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The Sandman
16-02-2005, 04:15 PM
Just bought wire to connect my front speakers to the PG amp I put in, & was wondering if there is a prefered side to run them? With the Power cable or the RCAs? I will be running them together to avoid pulling up both sides of the car, but will if matter which side?
Ta all.cya
MASOSi
16-02-2005, 05:58 PM
Word on the street is, you should run the power down one side, and the RCA's down the other. This reduces the EMF from the 12V line and hence reduces interference.
You definately should run the RCA and power cable down seperate sides of the car. As for the amp..which PG amp did you get?
I love phoenix gold :D Too bad they don't make headunits..or i'd get one
The Sandman
16-02-2005, 06:33 PM
I shoulda been more specific... the power & RCA are already run.. on seperate sides, but I was wondering if there is a preference for the actual speaker wires (from the amp to the speakers)
The Amp is a Ryval Designs A4.50 I bought off Mercury AH
MASOSi
16-02-2005, 06:38 PM
I would say, keep all the audio cables away from the 12V lines.
Just my thought.
Oh.....nice they're nice looking amps
as for speaker wire...no...its up to you where u wanna run them...
cjohnno
16-02-2005, 06:45 PM
I ran the 12 volt wire down the same side as the battery, so straight down the passenger side, and the speaker wires down the drivers side
s_tim_ulate
16-02-2005, 08:01 PM
Speaker wires do not induce any noticeable interference. It will be fine as they are a high level line compared to RCA's and thus less susceptible.
I generally try to avoid running power lines near anything. My cable goes straight down the middle of the car :) RCA's are the biggest problem, even the location of the cable near the amp can cause hassles.
Peace
Tim
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