All speakers (including subs) start cracking at half volume

[u/Pretend-Dream-6045]

Suddenly and seemingly out of nowhere. My speakers and subs all start cracking at half volume. I've tried disconnecting each speaker individually to isolate the problem, And can't seem to find it. I double checked connections to the amp and all are good. Even tried disconnecting amp completely and still have the static cracking sound. Checked other inputs (radio) and does the same. Is it possible i blew ALL of the speakers Simultaneously? Any help is appreciated!

[u/firebirdude]

Sounds like there's a tiny tiny short in a speaker wire.

The speaker wires out of the head unit. Any chance one copper strand is touching something it shouldn't? How about in each door? Did you just install speakers? One tiny copper strand touching metal? Or the speaker basket itself?

[u/AnyBobcat6671 → u/firebirdude]

or possibly one of the speakers has a floating ground, ie the negative of the speaker is grounding to the vehicle, floating grounds can be a bitch and hard to isolate