Why Am I Not Getting Sound Out of My Subwoofers? | Car Audio Q & A
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- Watch as Allyn from Sonic Electronix explains what to do when your subwoofers are all hooked up to your amp, but there is no sound coming out of them.
He explains why a multimeter is so important to have for car audio installs. He also talks about other things that could be wrong with your system, such as the fuses, voice coils, your sub's impedance, and more.
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After 5 hours of testing and retesting all wires and connections...I figured out the positive side speaker wire wasnt making a good connection. 5 minutes later my neighbors know my subs are working now :)
My amp light went off and so my sub ain’t working but regular speakers do work . What do you think?
@@titanh9399 your not gettin good connection to your radio wires
Our neighbors must hate us 😂
I'm trying to get on your level big bro lol
OMG bruh you answered my question real fast and thanks to Colin for asking this question. Thank you thank you
i had 2 issues one was power cable loose at the amp and the ground was loose at the chassis thanks bro
I've had the same problem before with the fuse part.
First video that popped up thanks !!! New subscriber for sure
my rear 6by9s arent working with new stereo but work great with the old head unit . any thoughts on this?
Hey man my amp plays one sub unless I push in the gain, after that both play great. Idk if I need a new amp or if this is my fault but my amp is running with a nail wedged in the gain knob
What if your amp is turned on but u have low voltage should it still play sound?
ust a cheap harbor freight meter works for this. You dont have to go out and but a $500 fluke 87-v fyi, for those who don't know
I bought a truck with subs and was working just fine. Then I changed the deck and the quit working. I also checked the fuse next to the battery as well as the fuses on the amp with my multi meter and there all working. Can changing the deck make the amp crap out?
So mine is wired right I assume I've had my set up all hooked up for 1 year no issue then outta no where my subs only work when in in accessory mode but as soon as my car is on it doesnt
Tone gen's are a great idea. buy the flujke pro300 its $70 cheapest, best quality!
Green power light flashes won't remain lit, not getting much sound (on any volume level )only on the really low notes, will vibrate a little ...any suggestions...ground, power, remote wires all correctly wired?
hy,I have a doubt ,in a room (small) where to place the sub woofer(in floor or above) and 5 satellite speakers.??
both my amps worked when I pulled them out 2 days ago and I put in ofc and threw away the cca and my grounds are good, crimps are solid, have plenty of power but can't get sound out of my 4chan I got 1 speaker to work for a split second but I can't get my woofer amp to turn on either. and my first 4chan amp went in protect and I'm wired up 100% on the amp and even checked speaker connection and I've swapped all rcas 2ce now So idk next swap my CD player and see if that'll help
I had 2 subwoofers 12 inch sony xplod they both stop working they got burnt .... so I just got a 1300 watt sub (pioneer) and now there is no sound everything is connected good do you think the amp went out? The light that indicates its on is on so idk
with a 3.5mm to rca you can use a phone or ipod to send signal straight to the amp. cheap alternative to a signal generator for checking an amp.
And if that doesn't work? Bad amp?
Thank you! Great tip!
damn this helpt me THANK YOU!!
Whta was the problem??
I hope you respond with some feedback, I have 2 kenwood subs bridged to a 1,200.00 old school fosgate amp, I recently paid for the subs and amp and I paid him for installation. I noticed today the right subwoofer is working and it bumping more then the left sub, when you pull out the rc jacks from the amp put them in one at time the sub that's working good continues and it looks to be that maybe its not working at all the movement is just from the air and the one that's working in box. Do you think it could be amp issue or voice coils are no good?:I am not even sure if it has ever worked. I didn't pay attention to the subs after they were installed I figured they both are working. I'm thinking it could be wiring issue in the box, he bridged the wires in the box and bi passed the speaker cap on the left side of the box. I'm trying to get this isolated so to speak so I know what am dealing with. I'm not even watching adult movies because this a state emergency and I can't just let it stay this way I owe to the artists that I play am playing them thru 2 subs, Having just one sub woofer doesn't make sense. Having just one wife is ok but having 2 woman at the same time is like having to subs. So I will be consumed with sub issue it's going to effect my correspondence to escorts being able to a lover and best friend was a priority until adult friend finder made me a basic customer because I didn't have the money to re new my membership.so I need help I can't play electric kingdom or even fit in my parachute pants from chess king.
