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enorman said
on 1/26/2009 Not a complete and accurate description. You can cause more problems including damaging components if you don't know what you are doing and understand the circuit loading caused by impedance mismatching of the load.
torque63 said
on 12/27/2008 Solder and heat shrink all wiring when assembling a car stereo system, use connectors to connect to car wiring so you can install the factory radio back into it when you sell the car.
madambutterfly said
on 10/21/2008 This was spot on..Had to do this last weekend!
DmnOfTheFall said
on 7/19/2008 I have just installed my component speakers. I have not raised the volume enough to break the speakers. One of them makes a "buzz" sound when a certain bass note plays...I placed tape and kleenex on the speaker cone in order to muffle the sound. It works great but how could I fix this otherwise. Is the speaker already broken ? I just bought this. Thanks
sgtgoomba said
on 6/27/2008 I wanted to clarify something about the turn on/off pop, and the cause of it. Car stereos send out a start out 'blip' of energy when switched on (either by pressing a button, attaching a faceplate, whatever). If your amp is already on at that time, it'll amplify this blip, and that's the start-up pop. Amps have a delay when they are turned on which so as to miss that blip, but for that to work your amp and your stereo need to turn on at the same time. If you get the turn-on pop, make sure your amp is connected to a lead that powers on your amp when your radio is turned on, and not when your key is turned.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 might be the speaker...
push in and out of the speaker cone
lightly if you hear of feel friction the speaker needs to be replaced or recoiled..
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Whining and popping is often caused by running your RCA wires near a power source. This can be tested by noting if your whine or pop comes when revving.