Pioneer headunits have a 'fuse' on the main ground circuit of the pc board.They are extremely sensitive to spikes(like when the RCA's are being plugged in with the radio turned out).It causes the earth to go open circuit and you then pick up all sorts of noise.Get the unit to a technician and get him to bypass that lil fuse and you wont have the problem again

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