Wiring questions!

[Anthony Sordi]

Well this is my first post on this forum and its a bit of a pickel.

I have recently started putting a stereo in my 03 toyota tacoma xtra cab. I went with the following

Alpine cde-9881 head unit

Alpine type r 5 1/4 components up front

Alpine type r 5x7 coaxials in back

Alpine mrp-f250 speaker amp

Alpine type r 10 subwoofer

Alpine mrp-m650 subwoofer amp

Everything has been going smooth with the install. I wanted to do it my self but I have no time nor space. So I'm paying a shop to do the work.

This is where my issue comes in.

I spent good money buying scorch twisted 16 guage speaker wire and was originally planning to do it straight from the speakers too the amp. But due too a lack of time to install the whole stereo at once the installer opted for a different idea.

His idea was to put in the new speakers and deck in one day. Then to go back a few days later and just remove the deck and join the stock speaker wire too the new scorch wires behind the deck and run it to the amp.

This means the stock wiring will still be going from the speakers to the back of the deck and then the new wiring will be hooked up from their and ran to the amp.

He said this is a simpler way to do it and he claims I wont lose any sound quality or at least not enough to ever notice.

What do you all think?

Thanks

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[Anthony Sordi]

no one has an answer?

 

[jujubo 10+ year member]

you should be fine with the stock wiring. wouldnt change much if your using the alpine mrpf250

 

[Anthony Sordi]

you should be fine with the stock wiring. wouldnt change much if your using the alpine mrpf250

So what your saying is I wont be losing enough sound quality to care about?

 

[Dj-torn 10+ year member]

The stock speaker wire can handle the power being sent through them, however 16 ga. speaker wire would allow more efficient flow of power to the speakers.

As far as noticable; thats on you, as only you know how much of an audiophile you are, or if you can tell the difference in the 5%(or whatever that number may be) in added resistance of using factory wire VS. your 16ga wire.

 

[CrazedCat 10+ year member]

Then to go back a few days later and just remove the deck and join the stock speaker wire too the new scorch wires behind the deck and run it to the amp.This means the stock wiring will still be going from the speakers to the back of the deck and then the new wiring will be hooked up from their and ran to the amp.

If you're running amps then why is there still speaker wire being connected to the back of your h/u? This makes no sense.

 

[Anthony Sordi]

If you're running amps then why is there still speaker wire being connected to the back of your h/u? This makes no sense.

No sorry i must not be clear enough for you. Since running all new wiring into the doors exc takes a lot of time and so does installing the speaker amp.

They where not going to be able to do it all in one day which would mean I'd have no stereo for a while. So instead of doing that they opted to hook up the deck and the 4 new speakers with out the amp.

Then when i go back in to have the amps and such put in rather then crackin open door pannels exc again they where going to just disconnect the speaker wires from the back of the deck and wire them to the amp.

So factory wires would be going from the speakers to teh back of the deck but not connecting to the back of the deck they will then be wired from there to the amp.

So stock speaker wires will remain in the truck along with the 16ga scorch twisted wires.

Thats my concern i dont know if the differencet running scorch wire the whole way will be enough to bother paying $100 extra to get them to crack open the panels again and wire speakers direct to the amp with the good scorch wire.

hope i made it more clear

 

[jujubo 10+ year member]

dude where are you from and who are you taking it to???

there is no reason for them not to be able to do that in a day lol. I manage a cartoys and my techs can knock it out in less then 3 hours. tell those guys theyre full of crap and take it somewhere else.