Stereo wiring question - again
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I had an installer put in my new Kenwood WOOX mini powered sub this weekend. Because I forgot my Blaupunkt's modular RCA out plug-in, he wired the sub to receive from the front speaker wire.
Anyway, the sub has standard RCA-in jacks, but the head unit has the wire terminal modular connector (no RCA jacks). Question is, how do I replace what I have with RCA cables, if there are no RCA outs on the head unit??
Make any sense??
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Anyway, the sub has standard RCA-in jacks, but the head unit has the wire terminal modular connector (no RCA jacks). Question is, how do I replace what I have with RCA cables, if there are no RCA outs on the head unit??
Make any sense??
Thanks!
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i think you need a new head unit. You can run wire from your unit to your sub (if the amp has the right plugs for it) but i wouldnt recommend that for low pass output (a sub)....sooo ya get a new headunit man.
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Did I mention that the sub is self-powered with a built-in amp? Sounds OK now, but good RCA cables will clean it up and focus the bass, or so I have heard.
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Guess I should get a new head unit then? Getting a speaker to RCA adaptor wouldn't clean up the sub, going into the sub RCA in's?
I assume I could sell my Toronto to a BMW dude for nice money. Do newer units have RCA sub-outs?
I assume I could sell my Toronto to a BMW dude for nice money. Do newer units have RCA sub-outs?
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line level converters (speaker wire to RCA) run about 20 dollars and are pretty easy to install. i agree that the sound quality is not going to be the best, but they work well for adding a sub if you want to keep the head unit you have. my brother (jaibeiber) is using one (a line level converter) on his audi going to a kicker amp powering two rockford 10's. they sound awsome, and he gets to keep the factory tape player with the cd changer, and the stock look of the dash.