well, it only comes through my front speakers, which are amped. The rears are not, and they don't make any ugly noises :rolleyes: As far as the head unit, I didn't have any trouble with it in my other car....and there is no noise when the car isn't runing. The noise I hear in the speakers comes straight from the engine. I can even hear the sound of the fan running...? Where is the headunit grounded?(i installed myself) and if the headunit's ground was bad, wouldn't the back speakers make that noise too?