Thread: help with amp and speakers

Ok break out the instruction manual for your amp.

Disconnect that converter, you don't need it.

The plug next to the RCA's is for you to connect the speaker outputs directly to the amp.

Read the instructions and follow what it says.

Jeff

No problem and once you get it connected and working right, mount that thing correctly.

Originally Posted by raelayotte

What is a converter is it that small clear box

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It's a speaker level to RCA level converter, Sometimes they have to have a ground or something else connected to make them work correctly. You already have one built into the amp, it's there for you to use.

Jeff

No,

Unplug the RCA's from the amp, remove the clear line converter use the red and black from the right and left sides and connect those wires to the plug next to the RCA's. On this installation you will not use the RCA's at all.

Jeff

One quick question. Are you running from speakers to line input? Or is the line input coming from the radio?

Look a page up and you will see he has a line level converter going from the rear speakers, then the line level converter goes RCA into his amp.

Dude start at the beginning instead of jumping all to the end.

Jeff

Well then there is the problem. Speakers to amp line in and amp speaker out to subs. What doesn't make sense here? There is no audio signal from speaker. Audio signal comes from radio. I know this is basic stuff but if OP has no idea how it works then they are going to have problems. That is why I posted a basic wiring diagram.

You are not getting it. He posted pics and if you don't know that there is audio at the speaker then you don't understand how audio works. Using a Hi to low level adapter to adapt speaker level signal to a lower RCA level signal has been done since probably before you were born. I know some of the first stereos I installed in the 80's I used them. You are only confusing the situation. The only way you could be correct is if the OP has the fader all the way forward. Besides he has line level inputs on the amp there is no reason to use a second one. It will clean up the mess of wiring he has anyway.

Jeff

Explain since you already said that the subs are good, because you hooked them up inside. Take a better picture of your settings for the amp where the low pass filter, gain and all that is.