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How-to-guides for wiring car stereo
amplifiers
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Installation
help, for installing, wiring and troubleshooting car stereo amplifiers. |
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Introduction
So! You are
thinking about installing an audio amplifier to your,
shiny new car and probably
thinking:
" I think I'll toss this
puppy under the dash" !
Well, before you do that, you
should take a few things into consideration before
buying, or installing your stereo amplifier.
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Amplifier
Index
Introduction
Installation
Power
distribution
Audio
input
Audio out
Amplifier power distribution diagrams
Amplifier audio input diagrams
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Why add an amplifier?
There are basically two reasons for
adding a car stereo amplifier:
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Create more volume.
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Decreasing the distortion rate of
your audio system.
Many people will purchase audio
amplifiers simply to increase the sound level of their stereo
system. However, as you may not be aware, some people will purchase
audio amplifiers to decrease their distortion rate on their audio
system.
The technical definition
of audio distortion is defined as :
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"Unwanted change in an audio signal
that results in the presence of frequencies
in the output signal that
were not present in the original signal".
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In layman's terms.
Audio distortion is
basically a stereo system that sounds bad when it's cranked up loud!
We will discuss
distortion in
more detail later in this segment.
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Types of amplifiers
Car stereo amplifiers come in all shapes and sizes.
Each model serves a specific purpose.
Before purchasing your new amplifier, it is important that you
know what your amplifier will be used for and its capabilities.
Some are designed for driving a pair of speakers, and some for
driving 2 pair of speakers, and some are for running sub woofers.
There are two channel amps, four channel amps, six channel amps
and mono amps.
See amplifier wiring for more detail.
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Before you buy
There are a few other
things that
you should take into consideration when purchasing an amplifier:
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What type
of stereo do you have
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How large are your speakers
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How much power will your speakers
handle
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What problem do you want your amplifier
to solve
Well, how about we answer
these
questions and more!
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Let's get started
Click on the links below to get
started.
We suggest you start with "installing
your audio amplifier" first!
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