mono and 2 channel amp, how to wire...

[wp7456 10+ year member]

yes I searched but I wanted to get a good definitive answer.

Do I run another set of RCA's from the HU to the 2 ch. amp?

Or

Do I daisy chain the mono sub amp to the 2 ch. amp?

Power --- just use a distro block right?

oh yeah and how do I go about making a template for putting 6.5 comps in my 6x8 holes in the explorer? When I make the template can I fit both the tweets and the mids in?

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[x1le 10+ year member]

Running a seperate pair of rca's will give you the best sound quality.

And as for your power wire it depends on what guage and how much power you are planning to run. If you use a 2/0 wire a distro block should be fine, however 8 or 4 guage wire might not cut it unless you want to run multiple wires.

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

yes I searched but I wanted to get a good definitive answer.
Do I run another set of RCA's from the HU to the 2 ch. amp?

Or

Do I daisy chain the mono sub amp to the 2 ch. amp?

Power --- just use a distro block right?

oh yeah and how do I go about making a template for putting 6.5 comps in my 6x8 holes in the explorer? When I make the template can I fit both the tweets and the mids in?

Run the set of RCAs if you plan on doing things right.

Power depends on your front stage amp. You don't have one in your signature, so I am not sure how to answer that one.

 

[wp7456 10+ year member]

I ordered the sax 125.2 and I'm using 2g for my sub power wire. So could I just get a distro block that has 2g on one side, a 2g on the other side, and then like a 4g or 8g on the side? What gauge wire do I need to pick up for the sax 125.2 btw? Would I need 4 or 8?

Where do you guys get your distro blocks/wire, online or at like local places?

Also I am using this rockford wire that is aluminum I think, and it doesn't stay in the amp terminals too well. Will there be any other gains by switching to copper? I may go to this local parts place and get some or maybe order from knu.

 

[wp7456 10+ year member]

oh and does the distro block have to be fused? Or do I just fuse the 8g wire somewhere between the amp and the d-block?

 

[wp7456 10+ year member]

k i'm realizing most people are using distro blocks when they have a small sub amp. That way they can run like 1/0 to the back where they feed the sub amp a 4 or 8g and the speaker amp a 4 or 8g wire.

I need to give my sub amp 2g and my speaker amp 8g. Am I forced to run 8g back up to the battery then?

Will SQ be affected if I run the power wires on top of each other on one side of the car and the RCA's on top of each other on the other side of the car?

Sorry for all the questions... just want to make sure I do it right.

 

[wp7456 10+ year member]

anyone?

Also is the cheapest knu 8g kit the best one to get... its like 20 bucks with shipping I think.