What kind of wire should I use for an amplifier?
The signal and power coming out of your amplifier must not be impeded on their way to your speakers and subs. When you replace or run new speaker wiring, we recommend using: As with the power wire, the longer the run and the more current you’re pushing through it, the larger size you should use.
What kind of wire do I need to run speakers?
When running new speaker wires from your amplifier’s output to the speakers, any size wire from 18- to 14-gauge will work fine. (The lower the gauge number, the thicker the wire.) For subwoofers, use 16- to 12-gauge wires.
How do you hook up an amplifier to a car receiver?
Another and much more convenient way to send the powered signal from the amp to your speakers is to run the speaker wires to the harness that’s behind your receiver, where all your car’s speaker connections are accessible in one place. You cut each speaker wire from the receiver’s harness and reconnect it to a speaker wire coming from the amp.
What kind of amplifier do I need for my car?
Given my background, they put me to work writing about some of the most complex electronic products Crutchfield sells: car amplifiers, digital signal processors, wiring, professional sound mixers, and PA systems. Q: How do I install an amplifier?
What kind of wiring do you need for an amplifier in a car?
Car amplifiers don’t come with any wiring included. You must supply the amp’s power and ground wiring, an inline fuse, a remote turn-on wire, RCA cables, and speaker wires. The power and ground wires need to be thick enough to accommodate the amp’s demand for electrical current or the amp won’t operate properly or put out its rated power.
What kind of wire do I need for an amp kit?
I generally recommend a kit with the following items: RCA cables of good quality; ideally around 16 ft in length or longer. A good remote wire. Positive wire: good stranded conductors with about 18 fit length. Ground wire. Speaker wire (optional – you can buy separately also)
When running new speaker wires from your amplifier’s output to the speakers, any size wire from 18- to 14-gauge will work fine. (The lower the gauge number, the thicker the wire.) For subwoofers, use 16- to 12-gauge wires.
Do you run the speaker wires from the dash to the AMP?
This means, you just need to run the eight speaker wires from the dash to the amplifier, just like you do the RCA cables. In fact, when you’re installing the amp, it’s smart to run the RCA cables and new speaker wires at the same time.