Audio Systems: Crackling in speakers, crackling sound, pioneer speakers
QuestionHey, i own a 1986 bmw 735i. I bought a DUAL head unit, with pioneer speakers. When i wired them up the sounded perfect. But after i did some rewiring for my foglights they sound started to crackle. So i unistalled the foglights but the crackling is still there when i turn it up to 25. I usually would be able to turn it up to 35 with out crackling from lack of a amp. So I changed the pioneers thinking that the speakers where blown but the new speakers i bought crackled just like the pioneer. So i checked the wiring on the head unit and its perfect. But why is it making a anoying crackling sound everytime the bass hits. The bass is really low and it still crackles. Thankz
ps: could it be something wrong inside my head unit?
AnswerDepending on what the 'crackling' sound you describe actually is, it could be the headunit. The most likely thing would be a poor ground since it did not start untill you worked on other 12v wiring.
If you cannot find the source of the problem (including trying a different headunit or at least testing it out of the vehicle), I would then suggest a total re-wire of the system. Power, grounds and speaker wiring.
Sincerely,
Jerry Mael