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There is a "zzzz" sound in my car sound system. What could it indicate?

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Most likely it's a grounding issue or faulty wire and connections. Best to rewire.

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How do I connect several devices, including the equalizer, a CD player, and an amp, so that I have enough in and out connections and they are all in the proper order?

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The amp will have a dedicated CD input that you should use for the CD player. The equalizer will be connected using one of the above described methods, depending on the options in your amp.

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How do I connect the front speaker directly to the equalizer?

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You cannot connect the speaker to the equalizer because speakers can only connect to an amplifier.

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What should I do when both the receiver and equalizer have speaker outputs?

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Use the speaker outputs from the equalizer. If you have more than one set of speakers, you could use both, but if you did, then the speakers from the receiver would have unequal sound.

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My receiver has 3 pre-amp outs, a sub and front and rear. I want to connect my equalizer to both my amps, a monoblock and 4 channel. How do I do it?

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I’m guessing you have a pioneer receiver. You are better off just running your RCA’s from head unit to your amps and eliminating the EQ.

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