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<blockquote data-quote="Phuncz" data-source="post: 8591273" data-attributes="member: 673570">After reading on this forum, I can conclude there is a seriously high level of knowledge here. I&#039;ll only need a smidgin&#039; of your time if possible //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifI&#039;m going to install some audio on a 3ft by 2ft board for a non-car related project, that I want to make into a &quot;perfect&quot; cable install, to learn mostly. I&#039;ve done a few mediocre car audio installs but either some of the wires didn&#039;t sit correctly or there was lacking knowledge what wire or component to use.The hardware I have before me:Alpine PDR-F50 (4x 125W RMS @ 2Ω, 4x 85W RMS @ 4Ω)2x Focal 165VR 6,5&quot; (Midwoofer + Tweeter, 75W Nominal @ 4Ω)2x Kicker CompRT 6.5&quot; (Subwoofer, 150W Nominal @ 2Ω)Audio source from decent PC sound card or Alpine iDA-X305SBut these components is what I have and I&#039;m not looking to reinvest in these anytime soon. There&#039;s another thing that&#039;s detrimental to the project: battery power. I&#039;m not looking into lead-acid or gel batteries, I&#039;m looking at Lithium-Polymer batteries, like <a href="https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-graphene-10000mah-6s-15c-w-5-5mm-bullet-connector.html" target="_blank">these</a>. The electronics for charging, downconverting the voltage and protect all the hardware is for another day though (advice is welcome though).I want to relieve these batteries of the harsh and peaky power demand that audio can give, so I was contemplating a capacitor. 1 Farad should be enough if I&#039;m understanding it correctly ? What I&#039;m looking for now is advice on this.The thing this topic is about mostly is about the wiring. The Alpine amplifier has a more specific type of wire clamping:<img src="http://mlm-s1-p.mlstatic.com/alpine-amp-pdr-f50-pdrf50-f50-125w-rms-x-4-2-ohm-115301-MLM20310115097_052015-F.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />I&#039;ve had mixed experiences with this, with inserting the wires. Maybe I&#039;m not using the correct gauges, maybe I&#039;m doing it wrong, but I&#039;ve never been completely satisfied with the installs using this amplifier. Are there special connectors that have a more secure connection ?I&#039;m also looking at advice on a one-stop-shop (preferably EU located) that has good wiring (power and speaker), wire management, power distribution, fuses and what else I might need, that doesn&#039;t sell magical pixie dust for $100 a meter. Anyone, thanks a bunch in helping me make this project a reality.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Phuncz, post: 8591273, member: 673570"] After reading on this forum, I can conclude there is a seriously high level of knowledge here. I'll only need a smidgin' of your time if possible [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] I'm going to install some audio on a 3ft by 2ft board for a non-car related project, that I want to make into a "perfect" cable install, to learn mostly. I've done a few mediocre car audio installs but either some of the wires didn't sit correctly or there was lacking knowledge what wire or component to use. The hardware I have before me: Alpine PDR-F50 (4x 125W RMS @ 2Ω, 4x 85W RMS @ 4Ω) 2x Focal 165VR 6,5" (Midwoofer + Tweeter, 75W Nominal @ 4Ω) 2x Kicker CompRT 6.5" (Subwoofer, 150W Nominal @ 2Ω) Audio source from decent PC sound card or Alpine iDA-X305S But these components is what I have and I'm not looking to reinvest in these anytime soon. There's another thing that's detrimental to the project: battery power. I'm not looking into lead-acid or gel batteries, I'm looking at Lithium-Polymer batteries, like [URL="https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-graphene-10000mah-6s-15c-w-5-5mm-bullet-connector.html"]these[/URL]. The electronics for charging, downconverting the voltage and protect all the hardware is for another day though (advice is welcome though). I want to relieve these batteries of the harsh and peaky power demand that audio can give, so I was contemplating a capacitor. [B]1 Farad should be enough if I'm understanding it correctly ?[/B] What I'm looking for now is advice on this. The thing this topic is about mostly is about the wiring. The Alpine amplifier has a more specific type of wire clamping: [IMG]http://mlm-s1-p.mlstatic.com/alpine-amp-pdr-f50-pdrf50-f50-125w-rms-x-4-2-ohm-115301-MLM20310115097_052015-F.jpg[/IMG] I've had mixed experiences with this, with inserting the wires. Maybe I'm not using the correct gauges, maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I've never been completely satisfied with the installs using this amplifier. [B]Are there special connectors that have a more secure connection ?[/B] I'm also looking at advice on a one-stop-shop (preferably EU located) that has good wiring (power and speaker), wire management, power distribution, fuses and what else I might need, that doesn't sell magical pixie dust for $100 a meter. Anyone, thanks a bunch in helping me make this project a reality. [/QUOTE]

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