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Bronze Member Username: Bn1
Post Number: 18
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 10:26 pm: |
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So, gonna install an amp that does 150wrms at 4 channels. I thought 8 gauge would be ok but just wanted to check here first?
Also, anyone know of some cheap but at least decent kits out there? |
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Bronze Member Username: Bn1
Post Number: 20
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 10:47 pm: |
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http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=4338
This looks good but its a bit pricey and i know its 4awg but idk, it would allow more room for upgrading
Also, on the rca cable, do I need like a 4 channel RCA cable being that the amp is four channel? |
Bronze Member Username: Waresgaragestereo
Fort Valley,
GA
United States
Post Number: 67
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 06:02 am: |
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Yes, 8Ga wire will work. But if you ever decide to run dual amps, bigger wire and a kit for 2 amps is a must.
Personally, i'd go ahead and use the 2 amp kit with the 4GA wire because you never know what you'll do to your system in the future. the kit in the link above is for one amp. I use the kits from Wal Mart. |
Bronze Member Username: Waresgaragestereo
Fort Valley,
GA
United States
Post Number: 68
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 06:32 am: |
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As for the Rca Cable, no the included rca cable will work. all four channel means is that it has four outs to speakers. |
Bronze Member Username: Bn1
Post Number: 21
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 02:14 pm: |
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Thanks for clearing that up, but the dual amp kit.. what is the difference? |
Gold Member Username: Bnd_rulez
Phoenix,
AZ
USA
Post Number: 1279
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 03:33 pm: |
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Here.
http://cgi.ebay.com/KnuKonceptz-Complete-4-Gauge-4-Channel-Amp-Install-Kit_W0QQi temZ220194666927QQihZ012QQcategoryZ71528QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Thats great wire, rca's and a good price. |
Bronze Member Username: Waresgaragestereo
Fort Valley,
GA
United States
Post Number: 72
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 06:38 pm: |
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a dual amp kit has a spitter for the power wire. you put the split block on the end of the power wire and run 2 seperate wires to both amps. you also have to have a RCA Splitter not included. |
Bronze Member Username: Bn1
Post Number: 22
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 02:26 am: |
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Why do places sometimes advertise amp kits as like "2 Channel amp kit" or "4 Channel amp kit"? Do you get all the same stuff and more speaker wire? Or is it different stuff all together? |
Bronze Member Username: Waresgaragestereo
Fort Valley,
GA
United States
Post Number: 76
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 08:42 am: |
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I've never seen that. but I'm preety sure that all the same power wires and jacks come and you get more speaker wire. there's nothing diff. about the power/ground/remote hookup of a four channel amp, you have more channels for speakers.
bN1, this is Zach Ware, i just changed the name. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 5814
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 02:41 pm: |
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The 4ch amp kit would come with either 2 sets of RCAs, or a set of 4ch RCAs |
Bronze Member Username: Bn1
Post Number: 23
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 05:41 pm: |
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.. so a 4 ch amp does require a different amount of RCA connections?
And will all head units have the proper amount of inputs to accommodate a 4 channel amp? or will I have to find the right type? |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 5822
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 08:28 pm: |
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A 4 channel amp has 4 RCA connections from the HU, a 2ch amp has 2
Cheap HUs often only have one set of RCA outputs, so get a good HU. |
Bronze Member Username: Bn1
Post Number: 24
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 08:30 pm: |
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alright man, thanks a lot |
Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3r
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Post Number: 6661
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 08:58 am: |
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If you ever plan to upgrade your system in the future it would be wise to always get a thicker gauge wire. Like M.S. said a 4 channel amp will have 4 RCA inputs and they're front left, front right, rear left, rear right, usually. Instead of running an RCA cable with 4 lines you can run a single cable with a left and right channel and use Y RCA cables to split your signal from 4 to 2 channels but you wouldn't have a front and rear signal. Personally I'd run all "front" signals anyways. 4 channel sound in a car is kind of pointless to me in a vehicle unless you're watching movies, in that case you want 5.1 or 6.1 sound at the least  |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 5875
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 03:03 pm: |
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Rear speakers in a car are not advisable to begin with, but if somebody insists on running them it's good to have front/rear fade ability I think. |
Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3r
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Post Number: 6678
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 03:47 pm: |
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It's nice to have control over the front to rear fade in ways but if you're running a 4 channel amp you can just tune the gain in order to adjust your levels from front to rear. The head unit would function in the same manner by increasing or decreasing the voltage through the RCAs. |
