Wiring???

[motoxstud 10+ year member]

this is gonna prolly sound dumb to alot of you, lol but if you dont hook up the +/- on subs and speakers right, they work, but does it hurt the sound quality??

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[slipknot87420 10+ year member]

they will be out of phase = sound like shyt

 

[motoxstud 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif :furious: ****it, i feel really stupid now, ima go back and double check just to make sure thanks alot

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

u got me confused as to what u mean......are you talking like wiring subs and speakers together in a parallel or a series wiring scheme???

 

[motoxstud 10+ year member]

umm... i just mean like from the HU to the speakers, and from the AMP to the SUBS.....

 

[slipknot87420 10+ year member]

u can tell easily on the subs it will only be about 1/2 as loud as they should be if out of phase

 

[motoxstud 10+ year member]

alright, what about speakers, cus i cant easily pull them out of where i have them, i had to custom cut the metal in my panels, and then mount them to 1" thick MDF to get the mounting depth thick enough, so i dont want to pull them out... any easy ways to tell?? it would be easier for me to pull the deck out and switch the wires there if i had to

 

[slipknot87420 10+ year member]

i dont really know if u can notice if comps are out of phase its prob not an audible diffrence but im not sure do u have a phase shift on ur head unit ?

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

well first check the subs.....after that turn your amp off......fade the music all the way to say the front.....then bal it all the way to the left.....if u have good bass and everything good....then switch all the way to the right.....if u still have good bass....cool.....then switch it back tot he middle....if u have crappy bass.....most likly one of them is out of phase..... same w/ the rear....just switch the pos w/ the neg which ever way is easiest for u....might take a little time if your fron speakers are in diff phase than your rear.....easist way would be to make sure everything is wired properly tho.....

 

[motoxstud 10+ year member]

i doubt it, i have a cheapy pioneer deh-1400, with infinity 552i's.... ill go check my sub in a few minutes, but the speakers ill prolly just have to pull out and double check... argh..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/banghead.gif.8606515f668c74f6de0281deb475b6fd.gif

 

[slipknot87420 10+ year member]

hey if u have ur manual for ur car u can look at the wiring diagram then just pull out ur head unit and see if they match that is if u used the same wires for ur comps

 

[motoxstud 10+ year member]

nope, all the wiring is done by me, this car is... dont laugh... its my first car... an 86 chevey chevette which only came with one speaker in the center of the dashboard, so mounted them here...

http://www.chevettes.com/showimage.php?section=na&page=23&chev=810

so its all my own wiring, im realizing that im just gonna have to pull em out, its only front speakers tho, i havent put in back ones yet

 

[slipknot87420 10+ year member]

i wouldnt go with back speakers IMO

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

those wouldnt by chance be sony explode would they???? well.....if they are.....just know they arnt the best....but not to bad....

 

[motoxstud 10+ year member]

ya, i prolly wont, itll be a waste of time and money, mainly cus ill have to do it all custom and cut the holes myself, and this is only a temp. car, its my first one.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif im a young'n 16 lol