Tower Speakers Buzz when blower is on

[jamie_abb]

I have my tower speakers run off my amp which is hooked to the sub outlet on my deck. When I have the blower (pumps etc) on, the speakers buzz?

Someone suggested this is a grounding problem?

[Brianinpdx]

Mike - some decks (like your 700U) have full range sub outputs. He's probably fine. But it does beg the question where did the other 2 sets of outputs go?

-Brian
Exile Audio

[brain_rinse]

I fixed this issue on mine by grounding the headunit directly to the battery, instead of off the helm bus as it came wired from the factory.

[jamie_abb]

Going to try ground the unit to the battery. Thanks

[jamie_abb]

Finally got around to getting the dohickey to wire it to the battery. Fixed the buzz right away.


Thanks
J

[brain_rinse]

Good deal! Thanks for reporting back. I wonder if SC has fixed this on newer boats...

[Brianinpdx]

This is a common problem on all boats.

Short answer is just ground to the batteries and be done with it.

Glad to hear it worked out!

Brian
Exile audio

[cab13367]

I've got the same exact issue so I will try the fix as well and report back. Thanks fellas.

And Mike, on my head unit, I can set the sub pre-outs so that it sends a full range signal.

[cab13367]

I was getting engine noise thru the speakers, hissing when the blower was on, and a popping sound when I trimmed the wakeplate. I grounded the head unit directly to the battery as suggested here and it fixed all three issues. Thanks!!