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Originally posted by matt911
Randy,
Thank you for the reply.
You are correct the fader does not work.
The deck is an Eclipse 5340, this is what you suggest I replace?
You think the small amp is basically doing nothing at this point?
When you say the amps are fragile, what might be the symptom of that? Totally dead or?
Sorry for all the questions and I ttruly appreciate the help.
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I would suspect that only one of the amplifiers is physically hooked to the speakers. easiest way to find out, is to simply disconnect the RCA cables going into each amp, one at a time. When you pull the RCA's of the amp that's running all the present speakers, the sound will stop. That amp is what's running everything.
Get a new deck, preferrably an Alpine (reason being is that if you have a power antenna, the Alpine will not raise it if you're listening to CD's) and find one with a DEDICATED SUBWOOFER OUT. Have the sub out plugged into the other amplifier, then take a sub and plug it into the amp that is presently dead - that'll give you sub outputs.
If you're confused, have a pro do it, they shouldn't charge you any extra since there is virtually no real work except physically placing a new sub.
As of the Soundstream product, some of the most musical amplifiers ever built, but easy to burn up if you drive 'em too hard. I used to sell the stuff back in the early 90's. Had the big bad MC300, MC140 and D60 in a car.
Drew enough voltage to burn the alternator if I hit full volume when the car was running, and was enough to break the spot welds holding the roof in place. Musical enough to shame most home systems at the time...
If you don't want 'em, I may be interested. They simply don't make 'em like that anymore.
rjp