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Its that time again!
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:47 pm
by Darthness
Okay so whats on tonights todo list: i'm a few seconds away from ordering an alpine MRP-M350 amp, which does 200w@4 ohm, perfect for my subs. my check should be big enough to get a decent set of JL speakers tommorow, and im also about to order 25 ft of KnuKonceptz speaker wire and i'll only be missing one thing: i need rca's.. KnuKonceptz doesn't offer their eKo interconnects anymore apparently, except with the amp kits. I'm trying to order all this tonight and i don't *quite* have enough money in the bank for of their rcas... i guess i could email them and ask them to add it tommorow. they did that for me last time.
any thoughts? its going to be real fun doing this number going to have to tear up my current install to install my distrobutionblock. any ideas as to how i can hide the mess of wires for all this?
edit: just found out i have to buy this amp instore, so i'll do that tommorow. (But watch them not have it instock, eh? thats how my luck rolls.)
edit 3: is 16awg wire too big for coaxils/components?
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:31 pm
by Jszar
16 is ideal, i wouldnt go any smaller. i might even go a little bigger, depending on the length of the wire, and the amount of power you're sending through them.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:35 pm
by Darthness
not much power at all.. maybe 100w at most. i hope its the right size. i ordered _alot_. like seriously alot too. 30ft of this stuff. wire will be used to connect my speakers to my amp. Good thing its cheap though... I can always order 12guage if i need to.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:10 pm
by Justin from Detroit1
30 ft isn't a lot. When I ran my 3-way components, I purchased 250 feet.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:36 pm
by Jszar
yeah man, dont forget that there are a lot of bends and turns when routing the wire....it adds up fast. if you want to get a good idea of how much you really need, put everything where its planned on going, then use yarn or some string, and route it through. then pull it all out, measure it, and add a good 20 ft on there for mistakes, and stripping lengths.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:05 pm
by lotas
Yeah 30ft is nothing, might want to do what Jszar suggested and reorder.
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:59 am
by Ryan from Ohio
I would advise about 50' for the fronts. You will have some leftover...
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:59 am
by sinister audio
the last 4channel amp i put in was in a dodge dakota quad cab and the amp was under the rear seat and i used 65ft of wire in that small cab.
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:00 pm
by Darthness
i'll make it work i swear. at worst, i'll pick up some more from the shop that'll probably be installing them (why am i having a shop install them? car panels > me. i usually break em.)
Anyway.. today i went to bestbuy and got a 4 channel alpine amp. going to run (hopefully) components up front and my memphis speakers in back. amp's going in tommorow.. with or without speaker wire. I'll be happy if i get the amp to turn on. I gotta figure out how to wire all this crap up though. i took a look at the speaker terminals and that shit looks like a real pain.
my amp, a alpine mrp-240.
so the BIG
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:00 pm
by Darthness
i'll make it work i swear. at worst, i'll pick up some more from the shop that'll probably be installing them (why am i having a shop install them? car panels > me. i usually break em.)
Anyway.. today i went to bestbuy and got a 4 channel alpine amp. going to run (hopefully) components up front and my memphis speakers in back. amp's going in tommorow.. with or without speaker wire. I'll be happy if i get the amp to turn on. I gotta figure out how to wire all this crap up though. i took a look at the speaker terminals and that shit looks like a real pain.
my amp, a alpine mrp-240.
so the BIG QUESTION i have for you guys is, what are some decent components i can get for around $!50? i'd prefer components, but if i can't, im just going to get some decent JL coaxils.