troy_brady
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- First Name
- Troy
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- May 19, 2020
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- Central Pennsylvania
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- 2020 Jeep Gladiator, 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack, 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle
- Occupation
- HSE Technician
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Hello everyone!
My new Gladiator came with the Alpine stereo upgrade - which sounds great compared to the standard factory set up, until last week... Last week was one of the first times we took the top off the Gladiator so naturally we turned the stereo up louder to compensate for the wind noise as it's harder to hear the music with the windows down and top off at higher speeds so we turned the volume to 22-24. (I'll also note that I have not altered any of the sound settings on the head-unit, Bass, Treble, and Mid are all at 0.) After a little while on certain songs it was apparent something wasn't performing correctly from the rear of the Gladiator, most likely in the soundbar. I could describe the sound as a vibration, crackling, distortion coming from the soundbar at moments in songs where more base was being utilized. Since then I've heard this noise at lesser volume levels, as low as 16 but it's definitely more infrequent at those lesser volume levels. At first I figured a blown or damaged speaker just based on the sound. Strangely enough it's not a consistent sound, it doesn't happen ALL the time, but the noise has not gone away. I would assume if it was truly blown or damaged you'd hear the noise at any volume level or is it something that would only truly be recognized only on higher volume levels? Does anyone have any experience with their Alpine speakers doing the same? Is this just simply a performance issue where the system is peaking out at higher levels? I would assume at higher levels this would be the case but I felt that 22-24 wasn't in that range that would cause this yes it's loud, but not pounding loud. I feel those volume levels are acceptable for roof/door off driving. Any advice or comments are appreciated.
My new Gladiator came with the Alpine stereo upgrade - which sounds great compared to the standard factory set up, until last week... Last week was one of the first times we took the top off the Gladiator so naturally we turned the stereo up louder to compensate for the wind noise as it's harder to hear the music with the windows down and top off at higher speeds so we turned the volume to 22-24. (I'll also note that I have not altered any of the sound settings on the head-unit, Bass, Treble, and Mid are all at 0.) After a little while on certain songs it was apparent something wasn't performing correctly from the rear of the Gladiator, most likely in the soundbar. I could describe the sound as a vibration, crackling, distortion coming from the soundbar at moments in songs where more base was being utilized. Since then I've heard this noise at lesser volume levels, as low as 16 but it's definitely more infrequent at those lesser volume levels. At first I figured a blown or damaged speaker just based on the sound. Strangely enough it's not a consistent sound, it doesn't happen ALL the time, but the noise has not gone away. I would assume if it was truly blown or damaged you'd hear the noise at any volume level or is it something that would only truly be recognized only on higher volume levels? Does anyone have any experience with their Alpine speakers doing the same? Is this just simply a performance issue where the system is peaking out at higher levels? I would assume at higher levels this would be the case but I felt that 22-24 wasn't in that range that would cause this yes it's loud, but not pounding loud. I feel those volume levels are acceptable for roof/door off driving. Any advice or comments are appreciated.
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