Kenwood speakers...

[rivermobster]

So does someone want to explain to the rest of the class what exactly is going on here?

 

[Nordie]

No continuity?

 

[brianwhiteboy]

Are the leads plugged in to the meter?

 

[coolchange]

Might want to get some of that inside shiny stuff to touch your leads.

 

[robby dmax]

Looks like a broken wire on the inside Of the insulation or bad crimp on the Connector.

 

[rivermobster]

Looks like a broken wire on the inside Of the insulation or bad crimp on the Connector.

Yep. That was fun trying to figure out why the new system I just installed wasn't making any noise!!!



No continuity though the brand new wiring Kenwood supplied with the speakers. Grrrrrrrrrr.

What's even more interesting was, it was the same way on both positive leads.

 

[Bigbore500r]

Yep. That was fun trying to figure out why the new system I just installed wasn't making any noise!!!



No continuity though the brand new wiring Kenwood supplied with the speakers. Grrrrrrrrrr.

What's even more interesting was, it was the same way on both positive leads.

Were these kenwoods purchased on "stereo alley" in DTLA ?

 

[rivermobster]

Were these kenwoods purchased on "stereo alley" in DTLA ?

Customer brought em to me. So, maybe??

 

[Riverfamlee]

Maybe they were Kens-wood lol. I never use the stock wiring anyways. that shit is usually like 18-20 ga

 

[pronstar]

Were these kenwoods purchased on "stereo alley" in DTLA ?

Possibly white-van specials [emoji106]


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[Bigbore500r]

Maybe they were Kens-wood lol. I never use the stock wiring anyways. that shit is usually like 18-20 ga

I prefer Sonies

 

[robby dmax]

It’s China’s fault bad quality control

 

[rivermobster]

Maybe they were Kens-wood lol. I never use the stock wiring anyways. that shit is usually like 18-20 ga

Yep. That's why I just use the ends. So they match what's on the speakers. In this case, that deal was a major fail.

Sounds pretty good now for just running off the head unit! Needs amps and Real speakers. Dad says his son can pay for all that if he wants it...

 

[fishing fool]

Throw them in the trash and buy kicker

 

[Riverfamlee]

Throw them in the trash and buy kicker

 

[Carlson-jet]

Having worked on many wire cutting and terminal splicing machines. I would say the issue is with Quality control.
The reality is, somewhere there is a maintenance worker in charge of keeping those machines dialed in getting his ass chewed out but a pat on the back behind closed doors. Those types of machines are super Focking finicky. The tolerance on the crimping dies is measured in 1/10000

 

[02HoWaRd26]

Throw them in the trash and buy kicker

Why so they can be replaced annually
JL or RF or just go buy at Walmart.

 

[RiverDave]

Why so they can be replaced annually
JL or RF or just go buy at Walmart.

I have never had a kicker product fail and I have been running them since my early 20’s..

 

[Runs2rch]

I have never had a kicker product fail and I have been running them since my early 20’s..

So like 40 years?!

 

[Carlson-jet]

So we have gone from a 3 cent piece of wire, two 5 cent terminals to new speakers.
Love this place.

 

[riverroyal]

I had no idea kenwood was in business

 

[rivermobster]

I had no idea kenwood was in business

Seriously?

Cause I work on classic cars mostly, I usually use Retro Sound head units with Kenwood amps and speakers.

Kenwood makes some bitchen little 5 channel amps that hide well and power a subwoofer nicely.

This is the first time I've had an issue with any of their products. But as someone else said, the wiring is cheap China stuff. I normally throw it away.

Kenwood still makes great products.

 

[HOOTER SLED-]

Ez peezy.....don't use the shitty wiring that comes with the speakers duuuhhh....

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I had no idea kenwood was in business

JVC owns Kenwood.