[50trimmed]

Ok, so I want to put an amp and subs in my 04 TSX. The trick is I still have the factory stereo, so I bought this RCA ground loop isolator from the audio store cause the guy there told me it was all I need to hook up the amp. So I wire everything in turn on the car and i get power to the amp but no sound out of the subs??? Im not sure if i wired something in wrong or if the isolator is bad. Any help would be great!!

Pic of the RCA ground loop isolator:

 

[SLOBRA]

Cdog knows about stereo stuff. I don't know shit.

 

[Enemy]

what wires did you hook up the isolator to? THey should go to one of your speakers, 1 neg and 1 pos

 

[Joyrider564]

Ground loop isolator is to help get rid of the extra noise from something not being grounded. Some aftermarket stereos due this and it is a whine when the engine spins faster (from the alternator). What you need is a line output converter like this one:

Scosche - 2-Channel Adjustable Line-Out Converter - Clear - LOC80

 

[50trimmed]

what wires did you hook up the isolator to? THey should go to one of your speakers, 1 neg and 1 pos

Yeah thats how I hooked it up.

Ground loop isolator is to help get rid of the extra noise from something not being grounded. Some aftermarket stereos due this and it is a whine when the engine spins faster (from the alternator). What you need is a line output converter like this one:

Scosche - 2-Channel Adjustable Line-Out Converter - Clear - LOC80

So the one I have is not the one? I thought it would be cause it has the RCA jacks.

 

[Enemy]

Yeah thats how I hooked it up.



So the one I have is not the one? I thought it would be cause it has the RCA jacks.

it looks like you got a noise filter, line out converter should only have the outputs for RCA's and not a set of inputs

 

[50trimmed]

it looks like you got a noise filter,

Well that blows.. guess its off to best buy.... One thing thought, the one from best buy has a few more wires. Do those all have to be hooked up to something?

 

[Enemy]

Well that blows.. guess its off to best buy.... One thing thought, the one from best buy has a few more wires. Do those all have to be hooked up to something?

it should have 5 wires 1 negative, I set of positive/negative for left and 1 for the right

 

[50trimmed]

it should have 5 wires 1 negative, I set of positive/negative for left and 1 for the right

awesome. thanks

 

[Enemy]

did it work?