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Re: Positive and negative speaker leads
It will affect your bass output because you speakers will be out of phase, which means they will not be going in and out at the same time.
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One speaker would be pulling while the other would be pushing, basically fighting each other. As long as you wire all of your speakers the same you should be okay.
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In the case of subwoofers, the sound pressure will be equal to the movment of the cone moving in opposite directions. So since the dash speakers are seperated and far from eachother, would there be a difference in the stereo unit (ohm load). My plan is to use t-taps to tap into the dash speakers. I also have the OEM Bose kick panel speakers. This is where my issue lies. I want to hook up inline with the dash speakers but Im not too sure. I will better clarify in the next post.
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Re: Positive and negative speaker leads
you should not be chaining speakers together if you're not clear on how to wire them up; you can cause damage to your deck/amps if wired wrong.
bose speakers require a different level input than your dash speakers, you cannot just tap into what's there and have it work correctly.
+ and - is strictly for making sure all speakers are correctly in phase with each other. reversing one can cause soundstage oddities and make things sound weird.
bose speakers require a different level input than your dash speakers, you cannot just tap into what's there and have it work correctly.
+ and - is strictly for making sure all speakers are correctly in phase with each other. reversing one can cause soundstage oddities and make things sound weird.
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Re: Positive and negative speaker leads
http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/GM-Wiring.asp
i used this. tells what colors go where. helped me out tons. it was a first time for me to install a radio
i used this. tells what colors go where. helped me out tons. it was a first time for me to install a radio
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http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/GM-Wiring.asp
i used this. tells what colors go where. helped me out tons. it was a first time for me to install a radio
i used this. tells what colors go where. helped me out tons. it was a first time for me to install a radio
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Re: Positive and negative speaker leads
my vette had an amp for every speaker.definetely made a difference if they were wired wrong.
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Why are both the positive and negative leads on Model 301 speaker connectors carrying current?
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Speakers can be in polarity, but out of phase.
Phase is a time dependent variable, that has more to do with difference in time of sounds arriving at your ears.
There have been many times where I have wired certain speakers out of polarity to put them in phase with the overall system. This happens most often when using multi-way systems, where there may be a mid or a mid bass driver mounted at a very different distance the mid and/or tweeter that is of that same channel to your ears. This does not really apply to a full range speaker though.
As already stated, the polarity in which the speakers are connected in a system matters. If you only listened to a single speaker, you probably would never be able to tell if that speaker was wired in polarity or out. Add a second speaker, such as a stereo set-up (stereo meaning 2), then you would definitely notice if one speaker was wired out of polarity with the other.
generally when a full range speaker is wired out of polarity, the sound will be hollow, almost like listening through a tube.
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Funny you should mention a tube. I had a pair of bazooka tubes in a previous ride and one was wired backward from the factory. As you said, the bass sounded very hollow. When I figured it out and reversed the wires on the "offending" tube, bass was loud and powerful as it should be.
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Re: Positive and negative speaker leads
Do belive inverted speakers are hook up backwards on purpose.
a speaker installed in a box backwards to show off the magnet.
a speaker installed in a box backwards to show off the magnet.
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i WENT OUT TO SHOW THESE EMAILS TO ALL 4 AMPLIFIERS IN MY OLD VETTE AND IT AGREED WITH OHM,S LAW AND EVERYTHING ELSE I TOLD IT,SO IREVERSED THE POSITIVE AND ONE DID'NT WORK AT ALL,AND THE OTHER SOUNDED LIKE CRAP.I THEN CORRECTLY COONNECTEDTHEM BACK THE WAY THEY WERE MARKED AND ALL WAS WELL WITH THE WORLD.WE MUST HAVE BEEN SLEEPING IN CLASS OR DRIVING AROUND THE DAY THEY TAUGHT OHM,S LAW AND WERE PAYING ATTENTION THE DAY THEY TAUGHT US ABOUT BEING OUT OUT OF PHASE.NOW MAYBE I SHOULD GO OUT AND SWAP MY BATTERY CABLES.IT SHOULD GO REAL FAST IN REVERSE.PANHEAD201
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I've done it. Its just for show to have the speaker exposed. And as for hooking a sub with reverse mounting, it wired the same ( + to +, - to -). Same goes for DVC's.
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Re: Positive and negative speaker leads
cheap speakers can look fancy from the cone side, its the magnet side that gives away how good they really are.
Use to be clear plastic boxes made just to show off the rear side.
dumb though, wood is much better and sometimes filled with filler of some type too.
But im talking subs, single voice coil speakers.
would lose the highs if they pointed in.
Good ported/sealed sub box shouldn't matter if built "right" which way they point.
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The plastic box is made of plexi-glass and the fill is called polyfill. The plexiglass box is better because its non porous and is concidered a "true sealed" enclosure. Plus if it gets wet, it won't swell like how fiberboard does. Bad thing is that it is very expensive.
