powerbyte
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Guys and Gals(?),
Ever since I bypassed my factory amp (the left speaker channel was shot), and ran the speakers just to my head unit (Kenwood KDC-MP425 and then a MP-625) anytime there is a lot of Bass or the volume is even remotely high, the speakers began to crackle, and then fade out. Once a normal volume was restored the sound was fine again.
I replaced the speakers in the car with Pioneer 6x8's and that still didn't work, so I thought maybe it was the head unit. I used my 4 year protection plan and got another stereo 2 models up. Same problem. Then in a conversation with the installer at Best Buy I learned that the wiring harness from the stereo is all thin gauge wire and that it causes an overload of sorts, which cuts out the sound. But this can also cause your head unit to overheat and therefore burn out prematurely. :fire: :fire: :fire:
The Amp Bypass kits are great in theory, but the main problem with 200+ watt stereos is that the wiring bundle going back to the original amp is too thin of a gauge to handle the direct wattage of the stereo. The speaker on the "out" side of the amp (The ones that end up going directly to the speaker) are fine to handle the 50+ watts per channel.
What I ended up doing was rewiring the speakers from the back of the car where the old amp was and basically running them through the molding of the car and back to the stereo. There might have been an easier way to do this but this seemed the quickest.
Has anyone else had this sort of problem. I don't think I can be the only one. Just thought I would save people the trouble of spending the dough on the amp bypass kit only to be dissapointed.
Thanks,
Robert
Ever since I bypassed my factory amp (the left speaker channel was shot), and ran the speakers just to my head unit (Kenwood KDC-MP425 and then a MP-625) anytime there is a lot of Bass or the volume is even remotely high, the speakers began to crackle, and then fade out. Once a normal volume was restored the sound was fine again.
I replaced the speakers in the car with Pioneer 6x8's and that still didn't work, so I thought maybe it was the head unit. I used my 4 year protection plan and got another stereo 2 models up. Same problem. Then in a conversation with the installer at Best Buy I learned that the wiring harness from the stereo is all thin gauge wire and that it causes an overload of sorts, which cuts out the sound. But this can also cause your head unit to overheat and therefore burn out prematurely. :fire: :fire: :fire:
The Amp Bypass kits are great in theory, but the main problem with 200+ watt stereos is that the wiring bundle going back to the original amp is too thin of a gauge to handle the direct wattage of the stereo. The speaker on the "out" side of the amp (The ones that end up going directly to the speaker) are fine to handle the 50+ watts per channel.
What I ended up doing was rewiring the speakers from the back of the car where the old amp was and basically running them through the molding of the car and back to the stereo. There might have been an easier way to do this but this seemed the quickest.
Has anyone else had this sort of problem. I don't think I can be the only one. Just thought I would save people the trouble of spending the dough on the amp bypass kit only to be dissapointed.
Thanks,
Robert
