How do you hook up a car AMP to a home stereo?
In all cases, you’ll also need to wire the amp with power and a remote-on wire so it can turn on. You can do this one of several ways: Jumper the remote on terminal: When wiring the power and ground 12V connections, you can use a small jumper wire from the +12V terminal to the remote terminal so it’s on any time the amp has power.
Can a car amplifier be used at home?
First things first: Can a car amplifier be used at home? The good news is that YES, one way or another, you can definitely connect a car amp to a home stereo. However, since car amps use a different power source the single biggest challenge is getting enough power to them.
How many amps does a car stereo use?
The good news is that unlike car amplifiers, a car stereo draws only a few amps. Typical car stereos (depending on the design, features, etc) draw about 2 to 5 amps or so at full power. I’ve seen some units that have a 10 amp fuse, but that doesn’t mean they use quite that much current.
Where is the turn on wire on a car amplifier?
The turn-on wire (also called the remote wire) is located behind the stereo. On aftermarket stereos, it’s usually a blue and white wire. The remote wire will “tell” your amplifier to turn on whenever the stereo is powered up (usually, whenever the vehicle is turned on). You’ll have to remove the stereo to get to this wire.
In all cases, you’ll also need to wire the amp with power and a remote-on wire so it can turn on. You can do this one of several ways: Jumper the remote on terminal: When wiring the power and ground 12V connections, you can use a small jumper wire from the +12V terminal to the remote terminal so it’s on any time the amp has power.
Where do the speaker wires go on a car stereo?
The wires would run from one black connector to the other (the right side of the photo below). But since we’re using an external amplifier for the speakers, the speaker wires from the car get diverted to the amp — that’s the bundle of wires on the bottom plug heading left to the amplifier. The speaker wires from the new stereo aren’t used.
The turn-on wire (also called the remote wire) is located behind the stereo. On aftermarket stereos, it’s usually a blue and white wire. The remote wire will “tell” your amplifier to turn on whenever the stereo is powered up (usually, whenever the vehicle is turned on). You’ll have to remove the stereo to get to this wire.
How does an amplifier connect to a stereo?
Meanwhile, the RCA cables carry the audio signal to the amplifier and the blue wire from the stereo turns on the amp whenever the stereo is turned on. And yes, fade and balance controls will still work fine, so long as you connect the RCA cables correctly. New speaker wires from the amp connect to the speaker wires in the stereo adapter harness