ScuL
Junior Member
Hi guys
I already have an existing car audio system that I took out of my old vehicle when I traded it in for the same model yet brand new. Previously I had replaced the factory headunit for a Sony HU (4x55W), in the doors I had 4x 180W Pioneer and 2x 28mm tweeters in the front.
I connected the HU through an RCA lead to the amp (good old Sony XM-1S) and hooked a subwoofer to that. I had the speakers wired directly to the HU.
In the 2013 version of my car there's a built-in sat-nav system which will be disabled when the factory radio is removed. Because of this I would like to install my old audio-system yet hook it up to the factory radio. Unfortunately the factory radio does not have any RCA-outputs, it goes straight to the speakers.
Now I'm contemplating the following setup:
-> Tweeters directly connected to the radio
-> Front-speakers -> loop from front door to boot, into 4 channel amp (front) and back to the door
-> Rear-speakers -> loop from rear door to boot, into 4 channel amp (rear) and back to the door
-> Sub -> on separate amp.
This means I have to purchase an additional 4-channel amp that can take high-level inputs.
My problem is:
-> I only have 4 speaker leads (left-front, right-front, left-rear, right-rear) and have to feed 2 amps with these.
What is the best approach?
A. Split the speaker wires directly behind the HU and use a high-low (RCA) converter?
B. Run the speaker wires all the way to the boot and attach them to both amps (1 to the 4 chan and 1 to the sub-amp)
Alternatively -> are there any amps that also have an RCA OUTPUT? (So that you can loop the signal from the 4-chan amp into the sub-amp)?
I browsed lots of websites and found that 5-channel amps exist as well (which means I could get rid of the old sub-amp), however it looks like I struggle to find a model that provide the power I require for the sub (it's 1500W RMS/380W nominal).
Cheers
I already have an existing car audio system that I took out of my old vehicle when I traded it in for the same model yet brand new. Previously I had replaced the factory headunit for a Sony HU (4x55W), in the doors I had 4x 180W Pioneer and 2x 28mm tweeters in the front.
I connected the HU through an RCA lead to the amp (good old Sony XM-1S) and hooked a subwoofer to that. I had the speakers wired directly to the HU.
In the 2013 version of my car there's a built-in sat-nav system which will be disabled when the factory radio is removed. Because of this I would like to install my old audio-system yet hook it up to the factory radio. Unfortunately the factory radio does not have any RCA-outputs, it goes straight to the speakers.
Now I'm contemplating the following setup:
-> Tweeters directly connected to the radio
-> Front-speakers -> loop from front door to boot, into 4 channel amp (front) and back to the door
-> Rear-speakers -> loop from rear door to boot, into 4 channel amp (rear) and back to the door
-> Sub -> on separate amp.
This means I have to purchase an additional 4-channel amp that can take high-level inputs.
My problem is:
-> I only have 4 speaker leads (left-front, right-front, left-rear, right-rear) and have to feed 2 amps with these.
What is the best approach?
A. Split the speaker wires directly behind the HU and use a high-low (RCA) converter?
B. Run the speaker wires all the way to the boot and attach them to both amps (1 to the 4 chan and 1 to the sub-amp)
Alternatively -> are there any amps that also have an RCA OUTPUT? (So that you can loop the signal from the 4-chan amp into the sub-amp)?
I browsed lots of websites and found that 5-channel amps exist as well (which means I could get rid of the old sub-amp), however it looks like I struggle to find a model that provide the power I require for the sub (it's 1500W RMS/380W nominal).
Cheers