I just bought a brand new amp and 12 in dvc sub for my truck and installed everything correctly but when ever I turn my truck on the amp goes into protection mode instantly. I have used my multimeter to check the power at the amp and it's only getting 9v I have no idea how to fix
In pretty sure my amp is probably dead but just to make sure. When i turn up the volume and the sensitivity knob on the amp, you can sorta hear the woofer. I opened up the amp the capacitors do have a very small bulge to them but is super hard to notice. What can can cause this problem. I really want to fix this amp. Please help
I used the Voltage meter and everything is good. I re wired the subs within the box while it was on its back. Before I connected everything back, I connected the speaker wire to a loose speaker to see it it works.Got it to work. Screwed the Sub back. When I stood it up, it stopped working again. I tried to put the speaker wires to the loose speaker and that didn't work. How do i check the speaker outlets? I am at a lost now on why the speaker or Sub will not work?
Please Advise?
10" Alpine Type S
Alpine MRP-M500 Amp.
I have 2 12 inch boss speakers and they are brand new and one just stop working but is not blown but the other is working just good what is the problem help me please.
Professional curiosity here... what if my amp for my door speakers works fine, even with both sets of rca's, even with that signal routed through my sub amp, so i know the amp is on(lights up/passes signal, but won't output sound from either channel. I have a dvc sub wired in parallel @1 ohm. I was wondering if one of the voice coils could have "snapped" when i moved it from my trunk while i was fixing a ground loop problem. Door speakers sound amazing. Ended up having to ground the headunit to its case, but even without that simple ground fix the sub makes no noise. Seriously PO'd about this problem so the only thing i can think of is that my amp is crapped out but I don't know why. I've had it for about 2 years, its a hifonics 1000.D gladiator i believe
What’s up guys ! So about 1 month ago I installed a alpine type s 12 into a .86cf sealed box along with a alpine mrv m500 amp and an alpine bass knob. Now it seems that the sub is blown . It sounded so good I just don’t know what happened? Any recommendations on a replacement sub or what i might have overlooked? Thanks guys !
Hi,
I have a question please.
I have no much idea about installing car audio system ... but i tried and i got only bad bass sound .
So here what i have ...
AUNA amp 6000W (600RMS) 6 channel.
Pioneer DEH-1900UBB Car Audio.
I am using 2x Sony stereo speaker's 100W
When i give the signal audio from my phone everything works fine.
But from the audio car output i got only bad bass sound .
Is the RCA filter my solution?
Or i have to use output converter from the car audio lines?
Also i tried another JVC car audio and i got the same problem ...
I know there is Incompatibility between the audio outputs and the amp ..
So what can i do please?
And i will be thankful if you help me ♡
What about on a 5 channel amp when push the HU to about 90% to max. The sub turns off but the other speakers continue to play?
Can you do a video on subs shooting fire I thought I blew it but it sounds fine just shoots a flame everytime bass is up
I have a 15 memphis sub. And it wont push in. Is it suppose to not push in? Or does the amp move it?
I got a sub that keeps cutting off but when u hear that cuts off and go and touch the sub is on is time u just los the bass on it
My amp is about 20 years old and was still working fine til about 2 weeks ago. I had a bunch of stuff in my trunk, so I actually didn't turn them on for about 2 weeks. Try to turn them back on, and I get no sound now all of a sudden. Only thing I could think of was that I did jumpstart a pretty big car with my small car, so maybe I blew a fuse. Fuse looked fine, but I had a spare and tried it based on your video, and still not getting sound. Amp turns on, light turns on. I haven't changed anything since 2 weeks ago, or played it. I tried running an AUX RCA cable to my phone and it didn't work either. So I don't think it's my RCA cable, which is in pretty worn condition. If I have to get another amp, I will regretfully get one, but just seems weird that it would go bad without even being used. Like I didn't even turn on the radio for a couple of weeks.
