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Have just bought some Vibe Black Hex 6x9's (these any good?).
Installed them, they sound ok, but distort at higher volumes. Would getting an amp mean less distortion if the speakers were hooked up to it?
also:
How do you power an in car amp?
Can you control speaker volumes from it?
Will it improve my sound?
Thanks
Have just bought some Vibe Black Hex 6x9's (these any good?).
Installed them, they sound ok, but distort at higher volumes. Would getting an amp mean less distortion if the speakers were hooked up to it?
also:
How do you power an in car amp?
Can you control speaker volumes from it?
Will it improve my sound?
Thanks
How do you power an in car amp?
You'd have to search that one but i'd imagine there is a gromit somewhere in the bulkhead to past through a power cable from the battery c/w fuse, and the earth can be taken from somewhere in th boot.
Can you control speaker volumes from it?
Depends on which amp you buy, most have this feature.
Will it improve my sound?
Yes sound quality will improve and will be alot louder too.
Danny
You might as well upgrade the front door speakers aswell and buy a 4 channel amp to power all 4.
Danny
So they are definately powered by the car battery? Whats all the stuff on the back of aftermarket head units? Loads of connection points.
From your head unit you will have an RCA output which will be connected to the amp to give it the sound, there will also be a remote wire which will prob be light blue or yellow which will mean the amp will only be powered when the head unit in on, the other connections for the amp are the earth and power (from the batt.)
danny
ok so you can connect an Amp to the HU but need to earch and power it from the battery anyway?
Or do you connect the Amp to the HU and power the amp separately?
sorry i'm a novice!
power the amp serparatly, yes.
If you search on the web there will be a diagram of how you set it up which would explain it well.
Danny
from the hu is:
rca leads - ammount depends on hu and amp if just for a set of 6 x 9's 1 set will do
1 x remote wire which tells your amp when to turn on...
then from the battery
1 x power cable with inline fuse taken from positive on bat to power point on amp
then from amp
1 x earth wire connceted to any bare metal in boot
wires to speakers.....2 to each speaker in your case
oh and vibe are very good in my opinion
[QUOTE=B6MFD]from the hu is:
rca leads - ammount depends on hu and amp if just for a set of 6 x 9's 1 set will do
Can you explain this. What you mean 1 set will do?
See attachment, a wee diagram showing all connections of the amp.
BTW, H/U means Head Unit.
Danny
Ah cool. So thats a 4 channel amp in the diagram?
yep, shows your front and rear speakers in your case 6 x 9's. are they in and mdf rear parcel shelf??
They are in some MDF boxes i made for the boot.
Yeah, i heard its better to enclose them. I know people hate 6 x 9's but i dont want to go down the Subwoofer route of things so 6 x 9's is a compromise
Icecavern
23-03-2005, 09:23
If you need any info on wiring up or fitting your ICE then drop by www.icecavern.com and have a look around, there are how-tos in the article section that may help and loads of info in the forum. If you can't find the answer to your question then just post a Q in the forum and it'll get answered nice and quick ;)
Pete