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08-07-2004, 10:03 PM

CarAudioGirl

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well we experimented with the increasing front stage power.. we everyone was right the difference was like night and day .. but now i have a different problem.. i am getting a slight hissss out of the speakers now.. i have all the gains turned to min on the amps,processers.. i tried different rca cables. its funny i never heard the hiss before.. what should i try or is this normal to have alittle hisss.... should i try using a noise gate?

08-07-2004, 10:16 PM

Kris Dancey

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Try bypassing your Audiocontrol EQ to see if it is inducing hiss. If that doesn't help, I would look into your current H/U as a possible source of noise. Maybe try another if you have one at your disposal?

08-08-2004, 08:31 AM

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Sounds like a noise floor problem..

I'd suspect the eq first as well..

Go through and level match it all as well..

I had the same problem with the Kicker system I ran a few years back... just horrible hiss if te gains were turned up at all.. Too much signal from the Eq's

08-08-2004, 08:52 AM

CarAudioGirl

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even with the eq turned off it doesn't effect it.. i will try the different headunit.. any other ideas?

08-08-2004, 09:20 AM

Westec

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Did you "boost" the eq higher than 1K? If the boost thoose fren. your boosting the noise floor of the system. Very common issue with eq, try zeroing the eq than trying.

08-08-2004, 08:56 PM

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this normal to have alittle hisss.... should i try using a noise gate?

I would recomend a noise gate...I used to own a clarion cd player...pro series...it had a clever little feature in it...it had a noise gate built into it...it worked just like a regular cordless telephone noise gate...and shut off any signal when there wasn't any there...I never had any hissing problems with that baby...I wish I still had that deck...I went from loud to Mind numbing quiet at the flick of the pause button. [img]graemlins/bs.gif[/img]

08-11-2004, 07:46 AM

Keith

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Nicole, it's nice to see you post again. It's been awhile.

08-11-2004, 04:48 PM

CarAudioGirl

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hey stranger whats going on.. we have to get together real soon..

[ August 11, 2004, 05:49 PM: Message edited by: CarAudioGirl ]

08-11-2004, 05:05 PM

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this normal to have alittle hisss.... should i try using a noise gate?

08-12-2004, 12:15 AM

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goalie 35

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try taking the rca from the deck to the amp directly and see if the hiss goes away. if it does that answers your question if not call me and i will sell you my ppi noise gate.

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