Hey guys so everything is working well on my new system but i have a question. Sorry if its dumb. I am.not hitting all the bass i want to hit. I can change the frequency but its missing either my low end or the other bass in my reggae basslines. How can i get my sub to hit a wider frequency?
How to wire up rca one subwoofer output from the headunit that two or more rca outputs like front,rear,subwoofer.
I have an infinity bu-2 120w subwoofer the power turns on but as soon as the sound tries to come out it shuts off if you can by any chance help with the problem tia appreciate it
Question? I Have A Fosgate R600x5 & Had A 10" P3D4 Wired At 2ohms, It Blew A Few Months Back. So I've Recently Bought A NVX VCW104 & Wired It At 2ohms & Now My 5 Channel Will Not Work But If I Switch The Amp In 4 Channel The Sub Works But Not At It's Potential. ANY HELP OR TIPS.. PLEASE & THANK YOU..
Having issues of loosing sound when the engine is running. Replaced the fuse. Re did the ground. Getting full battery v at the amp and 14v when running the vehicle. After the car is running for a couple mintues I lose sound. Light is green on the amp not in protection. But if you turn off the engine to acc after a couple seconds the sub come into it and work fine.
My bass knob stoped working. I have a y connecter in the back of my head unit. I only have one connected because if i hook both of them up the bass wont play
Current spec.
2x Skar vd 12 subs dual 2ohm 500rms each
Rockville db14 4000watt AMP
So i upgraded my amp and sub from boss 1100watt amp, MTX terminater sub to the current one listed.
For some reason my old set up is alot louder and i cant find any solution. Would there be any reason on why my new set up is not as loud?? even though its a much better set up?
I have a 1000 Watts California mono block amp that comes on but when I hook the speakers up there’s a humming sound coming through thespeakers
i have soundstream tn4.12000d where is my fuses at? i have 2tens worked good i just disconnected my RCA wires to the speaker and then put it to the new speaker I bought and it stopped working and now my amp is going to turn on I checked with the voltmeter and getting voltage but the amp does not turn on and it does not have any visible fuses what do I do
I get sound for a second then I hear a pop and the sound cuts out. I have 2 amps and a sub in the back of my car. I have 2 inline fuses under the hood and a mini ANL fuse in the trunk that are all fine. What could it be?
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you also forgot, your amps low pass filter or other filters, might be already sitting in a position that is filtering out most, if not all of the frequencies coming into your amp, that are meant to be sent to your subwoofer. have your amps gain about 1/4 and your decks volume at about 50% and put your filters in roughly 12 o'clock and fiddle around with the filters and that could very well fix the problem
Bro lol I said fuck this channel they don't know how to get my shit running. It hurt saying that since they are pretty dam decent. Just started turning shit and I'm up and running good shit my dude. Ur appreciated!!! 😅
Hi. I hooked up my system everything's fine except for I try to use the RCA from hid TV looking like does that work???.. no no sound from the sub is fine??. Could you be the cord from the HDMI.. it was for tv.. 🤔
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Hey i got a quick question. My amp is getting power, LED is on. And voltage going into amp is good. However no sound from subs. If I crank the volume they work flawless, and once i turn volume back down they work for about 10 minutes. Than nothing....ive tried multiple settings with the Hz and all result into the same issue. Not sure wtf could be wrong?
Have you tried replacing the inductors inside the amp
How many Volts should be coming from your fuse to your AMP to know it's a good connection and their's no wiring or fuse issue?
The same as your battery. 12.7 ish when car is off and 14 ish when on
Can the amps run off the aux battery? The man that hook up my music hook it to aux battery
My 12" subs work and boom to the beat but its very quiet and I know they have more potential than that. My controller is set to max and my bass boost is on, and I still get kinda quiet bass. What could be the problem
Pyro Aficionado ur subs can handle more power get stronger amp
So basically I have dual 12" subs and I let my sister borrow my car for about two months (long story) and my subs are really quiet compared to what they used to be, did she blow them out?
my 10 inch subwoofer was working then I unplugged the connection to the sub box to test some old square subs that I had then when I plugged it back in the rest of the tweeters and door speakers work but the sub is the only thing that doesn't work can anyone give me advice?
