I recently just put two 12s in my car and have them hooked up to a amp. I want to hook my highs up to another amp how would I hook them up? Do I need a crossover? And why do I hear the engine coming out of my speakers a little bit?
2007-03-24 17:37:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
how can i fix the engine whine in my pioneer radio?
2007-03-24 17:53:13 · update #1
Well I mounted a second amp just last week. to do that you need to connect the subs to the amp speakers output. Yes, you need a electronic crossover (3 way output recomended) to use the 2 outputs front and rear and 1lowpass output. This output is directly connected to your rear channel sub's amp. The front and rear output are connected to the front and rear channels of the amp you will use to the high frequency speakers. Also recomend a capacitor to supply the amount of power delivered to your amps.
2007-03-26 03:09:52 · answer #1 · answered by Mitchell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are using component speakers, yes you will need a cross over. But if you are running co-axials, just plug them into the second amplifier, assuming you have both amps properly connected to the head unit.
You're hearing "engine whine." It is the result of a poor ground, or in the case of pioneer, a design flaw. If you have a pioneer I can show you how to fix that in no time, but if not, check your head unit ground.
2007-03-25 00:41:55 · answer #2 · answered by sss18734 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get a crossover you can plug both amps into it, if you get one with multiple outputs. At that point use the high output with one amp and the lows with another. some even have a remote Knob for bass adjustment which is nice for when it isnt needed(like passing a cop). you could put the knob in your center counsel
2007-03-25 01:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by hotrodder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