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The plastic box is made of plexi-glass and the fill is called polyfill. The plexiglass box is better because its non porous and is concidered a "true sealed" enclosure. Plus if it gets wet, it won't swell like how fiberboard does. Bad thing is that it is very expensive.
In other words, plexi-glass is a poor choice for enclosures, due to the way the sound is changed by the material itself.
Another drawback to plex-glass is that it usually needs to be very thick to be stiff, which makes it both expensive and heavy. MDF, on the other hand, does not need to be very thick, though it can be considered to be heavy, has very good acoustic properties, it's easy to work with, which is why it is used most often.
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No, the bad thing is that it's very reflective and gives the the enclosure a "live" sound, which colours the sounds that the speakers are trying to create.
In other words, plexi-glass is a poor choice for enclosures, due to the way the sound is changed by the material itself.
Another drawback to plex-glass is that it usually needs to be very thick to be stiff, which makes it both expensive and heavy. MDF, on the other hand, does not need to be very thick, though it can be considered to be heavy, has very good acoustic properties, it's easy to work with, which is why it is used most often.
In other words, plexi-glass is a poor choice for enclosures, due to the way the sound is changed by the material itself.
Another drawback to plex-glass is that it usually needs to be very thick to be stiff, which makes it both expensive and heavy. MDF, on the other hand, does not need to be very thick, though it can be considered to be heavy, has very good acoustic properties, it's easy to work with, which is why it is used most often.
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No, the bad thing is that it's very reflective and gives the the enclosure a "live" sound, which colours the sounds that the speakers are trying to create.
In other words, plexi-glass is a poor choice for enclosures, due to the way the sound is changed by the material itself.
Another drawback to plex-glass is that it usually needs to be very thick to be stiff, which makes it both expensive and heavy. MDF, on the other hand, does not need to be very thick, though it can be considered to be heavy, has very good acoustic properties, it's easy to work with, which is why it is used most often.
In other words, plexi-glass is a poor choice for enclosures, due to the way the sound is changed by the material itself.
Another drawback to plex-glass is that it usually needs to be very thick to be stiff, which makes it both expensive and heavy. MDF, on the other hand, does not need to be very thick, though it can be considered to be heavy, has very good acoustic properties, it's easy to work with, which is why it is used most often.
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I agree that the plexiglass was not a good choice for sound,,,, but if there was a bar of reinforcing plexiglass inside the broad plains within, then the flexing was reduced. I know, I had a band-pass box with Rockford Fosgates (model 2212). Sounded just as good as 3/4 MDF.
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I agree that the plexiglass was not a good choice for sound,,,, but if there was a bar of reinforcing plexiglass inside the broad plains within, then the flexing was reduced. I know, I had a band-pass box with Rockford Fosgates (model 2212). Sounded just as good as 3/4 MDF.
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nice z man.just checked the pics.keep playing.I'm from NYC but I stopped here to help somebody about27 years ago and I just have'nt left yet.panhead201
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thanks man. In the pictures my Camaro looks good. But in person, she needs a lot of help. On the passenger fender, there is a dent. The paint has chipped away on that section. If you where to look closely, there is 2 layers of red paint and 2 upper layers of black. The PO (previous owner) wasnt too bright on getting a paint job done the right way. Oh well. She will get stripped to the paint hopefully with the next income tax check.
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yeah,I do the same thing.My panhead harley,I bought in a basket in 1967.None of my kids want it so maybe I'll be buried with it.Or thrown overboard with it.I can't stand the thought of being stuck in a hole with 6 feet of dirt on me for eternity.
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I ain't particularly but I like keepin my options open.panhead201
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Ive got my hands on a pair of bose kick panel speakers recently and I'm wondering what the best way to hook them up to my audio system. I've got a Kenwood head unit and 2- 6x9 Alpines and 2-4x6 Alpines. Chevy 86 had told me it would be fine to splice them into the 4x6 speaker wiring, but I'm having second thoughts.
Am I going to need an amplifier to push the extra two speakers, of will the small amps in the kick panels be enough. If so how should I wire them?
Sorry for all the questions, but my dash has been apart for a while and I'm anxious to get it done now that summer is here.
Any advice is much appreciated :]
Am I going to need an amplifier to push the extra two speakers, of will the small amps in the kick panels be enough. If so how should I wire them?
Sorry for all the questions, but my dash has been apart for a while and I'm anxious to get it done now that summer is here.
Any advice is much appreciated :]
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If your having second thoughts, get an electronic crossover so that you can divide the frequency signal with extra patch connections. For the kick panels, get a brand name low wattage amp. Then connect the high pass low watt amp to the high pass patch connection of the electronic crossover. This way you won't add extra ohms to the stereos speaker leads. Done deal.
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Forgot about those little amps. in that case, get a patch cord splitter and get yourself a full range passive crossover. Comment the splitter RCA patch cord into the PC and then run the leads from the PC to the input leads of the kp speakers. But you'll still need to ground the kp and provide the remote turn on to the power wire for the kp. If you need further help with a drawing, I can do that and post it.
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