SC400 Nakamichi Sub w/Aftermarket Amp?
11-11-15, 02:15 PM
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SC400 Nakamichi Sub w/Aftermarket Amp?
Hi Guys,
Longtime stalker, first time poster. I'm the second owner of a '92 SC400 that I love like a firstborn. I'm a little underwhelmed by the stock Nakamichi stereo but don't need a ton of boom, but maybe just a little more.
I ran across several threads looking for how to run an aftermarket amp to the stock Nakamichi sub, but I'm a complete audio idiot and need more details on how to do so.
I bought a Kenwood KAC 8104d like another member on this forum did, but I'm not sure how to power it and subsequently connect it to the sub. The other member said it's a digital amp and all he did was cut the wire from the sub, ran the wire to the Kenwood amp, then ran a line from the amp back to the sub.
Am I supposed to cut the split wire running to the sub, split the wire between "Battery" and "Ground" on the amp, then run two wires from the speaker outputs on the amp back to the sub harness?
Again, complete idiot when it comes to stereo and a lot of other things, so any help you guys can provide would be much appreciated. Thanks!
B
Longtime stalker, first time poster. I'm the second owner of a '92 SC400 that I love like a firstborn. I'm a little underwhelmed by the stock Nakamichi stereo but don't need a ton of boom, but maybe just a little more.
I ran across several threads looking for how to run an aftermarket amp to the stock Nakamichi sub, but I'm a complete audio idiot and need more details on how to do so.
I bought a Kenwood KAC 8104d like another member on this forum did, but I'm not sure how to power it and subsequently connect it to the sub. The other member said it's a digital amp and all he did was cut the wire from the sub, ran the wire to the Kenwood amp, then ran a line from the amp back to the sub.
Am I supposed to cut the split wire running to the sub, split the wire between "Battery" and "Ground" on the amp, then run two wires from the speaker outputs on the amp back to the sub harness?
Again, complete idiot when it comes to stereo and a lot of other things, so any help you guys can provide would be much appreciated. Thanks!
B
12-07-15, 12:52 PM
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Oish.
For the battery and ground you need to connect to the battery under the hood and the ground to the body. then you need to connect the remote turn on wire so the amp turns on / off with your car. i assume you want to use high level inputs for the sub, so i would connect to the speaker wires (not sub wires) and connect them to the amp's high level inputs.
Do lots of reading online before you hook something up and blow your amp.
For the battery and ground you need to connect to the battery under the hood and the ground to the body. then you need to connect the remote turn on wire so the amp turns on / off with your car. i assume you want to use high level inputs for the sub, so i would connect to the speaker wires (not sub wires) and connect them to the amp's high level inputs.
Do lots of reading online before you hook something up and blow your amp.
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