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<blockquote data-quote="phunky.buddha" data-source="post: 6653080" data-attributes="member: 572889">Ok, I&#039;m embarrassed to ask a question like this since I&#039;m an engineer... just not the right kind.&nbsp; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gifWhat happens when you combine the front and rear speaker outputs of a head unit?My wife has an &#039;06 xB and the rear speakers are pretty much pointless in the stock location.&nbsp; I know the stock Pioneer stereo isn&#039;t all that wonderful, but it&#039;s really pretty good compared to most other stock systems.&nbsp; I have some spare parts that I can use to put a sub in her car without spending any cash, but I&#039;d like to cheat and get additional power up front to power a cheap/decent set of low power components.I&#039;d imagine that the front and rear outputs of a stereo are sending the exact same signal, just at different voltages based on fader settings- so would merging the front and rear positives and then the negatives to one set of speakers give more power? Or is this totally pointless?I normally wouldn&#039;t ask such a boneheaded question- the wife really wouldn&#039;t appreciate the SQ a nice bundle of cash would get in a proper aftermarket head unit and amp/speaker install (and I don&#039;t want to spend it) that I would put into one of my own daily drivers- but I&#039;d like to make her car sound better with the smallest amount of $ possible.Thanks for any help!Oh... search looks to be busted right now too.&nbsp; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="phunky.buddha, post: 6653080, member: 572889"] Ok, I'm embarrassed to ask a question like this since I'm an engineer... just not the right kind. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif[/IMG] What happens when you combine the front and rear speaker outputs of a head unit? My wife has an '06 xB and the rear speakers are pretty much pointless in the stock location. I know the stock Pioneer stereo isn't all that wonderful, but it's really pretty good compared to most other stock systems. I have some spare parts that I can use to put a sub in her car without spending any cash, but I'd like to cheat and get additional power up front to power a cheap/decent set of low power components. I'd imagine that the front and rear outputs of a stereo are sending the exact same signal, just at different voltages based on fader settings- so would merging the front and rear positives and then the negatives to one set of speakers give more power? Or is this totally pointless? I normally wouldn't ask such a boneheaded question- the wife really wouldn't appreciate the SQ a nice bundle of cash would get in a proper aftermarket head unit and amp/speaker install (and I don't want to spend it) that I would put into one of my own daily drivers- but I'd like to make her car sound better with the smallest amount of $ possible. Thanks for any help! Oh... search looks to be busted right now too. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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