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How-to-guides for wiring car audio
amplifiers
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Installation
help, for wiring car audio amplifiers. |
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Audio out
Audio out or speaker output is exactly what it indicates.
These connections will go to the speakers, located throughout
the vehicle.
As mentioned in the introduction, each amplifier model has a
specific purpose.
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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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Types of amplifiers
There are several
types of automotive stereo amplifiers on the market today.
2 channel, 4 channel,
even 8 channel.
They all however do
the same thing. Amplify sound. Lets start with the 2 channel: |
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2
channel amplifiers
We will start with the most common, the two channel amplifier.
The two channels amplifier is designed for running just that.
Two speakers!
The most common use for the two channel amplifier is:
While there are many uses for two channel amplifiers. These are
the most common, car audio applications.
Rear speaker amplification
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Due to the space availability, most vehicles have larger speakers in
the rear.
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Are the furthest from the human ear.
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Will produce more bass than front speakers.
For this reason, if you're going to amplify anything, you should
start with the rear.
Driving sub woofers
Sub woofers require large amounts of power to move the speaker cone.
Two channel amplifiers work well with sub woofer enclosures, as many
will have two speakers located in each box.
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4 channel amplifiers
 4 channel amplifiers have four amplifiers or
"channels" in one
package.
This allows complete control of all four speakers, with fading
capabilities.
Most
car audio systems will have fader controls located on them.
Fader controls, will simply allow the user to direct the music from
either the rear or the front or all four.
Four
channel amplifiers may also be used to drive a sub woofer
box and the rear speakers.
Other models may contain 6, 8, or more channels.
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Mono amplifiers
Mono amplifiers were designed for one purpose.
To drive sub woofers. These amplifiers contain one amplifier, and
usually have a large power output capacity for running large
woofers.
They may also be used for running center channel
speakers for more
elaborate car audio systems.
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