Originally posted by fujiwara takumi
i think what it is is that on the hiway in the morning i try to get this station out of chi town, so the further away i get the louder and louder i get it...and its wrecking the deck. it doesnt seem to be _as bad_ with just the cd player, but i think shes coughing her way out regardless 
Could it have to do with the RCAs crossing in the back? ive got my amp/sub out right now so theyre all coiled up and could be knicking one another.
Not likely your RCA's -- they are too low output to cause any real damage (unless you have -- or had -- a ground issue with your amps. Ground reference for the head unit is pulled from the amp, and if the ground on the amp is bad, you could do damage). If the head unit is running hot, 95% chance the output amp ic is going bad -- we charge 150.00 to replace one as a cash repair (the part is about 40.00, Pioneer OEM only)