doghauler
Full Member
What is the best way to hook up 6 speakers? I have a Pioneer head unit hooked to an Alpine 4 channel amp using the RCA connectors. I currently run 4 speakers, 2 under the dash, 2 right behind the seats, and I am considering putting 2 more in back by the tailgate. Currentyl, I run the front and rear RCA's from the head unit to the amp, then the 4 speakers out of the amp. I talked to a guy at the stereo shop and he said I should run the four rear speakers out of the amp and drive the two front speakers with the head unit. Not sure how to do this. With the 4 channel amp it is set up for 4 speakers, 2 front, 2 rear. To drive the addition 2 speakers would I run them directly off the head unit speaker output (non-RCA)?
Here's what I'm thinking. Leave the head unit connected to the amp with both the front and rear RCA outputs. Run the 4 rear speakers off the amp, essentially the amp would consider the 2 tailgate speakers as "rear" and the 2 behind the seats as "front". Then I would connect the two front speakers directly off the head unit utilizing the head unit's internal amp only, bypassing the auxilliary amp. This would essentially give me 4 "front" speakers and 2 "rear". I know the under dash front speakers would have less power since they would not be driven by the amp.
To the best I can tell, this is what the guys at the shop were telling me to do, does this sound correct?
Thanks!
Here's what I'm thinking. Leave the head unit connected to the amp with both the front and rear RCA outputs. Run the 4 rear speakers off the amp, essentially the amp would consider the 2 tailgate speakers as "rear" and the 2 behind the seats as "front". Then I would connect the two front speakers directly off the head unit utilizing the head unit's internal amp only, bypassing the auxilliary amp. This would essentially give me 4 "front" speakers and 2 "rear". I know the under dash front speakers would have less power since they would not be driven by the amp.
To the best I can tell, this is what the guys at the shop were telling me to do, does this sound correct?
Thanks!