So the only thing connecting my 212 to my amp are the speaker wires I don't know where the fuse is I checked everything I feel like it has to do with the converter with RCA jacks but I'm still getting music out of my back speakers what should I do next I feel like it is the converter wiring and I also think this because the only connection to the speakers is to the amp in the amp goes to the RCA jacks which are connected to that which is the only thing that Stein in the speakers to get the music correct do you think it's a wire somewhere
you dont need a frequency generator, any pc, smartphone or tablet can generate all the frequencies needed in audio. just use a frequency generator app or somthing online. and hook up your device to your amp..
I have two punch p2 10 subwoofers and only one is working ... I plugged the other to yhe pkugs that make the other one work and nun still
I have my subs and amp located in the trunk of my car, I had a 900 with a 12" pioneer and everything worked fine no problems whatsoever, I bought a different set of subs much stronger (1500 watt and dual 10" Rockford T1) the subs work when I have my trunk open but when I close the trunk the woofers go on and off, work for 5 seconds and silent for 30) please help
Could be clipping or lack of battery power to keep up
I have a question. I unplugged my battery to do my starter and hooked it back up but my back speakers no longer have song but have a lot of bass coming out of them. Whats going on?
me too. i get weird tones from my headunit. portable cd player sends good signal
Hiiii.......I have an audio amplifier and it's always in scan mode even I connect USB to it but still same problem.... Plzzzz help
i have a jensen international A- 82 car amp and what its doing is that the amp turns on and no sound kicks on the first time and every time. if i turn the switch off and on, on the my pwr supply for a few seconds then the sound will kick on. here are the wire wires on the amp yellow battery. source ground black with white stripe. power ground solid black. whats the difference between those 2 wires. blue wire auto sensor. what else do i do to fix this please let me know thanx and good day
i have a cadillac 2003 cts the sound has stoped workin but radio still turns on but no volume which means no sound help me please im not tryna qo back to a mechanic if its just a simple fix
i have 2 digital design speakers that i had in closet for about 2 years which were working when i took them off the car i had and now im hooking them up and they have no sound....i connect my old hollywood xcursion all seems to be connected correct..but my dd dont do nothing coils arent stuck and they dont smell burnt
I have two 12” planet audio subwoofer 1800 watt max connected to a 1100 watts boss amp. One subwoofer is giving me the full bass while the other isn’t really giving me anything.
hi i don't get sound out of my radio i tested it rica is new and why is this could this be the fuse on the radio or no the radio works fine just not sound out of the amp all the speakers work but the subs
Recently my subwoofers stopped working. I visually inspected it and checked impedance of both coils and they both were around 2.1 ohms which is good for 2 ohm voice coils right? No signs of anything blown or broken. It even passes 9volt battery test. I think I narrowed it down to bad rca ports on my amp but if I plug my phone headphone jack to rca on amp playing music I can get sound out of my sub. But head unit nothing! Just bought brand new head unit trying to troubleshoot this problem and rca preouts test good. Any ideas I'm stumped
So I checked my fuses, my wiring, and everything was perfect, checked with a voltmeter and I was getting plenty of power, and I truly had faith my JL amp hadn't died on me, now after a week of troubleshooting I just started messing with everything unplugging and replugging it all and flipping all the switches on my amp and turning the knobs, one week later I flip my bass boost off and bam the subs kick back on, flip back it back on and they're still working and haven't had a problem since only a few hours in so far though, very odd if you ask me. Any idea why this was?
same.. subs worked great for a week then stopped working.. then 3 days later the worked for 2 weeks and now they dont again... amp is showing its on and not in protect mode.. checked all my wires, and fuses, everything looks great... do u think it could be my amp taking a shit or the rca to speaker converter box??? i opened the rca converter box and it seemed fine so im fucking lost
Any luck on the fix?
Damn ,I'm lost.. I had my music on and the sub's just cut off... All the other speakers are working fine. It's like I cut the subs off and everything else works and the features for the system works but my 2 JL 12's not doing anything. I have 2 JL Audio amps 300 and 600. I don't know much about hooking up music but now is the time to learn. I dont know where to began or what fuses to checkout. Man down I need some help or words of advice from someone that know's. I really would appreciate it.
