somthing is really, REALLY messed up with your system. try this: unplug the rcas from the amp and turn the system on. does the amp still power up? does the headunit still power up? somthing tells me there is a bad ground somwhere.

you mentioned that everything is fine when the radio is on but not when a cd is playing. there is no logical reason for this to happen. i cant even begin to think of reasons for this, unless somthing is messed up inside the headunit.

you also mention that when the sysetm IS working, the subs sound bad. do you think this might be a function of where the subs are placed inside the vehical? perhaps they dont have enough wattage? elaborate on this a little.


edit: if it is an 8" or 10" in a prefab bandpass, i can almost promise you that it will sound like crap no matter what. of course, this is just my personal opinion, but take into consideration what you are working with. if youve heard this same sub/box combo in another setting and approved of the results, it might be a problem further up the signal chain, but if you just "dont like it", it might be because of the sub/box itself.

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