Some radio questions

[joegr]

...Do you have anywhere that shows that the amplifier itself can only handle 6v?

No.

 

[1LoudLS]

I don't know what advertisement you're looking at but the one I got didn't say it's for a Mach.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_21546_Metra-70-5519.html
"Car Stereo Wiring Harness for Select 2001-03 Ford Mustang w/ MACH System and 2003 Lincoln LS Premium Sound"

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=265-790
"Overview
Ford 2000-2001 amplifier integrator plug * Mustang with Mach 460"

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Metra+-...&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=8532411
"Mustang with Mach 460 and Mach 1000"

i didn't say that the harness was only for the mach systems, just that the harness is designed for the mach systems that DO use stereo inputs for the low freq channels exactly like it is. and that is why it has stereo colored rca connectors, so that when using that application, you know what connector goes to where, if they where the same color, then you would know which is the right and left and you would have to test it out.

One thing I do notice however about the Pioneer P3300BT is that some of the wires on the radio harness have resistors built into them.

those are not resistors, those are pico fuses, and they are there to protect the sensitive electronics that those wires hook up to

But the remote turn-on wire was not one of them but I'm not sure what the voltage output is on that wire.

well if it a amp turn on wire, then it is a 12v wire as all aftermarket amps require 12v for the turn on to trigger.

I could be wrong but I've been researching the net and supposedly it's not the amplifier that's 6V it's only the remote wire coming from the factory head unit. Indicating that the amp itself can handle a 12v signal. Do you have anywhere that shows that the amplifier itself can only handle 6v?

well if the amp could handle 12v then why would everybody else other than you get a loud "pop" at turn on and turn off when they send 12v through the wire? (because the amp is not "happy" with a 12v amp turn on signal) then why does the problem goes away when the voltage is decreased via a resistor?