06 sonata radio install, poor sound output.

Ok, I finally received a replacement jvc harness, removed the factor
sterio and began the tedious process of wiring everything. I hooke
my new head unit up and the audio is barely audible and is distorted
I have to turn my radio all the way up to max just to hear anything
I used a cd to check so as not to be confused with poor reception of
the radio. I have not installed the amp or subs yet. My sonata doe
not have the factory sub or amp. I have an 06 Sonata GLS V6. An
suggestions? As of now my dash looks like someone put a sledg
hammer through it

 

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:33:50 -0500,

If the head unit is designed to drive an amp and not speakers I am
mildly surprised you get much of any sound out of the speakers without
the amp. Put the mp in and see what happens.

 

keith.marinowrote
Ok, I finally received a replacement jvc harness, removed the factor
sterio and began the tedious process of wiring everything. I hooke
my new head unit up and the audio is barely audible and is distorted
I have to turn my radio all the way up to max just to hear anything
I used a cd to check so as not to be confused with poor reception of
the radio. I have not installed the amp or subs yet. My sonata doe
not have the factory sub or amp. I have an 06 Sonata GLS V6. An
suggestions? As of now my dash looks like someone put a sledg
hammer through it
I am not sure I described it properly. My JVC has more than enoug
power to drive the cabin speakers. I only use the amp to push th
subs and those have not been installed yet. The poor out put I a
referring to is coming from the factory speakers. Does anyone hav
any idea why the sound is so low and distorted? Could it be th
volume buttons installed on the stearing wheel? I have tried
couple of different things with grounding with no results. Could
single poor connection cause a problem for the whole system. My nex
step is to cut all the wires and start over again

 

Keith, I have the same problem; please let me know if you find out
anything! Thanks! P.S. I have no audio controls on the steering wheel,
so I doubt that is a problem! I am suspecting an impedance mismatch.
My head unit works with speakers having 4-8 ohms impedance. As yet,
I've been unable to locate any information on the Sonata speakers, but
I can tell you the speakers are hard-wired into the doors and there is
no easy way to get them out short of completely disassembling the
entire door. Also, the speakers are connected via wiring harness and a
plug-in connection at the speaker housing.