I'm fairly new to all this stuff considerin I just got my car back in May. But now I am getting a 360W 2-channel amp for my subs... then I'm taking my 100W 2 channel amp and hooking it up to the component set in the kicks I will receive sometime next week. I am just wondering how do I hook both amps up?? My CD Player only has 2 RCA outputs so I will have to get a Y-connector thing to hook it up that way. I'm just wondering how to hook the rest up. I know how to hook the subs 2 the amp. I'm wondering should I wire them parallel? Or leave them regular. It will prolly receive about 90W RMS I'm guessing... 180 per channel peak and 90RMS... but how do I wire in parallel and where do I run the other wires? I need 2 ground it right? Also, do I need to run another wire through the firewall to the battery?? Or can I just splice into that other wire. Please Help!! Thanks in Advance!

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Ok first the power issue, get a distribution block for the ground, usually one input and 4 outputs, that will give you the extra ground connections, then get a fused dist. block for the power side splits 1 input into 2-4 usually fused outputs, onto the rca's just use a splitter like you said, wire the comp sets in stereo on the 100w amp, not sure on what ohm subs your running or what your amp can take, wiring both + together and both - together will give you parallel, basically two 4 ohm subs would make a 2 and two 8's make a 4, wiring the + of one and the - of the other will make series, two 4's give you 8 two 8's give you a 16, dont do it if you have 8 use the parallel, hope that all helps.

 

i know it's not the greatest amp but it's what i could afford right now... it's a Coustic 360W amp... and the subs are 2 RF Punch 12" 8Ohms and 200W

oh yeah... how much, how many, and where do i get distribution blocks??

[This message has been edited by CD MaroMan 91 (edited October 09, 2001).]

 

Not sure if its a current model coustic, but the ones i have seen/played with were pretty good, definetly do them parallel ( + to + ) and it'll give you 4 ohm mono, hook bridged to the amp, sure it shows how, should only need 1 non fused and 1 fused block just get dual out on the power one if you dont plan on doing more than 2 amps, get 3 or 4 if possible future upgrades, i paid 11 bux for a non fused one and fused are anywhere from like 20-1,2 ?? hundred, just look at local stereo shops, even radio shack.

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thanks a lot... can't wait til my stuff comes in!! right now the car is sittin... **torn ligament in right ankle... doc's orders no drivin** plus there's no speakers... i took 'em all out cept 4 my subs... then i put my comp set in... it's gonna be awesome... i hope

 

amp is in... ok... i can just get some of that black wire and ground it to another spot of the car cuz i don't wanna get another distribution block if i don't have to... BUT... what do I do about the remote turn on wire?? it has 3 wires sticking out on the left side... the Red power wire... the Black ground wire.. and the Orange remote turn on wire... what do I do with it??? How do I wire it up too??

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the remote turn on wire is what will turn you amp off and on when your turn your radio on. What happens is that the headunit will send out a small voltage signal when its on, and turn on the amp, and vice vera to turn it off. If you dont have a headunit with the remote wire (usually blue and says remote ... acessory .. power anttenae) then you need to fine something that you can use to power up the amp .. such as the ignition fuse of the fuse box .. so everytime you turn your key to the on (not start) position, the amp will turn on.

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Yeah but I already have my other amp hooked up to that wire from the head unit. I was wondering do I splice this orange wire into that one or what should I do?

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I just spliced my remote wire, its been like that for a while and i have no problems so you should be alright with that.

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