The bass in my truck is only playing with the radio but not with my cd's???

Question

i put two 10inch bass in the back of my truck and hooked it up to an amp, as far as i know ive connected everything right, ground, power, romote, and speakers.

but the bass only works when its on the radio setting but not my cd or aux.

whats wrong?

sony xpold sterio

mtx 250 amp

adiobann bass.

Answer 1

check spitzie and project 8's answers. if that still dosent work get a better deck because sony hasnt been making quality products for a while.

oh and im ceartain it has nothing to do with your amp becase it wouldnt play at all then. another thing you could do is wire the remote to your fuse box so that it turns on with the car that way too.

Answer 2

then fix it. DUH

Answer 3

When I first started reading this, it sounded like you had put fish in your trunk.  A 10" bass should be a keeper.

I would contact an audio sound place like Circuit City that installs these systems all the time.  A simple visit could solve your problem.  They should be able to fix your (base) to work with a CD.

Git R Done

Answer 4

Spitzie's answer is the correct one.  Your amp's remote wire should be connected to the blue/white wire behind the deck, not the solid blue wire.

Answer 5

hi ant,

sounds to me like you hooked up your amp to the power antenna lead instead of the remote turn on lead of your deck.

the power antenna lead gives power only when you're on radio and not on the other sources. thats why that when you switch sources, cd or aux, no power goes to the remote turn on of your amp.

check the blue and blue/white wires again.

hope this helps.

Answer 6

try to check the eq and speaker levels while playing a cd.

you probably did already, but i figured i'd throw something out there.