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.