is this possible
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Burning Brakes
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From: wash. dc
is this possible
i bought a used cd player and instaled it in my 71... i posted about not having any bass, but i guess it'd more appropiate to say the rear speakers have a distorted sound....checked polarity and all checked out ok...hooked up a 200 watts amp/equalizer last night and got a louder distortion. b4 i try hooking the rear speakers to the front channel is it possible my rear channels could be blown
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From: San Diego - Deep Within The State of CONFUSION!
Originally Posted by 71redskin
i bought a used cd player and instaled it in my 71... i posted about not having any bass, but i guess it'd more appropiate to say the rear speakers have a distorted sound....checked polarity and all checked out ok...hooked up a 200 watts amp/equalizer last night and got a louder distortion. b4 i try hooking the rear speakers to the front channel is it possible my rear channels could be blown
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From: Skippack PA
St Jude Donor '13
You've tested them using two different amps it sounds like, the head unit and a separate amp. My guess would be it's the speakers. A reverse in polarity/phase will not usually produce distortion, it will just make for an.... interesting equalization curve. 
Melting Slicks
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From: New Cumberland PA
Originally Posted by SanDiegoPaul
Sounds to me that the first thing to look at would be wiring phase. Make sure you have + to + and - to - all the way around.
Best way to determine the problem may be by swapping parts. Start with a known good CD player or head unit (or anything that has audio outputs you can jack into the amp).
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Burning Brakes
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From: wash. dc
the reason i asked if the rear channels on the head unit might be bad is because i put in new 4x6 speakers in the dash and they sound fine... my next alternative is to hook the rear speakers to the front channels and see if the sound clears up...opinons pleez
