You wire the two left speakers in parallel positive to positive and negative to negative to a front amp channel the two right speakers wired the same way to the other front channel and the sub wired to the amps bridged rear channels. But you might also come across a subwoofer that uses stereo rca or speaker wire connections.
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How to wire a sub and amp. They make your installation much easier and help you avoid paying outrageous prices from local shops. Includes a fuse fuse holder subwoofer speaker wire power cables remote wire zip ties rca cables ring terminals and cool accessories. If youre wanting to install a 4 channel amp for 4 speakers and a subwoofer but only have 2 stereo channels available thats ok. Disassemble your center console to remove the factory head unit. My 4 channel amp has a high pass filter and my sub amp has low pass filter. Check the amplifiers owners manual for minimum impedance the amplifier will handle before hooking up the speakers.
Mounting your head unit. Do not put the keys in the. They show a typical single channel wiring scheme. Remove the lowest amp rated circuit breaker from the main panel to make space for the new sub panel then route or extend the wires to the new panel. The most common method is done by connecting the subwoofer to the sub out or lfe output of a receiveramplifier. My sub amp is getting signal from my factory rear speaker wiring.
A good amplifier wiring kit like nvx true spec 4 gauge 100 copper single amp wiring kit with speaker cable no rca xapk4. Turn your vehicle off and pop the hood. As shown in my diagram you can connect 2 channels to a 4 channel amp using either the speaker level inputs wired in parallel or by using rca y adapter cables. Running wires to your battery. Therefore the sub amp is getting is an amplified signal from the 4 channel amp. 4 ohm mono is equivalent to 2 ohm stereo.
I tapped into them near the rear of the truck. Use a wire cable to supply the sub panel from the main panel and insert the conductor connections before re installing the panel cover and restoring power. Single voice coil wiring options. The following diagrams are the most popular wiring configurations. Lifewire miguel co. How to wire an amp to a sub and head unit method 1 of 3.
If your receiver or amplifier has enough variety you should be able to handle most any subwoofer out there.
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