traindriver
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Got a new pioneer HU for my birthday and have some newbie questions.
It is going into my VK that is "audio challanged" and thus I have to run new speaker wires fore and aft.
Q1 - Fat is good??
I understand that fat speaker cables are good as they reduce power restrictions banging signal down the line.
How come then that the HU standard output wires are so skinny?
Should I use fat wires from the skinny wires on the plug?
Q2 - ACC on the igniton?
There is a wire that needs to be hooked up to the ACC position on the ignition switch - how do I do that.
Is it needed?
Can I just hook that wire to the "live" power wire and thus the stereo can run anytime independant of the igniton?
Q3 - future proofing
I want to run 6in speakers with split tweeters at the front, a set of 6in speakers at the back and a sub.
Will the head unit run the front speakers / tweeters ok?
Is there an amp that takes inputs from the HU via the rear speaker circuit thus saving the RCA output for another amp to run the sub?
Q4 - Amps
Is a 150w amp sufficient to run the rear 6 inch speakers?
Can the "amp signal" wire from the HU be daisy chained to other amps?
Where do amps get their power? Direct power feed from the battery or is it better to be able to turn the amps off / on with a switch?
Lots of questions I know, so any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
AndrewOfNZ
It is going into my VK that is "audio challanged" and thus I have to run new speaker wires fore and aft.
Q1 - Fat is good??
I understand that fat speaker cables are good as they reduce power restrictions banging signal down the line.
How come then that the HU standard output wires are so skinny?
Should I use fat wires from the skinny wires on the plug?
Q2 - ACC on the igniton?
There is a wire that needs to be hooked up to the ACC position on the ignition switch - how do I do that.
Is it needed?
Can I just hook that wire to the "live" power wire and thus the stereo can run anytime independant of the igniton?
Q3 - future proofing
I want to run 6in speakers with split tweeters at the front, a set of 6in speakers at the back and a sub.
Will the head unit run the front speakers / tweeters ok?
Is there an amp that takes inputs from the HU via the rear speaker circuit thus saving the RCA output for another amp to run the sub?
Q4 - Amps
Is a 150w amp sufficient to run the rear 6 inch speakers?
Can the "amp signal" wire from the HU be daisy chained to other amps?
Where do amps get their power? Direct power feed from the battery or is it better to be able to turn the amps off / on with a switch?
Lots of questions I know, so any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
AndrewOfNZ