C5 Static and Popping
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St. Jude Donor '06
C5 Static and Popping
Periodically I get surges of static and popping sounds in the stock Bose system. It only comes from the left side, front and rear, and happens no matter the source. If I turn off the radio, the static will continue for 5 seconds or so before fading out. If I leave it off for 10 mins, then it's okay for a while until it decides to rear it's ugly head. I've also noticed that if I turn off the radio before I turn off the car, causing me to have to turn the radio on after I start, this issue is far less frequent. When the radio is at lowest possible volume (when this is happening) the right channel is silent, but the left channel has a hissing sound, with static and popping. Sometimes it's so bad I can't listen to the radio.
I was told that the problem is a little gold box by the driver's right knee, and this needs to be "refurbished"...is this the "conditioner" I've been reading about in other posts? How do I get to it...get it "refurbished"....or can it just be replaced? Is this what is most likely causing my problems? BTW, the left front Bose unit was replaced a while ago because it wasn't generating bass...now it works quite well!
But I still get static/popping.... 
I was told that the problem is a little gold box by the driver's right knee, and this needs to be "refurbished"...is this the "conditioner" I've been reading about in other posts? How do I get to it...get it "refurbished"....or can it just be replaced? Is this what is most likely causing my problems? BTW, the left front Bose unit was replaced a while ago because it wasn't generating bass...now it works quite well!
But I still get static/popping....
Burning Brakes
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Re: C5 Static and Popping (Joe Diver)
Hmm...I'm interested in this as well. I get some static and popping but it's mostly occuring when I play burned CDs. I just wrote it off as a bad cd burner.
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Re: C5 Static and Popping (knewblewkorvette)
No, it can be just sitting in the garage, with the engine not running. I thought about a loose connection, but it doesn't behave like that...it's more like there's a capacitor that discharges as static builds up...
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Anything is possible but if the system is stock and untouched is most likely a bad piece of equipment. The hard part is going to be which piece is bad. The radio is where I would start. Then the processor. No BS this is a real pain kind of problem to diagnose. See the problem is I do not think anyone truely knows what the processor does. It is not an amplifier I know that and I do not think it has the DA converters in it. I would think the head unit is the only piece that can sum both the left channels together. It makes more sense that way.If you are able to get your hands on a known good unit that would be the way to go. I know where one is if you want to give it a try.