Everything comes on works and it’s making sound just very little I even turned the amp all the way up and get very little out of it this was tested with my amp out out of my truck even same
So mine is the same i plus both rca cables and no sound no bass but i disconnect either red or white rca ends and they both hits why is that?
why does my 10" sub play inwards instead of pushing out? i checked the poles and they are correct? evrything else seems fine.....what advice can u give?
Your subs are out of phase. Make sure your positive and negative speaker wire are connected correctly to the positive and negative terminals on the amp and sub.
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I have two kicker comp R 12s. Had hooked up but only one is giving output and the other no sound. Can anyone help me before I end up buying a new set up
recently installed 2 15 kicker comp cs came with a 4000 watt rockville amp and a rockvillewiring kit i can barely turn the input with out blowing a fuse does anyone have and advice on why they keep blowing am i i just trying to get to much power out of them?
Okay, all good points. I have a voltmeter and tone and probe, I've traced all the way back to the amp, have output to the aux, amp is getting 14vts lights are all on, checked output and getting sound, but it's super soft, could this be the amp fading out slowly? In my experience they work or they don't. I'm stumped!
Oh it's a Rockford kit 1000watt amp and two rf 12s
Oh btw it's a Rockford kit with 2 12s and 1000w amp.
My subs were working and then stopped mid song. I assumed fuse was bad so I changed it. Now the subs won't work and everytime the bass is supposed to drop all my lights dim super low but no sound. Thoughts?
How do i replace my blue power light on amp....everything works perfect. Great base and sound but yesterday my blue power light will not turn on even though amp is definitely powered on and no other lights are on. Including protect. Just damn blue power light not ON? Please help
Call n order a bulb from China n solder that shizzz
Hi I have a kicker l7, I checked the ohms on the voltmeter and it doesn't have read any ohms, but it moves freely and has no resistance. It was working but then just stopped. I have power to my amp and tried another speaker and it works. I thought when the coils go they seized but this isn't the case? Can I help
I have2 l7 and I took box out to customize it and now they won't hit all wires are good I literally rewired every wire I checked speaker with multi meter is good all connections are good I'm lose
Why would my sub be making a very loud sound when my car is running and when the amp gets a bit hot it starts going louder and louder. Ive checked the fused the wires the fuse to the amp. Nothing has worked. I do not have a capacitor because I am not running anything very big.
can you help me out my amp has power checked all connections yes with a multimeter sub were playing now no sound switched subs and still no sound can you help me out
Another issue could be rca plugs that was my issue!
My subs are making a rumbling sound when amp turns on.i unplugged all rcas and still does it.i have a switch to turn on amp cuz the deck has no remote wire.noise starts few seconds after amp is on.amp is out the box
I was driving to store and my subs just stopped wen i made a right turn.....my amp is working not in protect i can still hear the sub but not fully....i have a massive 12 inch subwoofer an a audiopipe 2000 watt amp...
I have two ten inch subs in a ported box and it has no high or really low bass and subs pop on low low bass. Please help
You still need help..?
I have a issue just put a shallow l7 in my truck in less then a month it has a dead spot. Intermediate sound output. I push on the sub and the sound comes back on . And it doesn't like low volume now
I have a 12 inch woofer and when you push on the cone it does not compress or decompress it simply doesn't move
Hi i have 2 12 inch kickers, the problem i got is the sub woofers make a sound like heart beat every 1 or 2 seconds, i turn off the radio or low down the volume the woofers still do that, you know what it is? Thanks!!
You end up finding the problem?
My sub has been wired for months no issues, my sub is an enclosed sub with amp and it’s on and working but the remote is not on to control the level
I have a 2001 Chevy Tahoe currently have a pioneer single DIN head unit RP 2000.1 skar evl dual 10s...
Ofc wire all the way around RCA cables on the opposite side.
it was working very good and all of a sudden I heard a thump and no more Bass.
