# help! radio/speakers acting up **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 1, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-radio-speakers-acting-up/16827 "2006-09-01T18:23:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MidgeX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MidgeX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MidgeX)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-radio-speakers-acting-up/16827/1 "2006-09-01T18:23:47Z")
ok recently when i play my music, not too loud, when the bass ‘hits’ the sound will just go dead, like i dont have enough power to pump bass or something, not sure quite how to say it things i thought of shitty battery/alt shitty grounds shitty speakers any ideas??? ---
**Author:** ![AKasprzyk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/akasprzyk/32/4967_2.png) [@AKasprzyk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKasprzyk)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-radio-speakers-acting-up/16827/2 "2006-09-01T18:56:05Z")
you have a cap? when my bass used to hit in my eclipse it would actually shut my car off if i was idleing at a light… that was my fix… turn your sensitvity down a hare on your amp… it will draw less power ---
**Author:** ![MidgeX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MidgeX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MidgeX)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-radio-speakers-acting-up/16827/3 "2006-09-01T23:44:14Z")
no amp, stock everything minus a jvc head unit ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-radio-speakers-acting-up/16827/4 "2006-09-02T16:08:29Z")
speakers probably are overdriving themselves