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Old 07-04-2004, 12:55 AM
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Older Jensen amp, wiring questions

I want to put my amp and subs in my intrepid (since the firebird is in pieces), but I have a few wiring questions. I would like to use the OEM cd player for now, until I can afford a really nice head unit. Unfortunately it doesn't have line level inputs, so I have to use speaker level inputs. My amp has them, but they are two 6 pin molex connectors and I have no clue how to wire them up. I've had this amp in the firebird forever, and I have no idea where the connectors that came with the amp went. Does anyone know how I can wire these up, or am I just SOL? Also, what do you guys think of this amp? It will be running (2) pioneer 12" 400W subs. Should I wire them in series for 2 ohms? I am a little confused as to whether this amp is 2 ohm stable. Here's detailed info on it, and pics of the connector's I'm talking about:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-y5GAWy8...120#morephotos
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Go to Jensen's website and look up the instruction booklet for the JXP-340/460/720 amps. They have a single 6-pin connection like the ones you are looking for. IIRC, of the two middle ones, the black one goes to ground and I dont know where the other goes (not using that connector). The two wires on either side of the middle are the + and - of the left and right speakers, not sure exactly which is which, but the one wire with the stripe out of each set is the positive wire IIRC... I'd post up a scan of the instruction booklet, but its packed away at the moment .

Oh, and I do believe you can get the connectors you need through the Jensen website.

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Jensen's website seems to be down. It looks like they got bought out by audiovox. I'll probably end up having to use my aftermarket head unit, so I can use the preamp outs.
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Okay. I'll dig you out the instructions and get a scan. I'll post again later...
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