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<blockquote data-quote="super_kev" data-source="post: 298337" data-attributes="member: 546683">Well today I just installed an alpine unit (used, from a friend) into a friend&#039;s car and the right and left speakers were wired together with just two wires.&nbsp; It was an older &#039;85 Mercedies, and the front two had positive and negaitive wiring sharing between them, instead of seperate left and right channels.&nbsp; I left them the way they were, and put the left and right outputs of the h.u. together, and the same for the rear.&nbsp; The unit was a top end model that had that high power (4x60W I think) amp built in, so there shouldn&#039;t have been any problem with enough power.&nbsp; I&#039;m wondering if I should have actually done this, or just used one channel to power both speakers?&nbsp; The fronts were factory (junk), and the rears were 3-way Pioneers.Second question:&nbsp; My friend just called and said his h.u. was pretty hot, and the cd was hot to the touch after taking it out.&nbsp; Could this be because I wired the outputs together?&nbsp; I know our Suburban CD player gets pretty hot after being used for a while, but since I haven&#039;t touched his h.u. yet, I&#039;m not sure what to think.Last question: //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gifWhen we listened to a CD in the player after installing the system, there was distortion around the 11-12 volume level.&nbsp; It was the high frequency area, but when we switched it to the radio, it was clear and free of distortion.&nbsp; Any ideas here?&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure if the CD player is messed up or what.Any input would be appreciated.&nbsp; We have no local audio stores around here to get help from, and this was my first install of any car audio stuff.&nbsp; I think I did a pretty good job except for that wiring which I am questioning, and the distortion which is bugging us to no end.Thanks!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="super_kev, post: 298337, member: 546683"] Well today I just installed an alpine unit (used, from a friend) into a friend's car and the right and left speakers were wired together with just two wires. It was an older '85 Mercedies, and the front two had positive and negaitive wiring sharing between them, instead of seperate left and right channels. I left them the way they were, and put the left and right outputs of the h.u. together, and the same for the rear. The unit was a top end model that had that high power (4x60W I think) amp built in, so there shouldn't have been any problem with enough power. I'm wondering if I should have actually done this, or just used one channel to power both speakers? The fronts were factory (junk), and the rears were 3-way Pioneers. Second question: My friend just called and said his h.u. was pretty hot, and the cd was hot to the touch after taking it out. Could this be because I wired the outputs together? I know our Suburban CD player gets pretty hot after being used for a while, but since I haven't touched his h.u. yet, I'm not sure what to think. Last question: [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif[/IMG] When we listened to a CD in the player after installing the system, there was distortion around the 11-12 volume level. It was the high frequency area, but when we switched it to the radio, it was clear and free of distortion. Any ideas here? I'm not sure if the CD player is messed up or what. Any input would be appreciated. We have no local audio stores around here to get help from, and this was my first install of any car audio stuff. I think I did a pretty good job except for that wiring which I am questioning, and the distortion which is bugging us to no end. Thanks!! [/QUOTE]

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