tweeters distorting after new radio

[SanAntoLegacy]

my car got broken into and they took my radio . so i put in a jvc kd-hdr20 headunit and now my front speakers distort whenever the volume is turned up

i have a kicker component set in front that will distort when volume is turned up but when i put the fader to the rear speakers those play fine and clear

i double checked all the wiring and connections to the front speakers now i dnt kno wat to do

jus wondering what else i should check and look at b4 i go and buy another set of speakers

[bassl0va]

my car got broken into and they took my radio . so i put in a jvc kd-hdr20 headunit and now my front speakers distort whenever the volume is turned up

i have a kicker component set in front that will distort when volume is turned up but when i put the fader to the rear speakers those play fine and clear

i double checked all the wiring and connections to the front speakers now i dnt kno wat to do

jus wondering what else i should check and look at b4 i go and buy another set of speakers

It could be the head units amp distorting. What does it have to be turned up to for it to distort? If not, your fronts can't handle it. upgrade time!

[imfrom210texas]

i found that your radio is 20 watts RMS. I doubt that would make a Kicker set distort. Check your eq

[bassl0va]

i found that your radio is 20 watts RMS. I doubt that would make a Kicker set distort. Check your eq

Unless he's tuning it up to max .

[tacomabanga1986]

maby the audio settings, i changed the ones on my pioneer n it went away, i got kicker ks 6&1/2 comp set wit the 1'' tweet and im runnin kicker ks 6&1/2 coax off a memphis pr150.2 n the tweets useto be harsh and the tweet bulb useto light up but i messed around wit settings n that changed

maby ur headunit aint got enough power to run em

what kinda deck did u have befor u got ur jvc? and what are the rear speakers?

[MrSkippyJ]

i found that your radio is 20 watts RMS. I doubt that would make a Kicker set distort. Check your eq

You can distort speakers with any amount of power. I'm going to guess he is trying to play them too loud on too little power.

[tacomabanga1986]

i unno if other decks have this but if u got somethin like a sla like pioneer has for level adjustments for inputs keep it set to 0 i useto have mine turned up to +3 n it didn't like higher notes

but ya change audio adjustments, take ur eq and set it to flat with no boosts on anything even turn teh loud off, and turn it up n see were it distorts at n then turn it down n adjust each freq level n see if it still distorts n work from there

ied turn it up with the loud off and then with loud on n see what the diff is volume wise n work from there

[imfrom210texas]

You can distort speakers with any amount of power. I'm going to guess he is trying to play them too loud on too little power.

how does that work? Like is it when it's at a certain voltage and power level that it starts to distort?

[bassl0va]

how does that work? Like is it when it's at a certain voltage and power level that it starts to distort?

If you turn any amplifier up too much, it clips, which can damage speakers, and it sounds hideous. You know the guys who drive around with their 6 by 9s at max and it sounds like chgzggzgzg chgzgzzgz chgzgzgz, like that!

[MrSkippyJ]

how does that work? Like is it when it's at a certain voltage and power level that it starts to distort?

Because of clipping. Clipping damages voice coils.