Can I use the power (18ga.) stripped wire now connected to my sub amp to power the new powered sub?, or does it need RCA's
2062839
I used RCA to feed from the audio out of my radio (subwolfer) to the unit and a #6 wire to feed power to the unit. It has more base then I need but you can control it up or down.
2062840
NO! You cannot power an amp of this power with tiny wires! If you use those 18 gauge wires, fuses will blow, and wires will melt. Run a new larger wire.
2062841
I would run a separate power wire from the battery to the amp. Make sure that it is fused so that it is protected. The power to the sub is separate from RCAs. RCA brings sound to the amp...not power.
2062842
Kinda confused with your question. RCA's will be the audio input side and definately give better responce over basic 18ga wire. Power on the other hand, should be a seperate wire and while 18ga can be used, it is woefully undersized. I recommend, and used myself, the amp wiring kit suggeted on the link you will get with the product page. If you are already running a sub with an amp though why the Boss unit? If you are going to attempt to run both they each need a seperate power/ground feed. I would recommend mounting distribution block under the hood close to the battery then feeding the units off of that. As mentioned by another responder, always use a fused link in your hot line. Kinda confused with your question. RCA's will be the audio input side and definately give better responce over basic 18ga wire. Power on the other hand, should be a seperate wire and while 18ga can be used, it is woefully undersized. I recommend, and used myself, the amp wiring kit suggeted on the link you will get with the product page. If you are already running a sub with an amp though why the Boss unit? If you are going to attempt to run both they each need a seperate power/ground feed. I would recommend mounting distribution block under the hood close to the battery then feeding the... » Read More Kinda confused with your question. RCA's will be the audio input side and definately give better responce over basic 18ga wire. Power on the other hand, should be a seperate wire and while 18ga can be used, it is woefully undersized. I recommend, and used myself, the amp wiring kit suggeted on the link you will get with the product page. If you are already running a sub with an amp though why the Boss unit? If you are going to attempt to run both they each need a seperate power/ground feed. I would recommend mounting distribution block under the hood close to the battery then feeding the units off of that. As mentioned by another responder, always use a fused link in your hot line. « Show Less
1377060
It depends on what your pioneer stereo has in the back. But you wouldn't need that for amp and sub. For that I would find a starter wiring kit. The amp for your subs would tell you the specs and what wires you need
1558923
Yes, if you just replacing the radio it will work great. You will need a radio with more RCA outputs if you decide to add any subwoofer amps though.
143572
you hook this to your stock door speaker wires to give you the low output for an amp without high level inputs. so you would not hook this to the stock sub wires. it would go to regular speaker wires.
2213976
You need an amplifier. There are no head units that im aware of that will properly power a sub.
85132
really unimportant with a sub. I dont have this sub, but the principal is universal for powered subs. I would use a std rca sub cable and the key is to be able to place it where you maximize its impact. yes should be useable w/ almost all modern recievers
1346853
Sub is already loaded into box. All that you will have to do is connect the wires to the terminals.
145044
if your receiver does not have a dedicated subwoofer outlet then you will need a special wire. it's RCA to speaker wire, and it's kinda pricey for a wire. you would have to tie into the left and right speakers, or maybe even all sides of the surround. the quality might be diminished since it's trying to push all the frequencies through the speaker, and not just the lower bass frequencies. heres a link to the wire you would need. IEC 18 AWG 6' Speaker Wire Pair with RCA Males - Black/Red
701654
I asked Energy customer service about this. They said connect to the LEFT input of the sub only. They were very adamant that it would not degrade the sound. They explained that the Left/Right inputs are there for some (older?) receivers that have split Left/Right outputs for the subwoofer. I was going to by a Y adapter, but they convinced me there was absolutely no need.
132128
no.. it will be under powered.. even if the sub were a dual 8 ohm, the lowest you could wire it is 4 ohm, then you'd still be getting half power. Sell your sub because unless you're going to run 3 of them or more, an 8 ohm is pretty useless. The other repliers obviously have no idea what they're talking about so I hope you didn't buy this amp for that sub haha
86837
Not sure I understand the question. Which RCA output? If it's the one for the sub, it is tied to the "A" speakers. It would also be active with both "A" and "B."
1328482
You would only need more speaker wire. You connect the speakers to the sub, and then the sub to the amp.
501062
To be safe I would just hook up the 1+ to POS on the sub, and 1- to NEG on the sub. This runs a single channel to the sub providing the claimed 880W to one driver. Depending on your room size, or if you hook up a second driver you may not "need" more power than this for normal listening levels. If you want to do bridge, MAKE SURE YOU PUT A POWER LIMIT ON THE AMP, bridged 1+ to POS and 2+ to NEG. I have not tried this - but per the documentation. This also assumes you have a 4 pole cable with 4 wires. If you only have two wires in your cable, switch the wire from the 1- pin to the 2+ pin on both ends. Again, be sure to limit the power of the amp!!!!!! Start low and turn it up if you feel comfortable. I should add that this then would be plugged into Channel A on the back of the amp.
564529
The power on the rca out for the sub is intentionally low for clarity. A small amp should be used with it. I would recommend an all in one like the kicker bass station. Its a hundred watts built into the box. But im pretty sure you will need an amp for any sub connected with the rca, otherwise I would just wire it to the higher power outputs and omit the rca outs.
1940441
Dude any amp will work with your subs but I'd you want the most power wire your subs to one ohm. I have two infinity 12 inch dual voice cola hooked up to this running one ohm resistance and it's so loud it out powers my speakers if I crank it
1708874
this should include it, my old one did. if not they can be purchased for super cheap. or do like others do and buy a loc/high low converter to supply the rca outputs you need to run to the amp
1460658
any sub cable will work. my sub was burnt as was used and never did try to see. but was told this if it was the cause