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SteamFire previously said:
Is it a bad line driver or something? I have heard nothing but good things about Audiocontrols Line Drivers and everyone that I have asked says to use them since they boost the signal. A bit pulled from Wikipedia.
In Mobile Audio, a line driver is a small amplifier used to bolster the strength of the audio signal coming from the source unit.
The newly strengthened signal is then fed to its appropriate amplifier.
Gain on an amplifier needs to be set with regard to the input voltage the amplifier sees - the lower the input voltage, the greater the gain to produce a given loudness. When amplifying a very low-voltage signal, the noise-floor of the system raises, meaning that the amplifier is not only amplifying the low-voltage audio signal, but also the low-voltage noises picked up in the line along the way. By using a line driver, the amplifier's gains need not be set so high, thereby amplifying the audio signal with less of the low-level noise.
This can be useful especially in long runs of signal cable, which are more prone to picking up noise.
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audiocontrol is good stuff. its just not a necessary piece in your application. if the rest of the stereo is setup properly, then you wouldnt ever need one. if there is any noise in the signal, it is going to get louder as well. you amplify whatever it sends out whether it is good or bad.
