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Old 05-07-2009, 06:44 PM
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Subwoofer Noise

The past few weeks I've started hearing a low rumble from my subwoofer, and I noticed that it was due to the CD player. You can hear the cd spinning and selecting the next track causes a louder rumble when the laser lense is moving. Any ideas??

I've tried the subsonic filter and adjusting levels but it doesn't make a difference. There is no other noise from anything else.
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Old 05-07-2009, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by gregmtt9
The past few weeks I've started hearing a low rumble from my subwoofer, and I noticed that it was due to the CD player. You can hear the cd spinning and selecting the next track causes a louder rumble when the laser lense is moving. Any ideas??

I've tried the subsonic filter and adjusting levels but it doesn't make a difference. There is no other noise from anything else.
I've seen this on low end equipment before. It's usually because the opamps used have a poor power supply rejection ratio (PSRR). Noise dumped into the power supply by the CD transport motor is getting into the audio path. Not much you can do about it. If the problem is new then return the deck if you can. Otherwise you would have to know how to open it up and add filtering. Not even worth it in my opinion.
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Old 05-07-2009, 09:01 PM
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I have heard it on a Pioneer and Panasonic decks... darn annoying too

could be a loss of RCA ground/ shield
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Old 05-08-2009, 12:18 AM
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Thanks guys. Figured it might be just a problem with filtering/low quality deck. Too bad, it's only a year old, hopefully crutchfield can help me out a bit in getting a new one, they seem pretty awesome to deal with.
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Old 05-08-2009, 08:50 PM
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I have heard it on a Pioneer and Panasonic decks... darn annoying too

could be a loss of RCA ground/ shield
seriously a bad RCA can do this... a simple pinched wire or a partially pulled out plug can cause it.
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Old 05-09-2009, 03:52 PM
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Well I checked the cable and plugs, but everything was good. I switched to the front RCA pre outs and no noise at all. I have the crossovers and levels set on the amp itself now, not much control from the deck at all but it sounds pretty good.
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Old 05-10-2009, 08:24 AM
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bad solder joint in the HU?
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Old 05-10-2009, 01:26 PM
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Yeah, I'm assuming it lost a ground somewhere with the sub pre-out.
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