2000 Buick Regal, Wiring a line out converter to stock head unit. please help

[waldolandry]

Hi, I am going to be installing my subwoofer amp on the stock radio of my buick regal gs. I bought a Peripheral SVEN2 line out converter and im wondering...

1. If I should splice the wires from the LOC into the rear speaker wires in the trunk, after the factory amplifier or if i should splice them into the wires in front of the head unit before they go to the monsoon amplifier thing? I guess my main question here is does it matter? Im looking for the best sound quality I can get!

2. There is a ground (Black) wire going into the input of the LOC and out the output, do i need to connect this...? both sides...? I dont get it?

3. Is this thing really worth the 20 bucks I paid for it? Why not go and splice one end of an rca cable to the two rear speakers anyways and take this thing back to the store?

I really appreciate any feedback on this issue. Thank you fellow car audio fanatics!

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[DukeNut 10+ year member]

Welcome waldolandry. I would splice before the factory amp as the amp may apply filters to the sound input.

Not sure on #2, I could not find any install instructions/layout on the net.

Yes its worth it, the speaker signal is a higher voltage than your new amp's rca inputs can handle.

 

[waldolandry]

Thank you so much for your info, im glad I asked. I figured this thing would have to be worth the money some way or another or it wouldnt even be around. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[alexregalgs 10+ year member]

the black wire is more than likely a ground loop that shouldn't be necessary but tap in before the factory amplifier and u should be golden