I have an older Mazda Miata that only has 2 speakers ( 1 per door ). I purchased a radio from Best Buy as the previous one had been ripped out through the roof before I purchased this car. The radio I purchased was a cdx-GT310 ( sony ). It has 4 X 52 W output for speakers. The sales rep stated that the installation instructions would tell me how to convert that to 2 X something output, but they do not. I am no longer in Texas where I bought the radio and the nearest Best Buy is 3 hours away. Has any one ever heard of doing something like this?
Fred
2007-05-09 14:59:44 · 5 answers · asked by Fred B 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
Your sales rep was incorrect.
A very long time ago, a new head unit might have a rating like "4 x 7 W or 2 x 25 W". However, just about all modern decks aren't rated to put out more power into 2 channels than in 4 channels. The correct way to connect the head unit to a 2-speaker system is to just connect the front speaker outputs, and tape off the rear speaker wires. Leaving the rear speaker outputs disconnected won't harm the head unit. There's no alternate way to wire it for a higher power output into 2 channels. That would be true for just about any new head unit currently available.
2007-05-09 15:35:10 · answer #1 · answered by KaeZoo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should call Best Buy and have it fire that sales rep. he didn't knew ****. You can't bridge head unit channels to convert 2 ch into 1 ch. You can do it only in amplifiers which allow it. In your case you have to options. Or buy another set of speaker ans install them somehow in your car or just don't use the remaining speaker wires. Put some electrical tape to avoid short circuits in the wires and set the fad er to the front or back depending which channels you choose.
2007-05-10 08:19:43 · answer #2 · answered by Mitchell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answer by number. 5) You want your ground wire as short as possible. Sand off some paint and a self tapping screw works good. Or use a seat bolt if you don't want to put holes in your car.
2016-05-19 03:56:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there isn't a way to convert it over just connect the 2 front speakers and adjust the settings in the radio to front u should be then pushing the full wattage into the front
2007-05-09 15:49:31 · answer #4 · answered by Mike T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a battery 9volt touch the wire you think are speaker wire the sound will pop. that one is the left door is the white wire on the stereo. when the other one pops that one will be the gray wires.negitive is the black stripe.
2007-05-09 15:55:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