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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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sorry if its a newb question. So i was trying to connect my amp to my front speakers and when i connect the wire to the amp and connect it to the speaker.. all 4 of my speakers just stop working but when i disconnect it, all the speakers work fine. how do i connect my speakers to my amp? pics would be great if possible
 
Old Apr 9, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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so when your speakers are connected to your amp, is the amp connected to the head unit?
 
Old Apr 9, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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lol are you running power to the amp???????
 
Old Apr 10, 2009 | 11:28 AM
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yea the amp is powering my sub atm. and its connect to the deck. but i dont know how to connect it to my speakers
 
Old Apr 10, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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What kinds of amp is it? how many channels? How exactly did you hook the speakers up?
 
Old Apr 10, 2009 | 12:01 PM
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i think its 4 ch? and i connected wires to ch1 + and - of the amp and then connect those wires to the speaker
 

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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 02:17 PM
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does it have four + and four -? and you connected the wires to the speakers or the subwoofer?
 
Old Apr 10, 2009 | 03:56 PM
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yea it has 4. to the speakers. my sub has been acting weird.. when the volume is all the way off the sub is making a sound. like a heart beating sound. right when i turn on my car it has a beat even without music. is the amp messed up?
 
Old Apr 10, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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So you might have jacked the amp up if you did what i'm thinking....you hooked up each speaker to a separate channel right?
 
Old Apr 11, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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You would connect the four main (front and rear) speakers to either the head unit's speaker outputs, or an external amplifier -- NOT BOTH. Connecting two amplifiers to one speaker does not give you more power. The amps just fight each other and often burn out.
 

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