I adjusted everything checked everything and everything is okay.
the next morning my fuse was melted and I had no bass.I took my truck to a professional audio shop in the guy said my subwoofer is no good.they Are covered under two-year warranty so I ship them back.when I remove them from my truck I noticed a burnt black round circle underneath where the subwoofers were sitting.... I don't know if this has anything to do with my issue but just throwing it out there.... I bought me a new amp in a new subwoofer hoping to rule out a problem and I'm still having the same problem with my vehicle...everything turns on it has volts my RCA cables are working plus the settings on my head unit are set for a working subwoofer.
But I still do not get the power output the amplifier thump AKa the bass I have no bass like if I have no subs at all...idk can someone please help me????
I have two 15 in woofers one kicker one qpower kicker works fine qpower just stop working out of nowhere but when i push it down alittle bit it wors then goes out again checked it coil is nit burnt or nothing like that what can be the problem
HELP!!!! ok brand new BOSS 4000ampmax everything is on powered up. 2 12" kickers 2000ampmax. when I connect the amp to ground and positive cord to battery both speakers thump once till I remove the +cord then they thump once again, NO SOUND OR BASS. could the kickers be more powerful then the amp and that's why I'm only getting a intial thump going on and coming off? if so what amp do you recommend for the 2000wattmax kickers? for right now 2/7/20 I'm running off factory Sirius radio in my 2013 dodge challenger rt. I've also got the PAC LP7-R2 LOC connected as well but the light never came on so I tried directly hooking it up again nothing came out. anyways thank you in advance. and yes I've checked all of the above mentioned, well my dad did. hes stumped as well. in saying the same thing I thought maybe the speakers are to powerful for the amp, to which i might've answered my own question. just wanting to confirm. agian ty
My speakers are hooked up to my factory radio, wires are connected correctly, converter is hooked and grounded correctly. I had sound and music from the factory speakers and woofers...but now I'm not getting any sound from any speaker, factory or woofer, what can that be?
Sir I have a JBL amplifier in my car and there is power supply going to it but no sound output from the rear speakers and subwoofer so plz help me out of it
As some water entered into car due to rain and after clearing the water there is no audio output from rear speakers and subwoofer
After hooking up a capacitor to fix my blinking headlights. I get no sound out of my subs.
My bass hits on low volume, but when I crank it up, It cuts off beat. Its still getting little output hitting about every 3 seconds everytime. When i tune the volume of my radio lower, it sounds good. My amplifier gets good power when its volume is low. It glickers when i crank it up. My amplifier was over heated for some reason as well. Is there a way that I can get back speakers hitting good when I crank the music louder like before? please help! thanks 👍
Tyler Carriere what kind of amp? And do you have stock electrical?
so I get nothing out my sub, amp turns on but nothing?
I have a problem with my system if someone can help it would be so nice and stress realiving.
I hooked my como vrs and everything worked fine until my amp started smoking.this happend after 10minutes or less of use.i pulled over and checked everything if something was making a ground but nothing.well my system still worked.ibhad the worry but still keep lt banging.them 1hour of less my system stopped functioning.my bass was not coming out.i check rcas current on amp and ground.my fuse burned and changed it to 300.
Then out a different amp and diferent rcas.and still nothing no bass.but my 6/9s work fine.and my amp that smoked still turns on?what is the problem?
I bought everything a few day ago and I'm desperate to fix it.
can the subwoofer not work if here’s a tear on the surround part?
I hooked my subs in my house and I hooked up one for the voice and one for the bass and the one for the bass isn’t hitting to the song can u help me get it to hit in the house
So what should I do
I am having the same problem. I have a L5 and it won't work. It worked before I went to visit my cousin and on the way home it just went out. It's not blown, I wasn't blaring my music or anything. It just went out. So I got new speaker wire and installed it but still no sound. Here's the kicker though... I connected my 12" CVR with the same set up and everything and it worked just fine! Please help!!!
Dayne Fuxa I've fixed my problem you probably did too but for me it was my rca cables I changed them out and now its been working no problem
Hey I have a Rockville amp 1200 my amp is on it was just work two days ago now my amp is not pushing my subwoofer at all an amp still on
Same problem can you help us