12.5, next turned the heater on and it went down from there....until I got to a voltage of just below 12 volts with everything on.....except the stereo.....

Let us know how you go.....cheers