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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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i have a 98 hx, i have a type r sub,alpine m500 amp, eclipse door speaker, type s 6x9s, and for fun i was wondering if there was any way i could add another pair somewhere, if there is a way to do that, how would i go about doing that and what wires would i need? is there any type of speaker harness that acts as a splitter?
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Yes, but unless you really know what you're getting into, don't.
 
Old Jun 22, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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If you look at, say, the passenger door panel... You have the speaker installed on the bottom left. I've seen people cut a hole in the bottom right of the door panel and put another speaker there.
 
Old Jun 22, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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Wait so you already have 4 speakers and you want to install 2 more? Don't do that.
 
Old Jun 22, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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if you're going for better sound quality, get component speakers and an external amp for your speakers.
 
Old Jun 25, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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i used to do that bit i wanted more bass anyways i used an 18guage wire and hooked the speaker together and had both wires on the main speaker and the 18g on the other one im not sure what this is called i think its parallel correct me if im wrong
 
Old Jun 26, 2009 | 07:09 AM
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You can parallel connect but make sure your amp is rated for the ohms of the speakers combined. For example, two 4 ohm speakers in parallel present a two ohm load to the amp. That will be a problem if the amp is only designed for 4 ohm loads.
 
Old Jun 26, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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Yeah, but he doesn't have them on an amp.

Bmac, have you even checked this thread? lol
 
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