What wires do you need to hook up subs

Car amplifier installation guide

Estimated wait for next available agent :. In this article, we'll help you find the best way to connect your subs to your amp. We begin with some basic — and important — subwoofer and amplifier terms. But if you want, you can skip straight to the wiring diagrams. There are many ways to wire subwoofers and amplifiers together. The ideal setup is when subs and amps match their impedance and power capabilities to optimize performance. The diagrams show wiring configurations for amplifiers and subwoofers that have already been matched for power capabilities. You should never connect subs to an amp that could give them more power than their total watts RMS power ratings.

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Last Updated: September 27, Fact Checked. This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Travis Boylls. Travis has experience writing technology-related articles, providing software customer service, and in graphic design.

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Everyone loves having supreme sound in their car, but the price to have speakers installed? In this tutorial, you can follow step by step to install your amp to subwoofers with the convenience of going at your own pace in your own home without the fear of anyone else going into your car! Make sure your car is correctly wired for subwoofers, meaning you have a solid power wire with a fuse running from the positive battery terminal all the way to the trunk as a source of power. Then you need a remote wire running from either the deck or the LOC, a remote wire is what tells your amp when to turn on and off.

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How to Connect a Subwoofer: A User’s Guide

Estimated wait for next available agent :. A: Read this article! We cover all of the basics of where to mount and how to wire the amplifier.

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