Amplifier??
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Amplifier??
i recently bought aftermarket JBL speakers for my 06' 3Lt Base coupe Vet i want a more powerful loud sound. The speakers i bought can handle a lot of power but the stock amp cannot give them the power they need so i was looking at purchasing a jbl club a6002 amp. I understand amps are hard to install because you have to wire through battery and wire the speakers to it but if the car already has a stock amp can i just replace it with the jbl? I heard something about using a converter if the wires cant handle that but what is that and how do i install one. Please walk me through step by step on replacing the amp. Im good with wiring and stuff i soldering in my new speakers so thats not a problem.
Drifting
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From: DFW Texas
Welcome to the forum.
There is a forum category dedicated to audio/electronics that may be more helpful for you to repost your question. It would also be useful for you to browse the threads for any answers to questions you might have on this subject. Select the "Forums" link at the top of the page and then select "General Corvette Topics" and then "Audio/Electronics".
Good luck...GD
There is a forum category dedicated to audio/electronics that may be more helpful for you to repost your question. It would also be useful for you to browse the threads for any answers to questions you might have on this subject. Select the "Forums" link at the top of the page and then select "General Corvette Topics" and then "Audio/Electronics".
Good luck...GD
Pro
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I just bypassed the stock amp all together and ran new wires, it wasnt bad at all fishing them through the door accordion.
I ran RCA's into the trunk, mostly because i went cheap on the head unit and the voltage on the pre amp outputs were trash so i put in a line driver then ran powered speaker wires back up front. Back speakers were easy enough.
Also ran a 0 gauged power wires from the battery straight to the back, power the 4x amp and the 1000w sub amp. I always overdue it on wire size for possible future upgrades and the bane of every audiophiles existence is a poor ground.
I wouldn't worry about speaker wires not being able to handle the power, they handle quite a bit. unless you are putting 100+ through them (and thats only at max volume probably only use 20w for normal listening) i assume 6002 is a 60 watt?
But, i would run new wires because why not. Not much soldering, crimp connections have always worked fine for me.
I ran RCA's into the trunk, mostly because i went cheap on the head unit and the voltage on the pre amp outputs were trash so i put in a line driver then ran powered speaker wires back up front. Back speakers were easy enough.
Also ran a 0 gauged power wires from the battery straight to the back, power the 4x amp and the 1000w sub amp. I always overdue it on wire size for possible future upgrades and the bane of every audiophiles existence is a poor ground.
I wouldn't worry about speaker wires not being able to handle the power, they handle quite a bit. unless you are putting 100+ through them (and thats only at max volume probably only use 20w for normal listening) i assume 6002 is a 60 watt?
But, i would run new wires because why not. Not much soldering, crimp connections have always worked fine for me.
