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Hey,

I was wondering is it real difficult to power ur speakers to an amp. I have my 4 channel hooked up to my subs, but i got a new amp for my subs. My amp is installed, i just need to connect my 4 speakers to it. What does that involve and how many RCA cables do i need. I have 1 pair for the 4 channel already. What has to be done to power that, and is it difficult and a lot of work?

Thanks a lot. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Ok i'm guessing that you want to power your four speakers with a seperate 4 channel amp right?

If so your going to need 2 sets of rca's, ground wire, power wire, 1 remote lead, and speaker wire for all 4 speakers...

Just make sure that the RMS power ratings match, ohms, etc..

I'm going to explain to you how to hook up this amp assuming you have nothing done yet.

So first step, find a mounting location.
Next find out what size power wire you need, and run a piece from your car battery to your amplifier. Don't forget to add a fuse/holder in the line, the closer to the battery the better.

Next run a ground wire, that is mounted withing 12-18" (try to keep it as short as possible, mine are under 8") and bolt it to your cars frame, or an existing location. This needs to be a clean bare metal surface. connect this to your amp as well, so now you have your power wire and your ground wire connected.


Now run a remote lead wire from your headunits remote lead wire output to your amplifiers remote lead input. Simple enough.

Then run 2 sets of RCA's from your headunits output to your amps input..

Now connect all 4 of your speakers, making sure the polarity is correct (+ to + - to -)

Go on crutchfields website, http://www.crutchfield.com to learn how to properly set your gain on your amp. This is very important!

Your done, just set up all the eq's and sh$t on your HU.

Hope this helps

-David