speed sensitive volume control

[onyx]

Hey guy, im new to subarus so i was wondering about the speed sensitive volume control. do i have to get a new headunit or is there a way around it?

[J.McDonald Knives]

Your alternator may be going out. Drive over to an automotive place and have them test it.

[Huffer]

Hey guy, im new to subarus so i was wondering about the speed sensitive volume control. do i have to get a new headunit or is there a way around it?

Subaru's don't have that.
At least none prior to 2005 that I know of...

[xXGTBspecXx]

Your alternator may be going out. Drive over to an automotive place and have them test it.


what?

[J.McDonald Knives]

Your alternator may be going out. Drive over to an automotive place and have them test it.


what?As he speeds up the alternator speeds up supplying more power instead of a constant power. I don't know how to explain it exactly cause I am exhausted from a long day of work and can't think straight. Basically the alternator needs to have the engine at higher RPMs just to supply the right amount of electricity needed to keep the battery charged. One way to test this theory is to just turn on the car and keep it in park and have the stereo on and then slowly step on the gas to rev up the engine and see if it makes the radio louder.

[Reason]

[quote="J.McDonald Knives":3oshc6uf]Your alternator may be going out. Drive over to an automotive place and have them test it.


what?As he speeds up the alternator speeds up supplying more power instead of a constant power. I don't know how to explain it exactly cause I am exhausted from a long day of work and can't think straight. Basically the alternator needs to have the engine at higher RPMs just to supply the right amount of electricity needed to keep the battery charged. One way to test this theory is to just turn on the car and keep it in park and have the stereo on and then slowly step on the gas to rev up the engine and see if it makes the radio louder.[/quote:3oshc6uf]

Dude this has nothing to do about his question.

[J.McDonald Knives]

Well it was just what I was thinking might be the problem. I never had the stock HU be speed sensative and was just thinking that it may not be getting all its required voltage to power the speakers and HU.

[blackgtbeauty]

[quote="J.McDonald Knives":3fvbhdo6]Your alternator may be going out. Drive over to an automotive place and have them test it.


what?As he speeds up the alternator speeds up supplying more power instead of a constant power. I don't know how to explain it exactly cause I am exhausted from a long day of work and can't think straight. Basically the alternator needs to have the engine at higher RPMs just to supply the right amount of electricity needed to keep the battery charged. One way to test this theory is to just turn on the car and keep it in park and have the stereo on and then slowly step on the gas to rev up the engine and see if it makes the radio louder.[/quote:3fvbhdo6]

Dude.... 99.9% of us know how an alternator works, and that has NOTHING to do with what he is asking.

Newer car's have headunits that have a volume that is assisted by the speed of travel, louder when you go faster, quieter when you go slower.

I'm guessing he doesn't like it and is wondering if there is a bypass for it. My father's GMC it can be disabled, but I'm not sure about newer Subie's.

[J.McDonald Knives]

[quote="J.McDonald Knives":1z70w1hx]Your alternator may be going out. Drive over to an automotive place and have them test it.


what?As he speeds up the alternator speeds up supplying more power instead of a constant power. I don't know how to explain it exactly cause I am exhausted from a long day of work and can't think straight. Basically the alternator needs to have the engine at higher RPMs just to supply the right amount of electricity needed to keep the battery charged. One way to test this theory is to just turn on the car and keep it in park and have the stereo on and then slowly step on the gas to rev up the engine and see if it makes the radio louder.

Dude.... 99.9% of us know how an alternator works, and that has NOTHING to do with what he is asking.

Newer car's have headunits that have a volume that is assisted by the speed of travel, louder when you go faster, quieter when you go slower.

I'm guessing he doesn't like it and is wondering if there is a bypass for it. My father's GMC it can be disabled, but I'm not sure about newer Subie's.[/quote:1z70w1hx]Thanks for clearing it up. The speed sensitive HU's are new to me.

[Reason]

Hey guy, im new to subarus so i was wondering about the speed sensitive volume control. do i have to get a new headunit or is there a way around it?

Maybe an aftermarket radio will take care of two birds with one wrench.

[blackgtbeauty]

Hey guy, im new to subarus so i was wondering about the speed sensitive volume control. do i have to get a new headunit or is there a way around it?

Maybe an aftermarket radio will take care of two birds with one wrench.

Depends, if the vehicle in subject is a newer Legacy, than there might not be much of a way around it. Could go the way of a JL Cleansweep or RF 3sixty.1, but the problem would still be there.

EDIT: I see they make a DIN adapter for '05+ Legacy's now:

http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/ ... =120998901 (http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?i=120998901)

That would be the way to go.

[immortal1kon]

your alternator is at it's max potential at 2000 rpms and that is when your car is closests to runing as perfect as it can. so you have the most amount of power coming from the alternator at 2000rpm

[immortal1kon]

and i am pretty sure you can turn that feature off through the headunit. or you can find a qwiring diagram of the plug that goes to your factory headunit and just cut and tape off the wire which sends the signal for the volume to go up nad down beased on speed.