No sound in any of the front speakers!

[bobboraze]

Originally Posted by Laramie1997 Your H/U only has one (1) amp, but it has a minimum of 4 channels. -- The stock H/Us were prone to have their internal amps pop. They were a weak design. You could have popped the other amps, but I don't see that really happening to all of them at once. Originally Posted by Augiedoggy maybe you did have the premium sound package and there was a short in the power or ground to the front amps.... I'm still a little lost.. on the stock head unit (non-premium) there is ONE amp to the 4 channels? If the single amp went out, how would only my rear speakers operate.. (or of course the front speakers themselves could be blown.) Originally Posted by Augiedoggy You threw me off when you suggested you had 6 speakers....mine only has 4... but its a 96. Yeah I was wrong, I'm used to having tweeters in the dash. I don't have any in this truck. Originally Posted by Laramie1997 If it is blown, I suggest you forego the the "get another stocker" idea, you'll be happier with an upgraded deck. Thanks again for the help. Yes I probably should get an upgraded deck. I just love that the radio green matches the rest of the dash lights. (though that's something else to search around for as I'm sure there's matching options... or perhaps a modern ram head unit.. etc)

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[95MaroonMonster]

i have 6, but i also had the premium sound system, when i had the factory head unit, i could rattle the windows, not with my Kenwood though
need to figure it out, i want to be able to scare people with it again

[Laramie1997]

Originally Posted by bobboraze

I'm still a little lost.. on the stock head unit (non-premium) there is ONE amp to the 4 channels?
If the single amp went out, how would only my rear speakers operate.. (or of course the front speakers themselves could be blown.)

Correct, sorta... There is one amp with 4 channels. one to each speaker. So, I'm guessing now that you are saying you only have 4 speakers, and that means that you have the standard set?

You can torch just one individual channel and the other three will continue to keep working. In your case, the front 2 channels. By now I'm thinking that you are having a circuit board issue common with these decks.

[bobboraze]

Originally Posted by Laramie1997

Correct, sorta... There is one amp with 4 channels. one to each speaker. So, I'm guessing now that you are saying you only have 4 speakers, and that means that you have the standard set?

You can torch just one individual channel and the other three will continue to keep working. In your case, the front 2 channels. By now I'm thinking that you are having a circuit board issue common with these decks.

Yes the standard set. I pretty much get it now, the individual channels can go bad... ha and/or the circuit board itself.

Thanks for all the help everyone!!

[Mopar Mike]

Originally Posted by Miami_Son

That loud pop is usually the amp coming on. Most newer amps have a soft power-on circuit or delay so that pop doesn't happen as it can damage the speakers. Does the sound ever cut out while driving? That would indicate a bad power connection somewhere.

It used to cut out while driving, but now When I turn on the Stereo, It just makes a very loud Continuous Popping noise.

[Oren09]

Can I has thread jack?

@Laramie, or other audio expert:
I recently got off my ass and totally eliminated the amps and installed my aftermarket JBL 950 speaker in the passenger door (I did the driver's one awhile back because the stocker blew). I cut out the amps and used the factory wiring. Pretty sure I got the signal wires and the polarity correct. Everything works right and sounds ok, however I do get distortion. I get distortion in the bass at high volumes (~40-50(max)) with surround sound on-the EQ settings (Rock, Hip Hop, Jazz) just make it worse. With surround off and the EQ flat (user), there's no distortion, but the sound is ****- all flat with no punch and no treble.
My speakers are JBL Touring? 950 2-way 6x9s rated 100wRMS @ 2 Ohms. My headunit is a JVC KD-HDW10 @ 25wRMS. Is the distortion to due being underpowered, or EQ/surround settings that aren't really compatible with the speakers? In extreme cases, the bass even distorts the treble, which is really high because I'm still running the stock tweeters+the ones in my aftermarket 6x9s.

[Laramie1997]

Oren, few things I want you to do first.

1. Crank the speakers up to the point that you can visually see the speakers moving. If the speakers look like they are being pushed out, then that means you have the polarity correct. If they look like they are getting sucked in, then that means that you have the polarity backwards. ( I would just tell you the loom colors, but Chrysler liked to switch things around quite a bit, and frankly, I don't remember them.)

2. Pull the speakers and check for visual damage, stains, holes ETC Also make sure that the cones still move fairly easily.

I'm going to say that it's just the speakers not getting enough power, or they are getting *over powered* by the deck moving sound frequencies that are out of the speaker's range.

[Miami_Son]

Did you Dynamat the doors?

[Oren09]

I just stuck the speakers in the stock holes. No mods or anything.
They're currently spliced together with electrical tape on them because I'm going to run new wire to them at some point.
I'll pull the door off tomorrow (ugh, again), unless I can see it with a flashlight, I dunno. Anyway, I'll see what way they're moving.
I've used these speakers before, and even with this head unit before, in my dad's old car- 2003 Chrysler Sebring convertible, also with the Infinity sound. However, these cars have a 180w amp under the passenger seat for all speakers. They sounded about the same, maybe worse in that car. I didn't bypass the amp at all. Just spliced right into factory wiring at both ends.
When I was working on them the other day, the cones were fine, the rubber surround is fine.

[Laramie1997]

That's the issue then. Classic case. By pass the amps, and all should be better. Wait... That was on the Chrysler? I'm confused... It's late/early.......

I would say you are under powering them.