that's the sound i'm getting. the alternator seems fine (plus I don't think the alternator will be causing trouble anytime soon cause it only has about 48k miles on it.) And no, the power and the rca wires were not run on the same side...i got power wire running on the left side and the rca wires on the right side. i'm going to double check all connections this weekend when i have some time and let you guys know what happens. if not, i'll take it back in to have it checked out