charonblk07
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So I'm in the process of adding a sub to my brother's '05 Laramie with the Infinity system. We're keeping the factory headunit and speakers and just adding in the JL 13w3 Stealthbox from my last truck with a JBL MS-5001 amp. Should be a very straightforward install but I tapped off the driverside rear speaker right at the B-pillar and the amp isn't getting enough signal for it to auto sense the signal and turn on or to even get enough gain for it to complete that amp's calibration.
The second issue I have is when I plug the wires from the tapped rear speaker into the JBL amp the speaker cuts out, unplug it and all's fine. It's making me wonder if the amp is cutting power to the speaker when it recognizes the change in voltage when the input signal is connected to the JBL amp.
The JBL MS5001 amp is supposed to be capable of accepting speaker level inputs, but is taking the signal after the amp the issue? Will I need to pull the signal from between the headunit and the stock amp with a LOC?
The second issue I have is when I plug the wires from the tapped rear speaker into the JBL amp the speaker cuts out, unplug it and all's fine. It's making me wonder if the amp is cutting power to the speaker when it recognizes the change in voltage when the input signal is connected to the JBL amp.
The JBL MS5001 amp is supposed to be capable of accepting speaker level inputs, but is taking the signal after the amp the issue? Will I need to pull the signal from between the headunit and the stock amp with a LOC?