Running speakers through switches

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

Hey guys, I have recently moved my rear speakers upto the A-pillars and it sounds great....but soon ill be putting another pair of speakers in the rear soon to fill in their place...and i was wondering if I could run the rear speakers thro switches in the front of the car so i can turn them on/off when people are/arent in the back seat. Im guessing it would work...but im not 100% sure. Thanks in advance.

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[hypnotiq 10+ year member]

wired to an amp??? If so just hook up a switch to the remote wire.

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

wired to an amp??? If so just hook up a switch to the remote wire.

Thats what I was going to suggest.

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

no....all speakers will run from the same amp (4-channel)

 

[oxygen65]

or you could just put a switch in between the positive of the speaker wire and then when you want to turn the speakers on just flip the switch

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

or you could just put a switch in between the positive of the speaker wire and then when you want to turn the speakers on just flip the switch

That's the way you are going to have to do it. Get a DPST (Double Pole, Single Throw) switch, so you can switch 2 independent circuits (left & right in your case) on and off with the same switch.

 

[PatFitz9 10+ year member]

yup, why not just leave them on all the time though?

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

yup, why not just leave them on all the time though?

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[bri487 5,000+ posts]

if you install a switch in the speaker line, it may cause some problems with the ohm load. are both speakers playing on the same channel wired in parallel? or do they have their own individual channels? it may be easier to just get a remote volume control knob and turn it all the way down when you dont want them on. just install it in the RCA lead going to those channels that the rears are on.

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

if you install a switch in the speaker line, it may cause some problems with the ohm load. are both speakers playing on the same channel wired in parallel? or do they have their own individual channels? it may be easier to just get a remote volume control knob and turn it all the way down when you dont want them on. just install it in the RCA lead going to those channels that the rears are on.

He said he has a four channel amp, so each speaker has it's own channel, and therefore wouldn't have any problems with the ohm load.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

He said he has a four channel amp, so each speaker has it's own channel, and therefore wouldn't have any problems with the ohm load.

a remote volume would have the same effect without interupting the current path.

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

a remote volume would have the same effect without interupting the current path.

Yes it would however the potentiometers are only suited for one controlled circuit output, so he would have to have 2 seperate volume knobs, 1 per speaker. Unless there is products out now that 1 knob resists 2 indpendent circuits, but I don't think there is.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

Yes it would however the potentiometers are only suited for one controlled circuit output, so he would have to have 2 seperate volume knobs, 1 per speaker. Unless there is products out now that 1 knob resists 2 indpendent circuits, but I don't think there is.

if he only wants to mute one set of inputs on the 4 channel, only one, but if he wants to mute the 4 channel all together, why not just fade it on the head unit?

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

if he only wants to mute one set of inputs on the 4 channel, only one, but if he wants to mute the 4 channel all together, why not just fade it on the head unit?

Lol. I think some of us over-looked the simple stuff. Yeah he could just fade it to the front when he doesn't have an rear passengers.

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

Thanks for the responses...And just to clarify, im wanting to turn off the rear speakers when no one's in the car becuase after listening to the music in my car with speakers both infront of and behind for a couple years, it sounds way better with it only coming from only in front of you (besides the bass from the sub(s) ofcourse). So im guessing the switches will pass the signal along without problems and the switch wont be a 'bump in the road' for the signal? I think i'll have it under control once i get the speakers i ordered and i'll be back if problems arise. Thanks again