How to wire up a component set/amp ?
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How to wire up a component set/amp ?
For my 68 vert I,d like to put in the component set durango boy recommended I think CDT ? $99 and an amp ...Will my custom autosound JVC with 22 watts per channel sound ok ? I think the model number is ks-rx177 ....If so How does it get wired up I,ve read that the speakers should be powered by or from the amp.? I,m no audio guy so if this sounds stupid I am
Ok wrong section I just found the audio forum .....
Ok wrong section I just found the audio forum .....
Last edited by White 68; Mar 11, 2007 at 01:42 PM.
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I'm thinking this is the component set right?
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=3059
You'll notice they are rated for 100 watts RMS. That's a single channel. That 22 watt RMS per channel will not cut it. That amp is barely better than running the speakers off of the head unit.
You want an amp that can deliver a wattage that's a lot closer to what that speaker is rated for or you won't get good sound, especially at high volumes.
If you want a good two channel amp go with something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-Phoenix-Gold...QQcmdZViewItem
Phoenix Gold Xenons are amazing. Under rated, and stable to 1 OHM.
The amps gets it's own power and ground. Run a fused 8 gauge from the battery or alternator BAT terminal. Make sure it's got a fuse as close tot he battery as you can get it.
Install a ground, short as you can, maybe to the battery as well depending on where you mount your amp. It doesn't need to be fused but make sure it's of the same gauge as the power wire.
From the head unit, you will have a remote wire which is almost always blue or blue with white stripes. It is a low voltage signal from the head unit telling the amp to turn on. You will see a remote terminal on the amp where this wire goes. Then, you'll have the RCAs. From the head unit, a pair of wires, one red, and one white. There are your left and right channels. Go red to red and white to white.
Speaker wire is all that goes from the amp tot eh speaker. Don't go over board, in fact 16 gauge will work fine for speaker wire to those components. Make sure you keep track of POS and NEG on those wires as phasing is very important.
Mount the amp in a place that gets good air flow,or install a 12V computer case fan to blow air over the top case of the amp.
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=3059
You'll notice they are rated for 100 watts RMS. That's a single channel. That 22 watt RMS per channel will not cut it. That amp is barely better than running the speakers off of the head unit.
You want an amp that can deliver a wattage that's a lot closer to what that speaker is rated for or you won't get good sound, especially at high volumes.
If you want a good two channel amp go with something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-Phoenix-Gold...QQcmdZViewItem
Phoenix Gold Xenons are amazing. Under rated, and stable to 1 OHM.
The amps gets it's own power and ground. Run a fused 8 gauge from the battery or alternator BAT terminal. Make sure it's got a fuse as close tot he battery as you can get it.
Install a ground, short as you can, maybe to the battery as well depending on where you mount your amp. It doesn't need to be fused but make sure it's of the same gauge as the power wire.
From the head unit, you will have a remote wire which is almost always blue or blue with white stripes. It is a low voltage signal from the head unit telling the amp to turn on. You will see a remote terminal on the amp where this wire goes. Then, you'll have the RCAs. From the head unit, a pair of wires, one red, and one white. There are your left and right channels. Go red to red and white to white.
Speaker wire is all that goes from the amp tot eh speaker. Don't go over board, in fact 16 gauge will work fine for speaker wire to those components. Make sure you keep track of POS and NEG on those wires as phasing is very important.
Mount the amp in a place that gets good air flow,or install a 12V computer case fan to blow air over the top case of the amp.
