connecting speakers to amp

[diablo]

i know its been asked and its all over the net but im still not 100% on how to do it, if someone could just make it abit more simpler for me it will be very much apprecaited

i got my 4 channel amp yesterday and i only have a single sub running off it but i wanted to run two back speakers off the amp. So how does it actually work? do i disconnect back speakers and run them straight to the amp or do i tap into them, what do i do :S :S :S :S?

cheers

[MR808]

Disconnect the original rear speaker inputs
Run a new wire from the speaker to the amp
Make sure you have two sets of RCAs to the amp or spilt the one you already have for the sub
So all four channels are running off the amp
But IMO run the front speakers off the amp you sit in the front of the car after all

[diablo]

ok i get it now thanks, but since its a dc5 the back speakers are still pretty close to the front so you reckon run it off the back or stick with the front?

[arverson]

amp the fronts.

then fade forward or even disconnect the rears all together

[diablo]

why would you do that?

[arverson]

sound staging (stage height/width/depth) & imaging

rears destroy all of that

but its up to you

[diablo]

well since the rears are easy to disconnect ill just try both ways and see what i prefer
and with the wire that connects front speakers to head unit should i remove it or leave it there just incase i need them again

[arverson]

just leave em in.. but terminate the ends

[diablo]

beautiful that's going to make life easier now :)
so what does it actually do when you connect the speakers to the amp? like clarity louder what exactly happens?

[MR808]

Better clarity at louder levels and also the speakers are more tuneable via the amp

[diablo]

ok im doing the wiring now and my friend said that i need speaker wire to run the front speakers to the amp, at the moment im using just normal remote wire. Will that work or do i need speaker wire?

[kural7]

i just hope u have decent speakers ur wiring up. no point hooking up stock speakers. duno if u mentiond wat u had but thats wat i gathered. my mates got the same car he got 6 by 9's for the rear not connected to the amp but the sound it produces is beautiful.

[diablo]

well i bought the amp and amp kit and im taking my mates subby, but i didnt get the speakers yet. Im just going to wire it up for now so that some time next week when i have time im going to go get speakers and it will be easy to change since all the wiring is dont.
but do you know what wire i need to use? because the wire is kind of holding up the process.

[kural7]

you can use normal cables but speakers cables arn't expensive dude u get metres of it for a few bux.. so best you just buy them. that way u will be getting maximum sound quality. imo just go out and buy speaker cable. have u wired up the power cable through ur car yet.? make sure u use a decent sized power cable and same sized ground cable.

[diablo]

i found out i had speaker wire in the sony pack wiring kit i bought.
wow epic failure, my headunit is coming on but none of my speakers are working :S,, any ideas of what it could be? my head unit is turning on and the sub and amp are both wired up, it was working but then we turned off the car and started tidying up the wires abit and all speakers stopped working.
if any one has any ideas it will be very helpfull

[MR808]

Check your speaker wire connections they might be touching each other or grounding out

[kural7]

ye there probably grounding or touching the stock head units cables. i got an accord euro and when i put splits at the front with mini amps the amp wat grounding itsellf to the door so everytime the door moved it would cut all 4 speakers. annoying. so just check the wiring on all speakers. disconnect sub first try to c wat the problem is obviously :) and don't forget to solder ur cables 2gether for added strength and sticky tape naked wire with PVC (electric) tape.

[arverson]

my guesws is when you were tidying/adjusting the wiring you pulled them a bit, and out of their connections.

you didnt mention which specific wire you tidied up but im gonna assume its all of em (power/ground/remote/rcas/speaker wire).

soo id obviously check speaker connections, at both the speakers and amp end
rcas secured at HU/LOC output? rcas secured at amp input?

does the amp turn on still? if not theres something wrong with the power and/or remote wire

pretty easy stuff really. basically just check all connections

[diablo]

well yeah it was all of them so its hard to pin point a specfic one,

i did use a LOC, also i soldered the front speakers to the new speaker wire which i ran to the amp. For the LOC we tapped into the back speakers and everything else is pretty much jsut normal

the amp still turns on like normal. Well im going to go outside now and start feedling with it and ill keep youz updated of whats happening.

One more thing my friend is saying maybe its the amp in the head unit or something wrong with the head unit. Could it be that? its a stock dc5 head unit and i havent had problems with it before.

[kural7]

shouldn't be the head unit but dude if u want good sound quality get a DECENT head unit. theres no point getting a sub and amp without having a head unit,.

[diablo]

i really regret wanting a system its been nothing but screw ups (n)

[kural7]

lol what makes u say that.. it just takes a bit of time and effort.. and most importantly money. but the final product is great. especially if ur doing a solo makas run :P. and its all for the long run experience :)

[diablo]

true that mate

I GOT IT WORKING!!!!! (with abit of help)
i ended up cutting our my old headunit putting my mates one in and then we figured out the LOC was screwed -.-" , just my luck lol
so after a few damages here and there to the car i have a system that is working

[kural7]

congrats mate..

[diablo]

Cheers mate :D