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How-to-guides for wiring car stereo
amplifiers
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Installation
help, for installing, wiring and troubleshooting car stereo amplifiers. |
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Introduction
So! You are
thinking about installing an audio amplifier to your,
shiny new car and probably
thinking:
" I think I'll toss this
puppy under the dash" !
Well, before you do that, you
should take a few things into consideration before
buying, or installing your stereo amplifier.
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Amplifier
Index
Introduction
Installation
Power
distribution
Audio
input
Audio out
Amplifier power distribution diagrams
Amplifier audio input diagrams
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Why add an amplifier?
There are basically two reasons for
adding a car stereo amplifier:
- Increase more volume.
- Decreasing the distortion rate of
your audio system.
Many people will
purchase audio amplifiers simply to increase the sound level of
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However, as you may not be aware, some people will purchase
audio amplifiers to decrease their distortion rate on their audio
system.
The technical definition
of audio distortion is defined as :
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"Unwanted change in an audio signal
that results in the presence of frequencies
in the output signal that
were not present in the original signal".
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In layman's terms.
Audio distortion is
basically a stereo system that sounds bad when it's cranked up loud!
We will discuss
distortion in
more detail later in this segment.
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Types of amplifiers
Car stereo amplifiers come in all shapes and sizes.
Each model serves a specific purpose.
Before purchasing your new amplifier, it is important that you
know what your amplifier will be used for and its capabilities.
Some are designed for driving a pair of speakers, and some for
driving 2 pair of speakers, and some are for running sub woofers.
There are two channel amps, four channel amps, six channel amps
and mono amps.
See amplifier wiring for more detail.
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Before you buy
There are a few other
things that
you should take into consideration when purchasing an amplifier:
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What type
of stereo do you have
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How large are your speakers
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How much power will your speakers
handle
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What problem do you want your amplifier
to solve
Well, how about we answer
these
questions and more!
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Let's get started
Click on the links below to get
started.
We suggest you start with "installing
your audio amplifier" first!
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