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06-19-2018, 09:57 AM | #1 |
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How to wire a radio speaker
I'm trying to add a CD player in my truck. I have a single speaker with 4 wire tabs. ie; stereo? Hook up for 2 speakers? The CD player has wires for 4 speakers, 2 front, 2 rear. What to do with all these wires? 2 front to my speaker? Don't use the 2 rear? Can someone lend a hand? What do I know about electricity? It'll shock the s*** out of ya.
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06-19-2018, 10:37 AM | #2 |
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Re: How to wire a radio speaker
What kind of speaker? Most speakers will have a pair of terminals (one smaller and one larger) for the - and + to the speaker. A single speaker cannot be stereo unless it were to actually have 2 coils/drivers/etc, basically making it 2 speakers.
If it has 4 terminals it may be able to be bi-amped (uncommon in car audio, common in home audio), or possibly those terminals are an output signal to drive a tweeter on a "3-way" speaker. Pics or model number etc might help.
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06-19-2018, 02:23 PM | #3 |
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Re: How to wire a radio speaker
It has 4 terminals, 2 sets of 2. Each marked with pos & neg. One set on either side. It says left channel & right channel. As in one set is L speaker and one set is R speaker?
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06-21-2018, 05:46 PM | #4 |
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Re: How to wire a radio speaker
I haven't done this in years, and technology changes, but...
If you are only using 1 speaker, just take any of the 4 channels and run it to the speaker. All the speakers I have seen only have the 2 prongs for the wires. If yours has more, trial and error should not hurt as you have the fuse in. I would just tape up the wires you don't use. |
06-22-2018, 10:27 AM | #5 |
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Re: How to wire a radio speaker
There was a day when this would not be a problem for me either, however today's technology has passed me by. I have a speaker with 4 terminals and it appears I'm reduced to trial and error.
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06-22-2018, 10:43 AM | #6 |
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Re: How to wire a radio speaker
The 67-72s came with a single mono speaker in the dash. There is a common replacement that is a dual voice coil that fits in the location of the original speaker. I assume this is what you have. I would connect the front 2 channels to the speaker.
https://www.retromanufacturing.com/p...nt=31332305678
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