2005 Pathfinder: amp/speaker wiring question
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:05 am
I am in the process of adding an amplifier and aftermarket speakers to my 2005 Pathfinder. I have the non-bose, stock system.
At this point, I could either run brand new speaker wires from the amp to all 4 doors (pain in the butt), or I could run speaker wires from the amp to behind the stereo, and use the factory wires from there out to the doors. I am planning on a 4x50 watt (RMS) amplifier at this point.
Also, I am not quite sure what I am going to do about the factory tweeters in the dashboard. If I understand correctly, they are run in parallel with the front door 6x9s. If that's the case, I do not want to share the 50 watts between the 2.
I have a couple of scenarios in mind:
- I could unhook them entirely and rely on the 3-way 6x9s for treble.
- I could run aftermarket tweeters off of the stereo and let the amp take care of the door speakers.
- I could also get a separate amp for the front 6x9s (more power, maybe 75x2) and let the front channels of the 4x50 run the tweeters.
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
At this point, I could either run brand new speaker wires from the amp to all 4 doors (pain in the butt), or I could run speaker wires from the amp to behind the stereo, and use the factory wires from there out to the doors. I am planning on a 4x50 watt (RMS) amplifier at this point.
Also, I am not quite sure what I am going to do about the factory tweeters in the dashboard. If I understand correctly, they are run in parallel with the front door 6x9s. If that's the case, I do not want to share the 50 watts between the 2.
I have a couple of scenarios in mind:
- I could unhook them entirely and rely on the 3-way 6x9s for treble.
- I could run aftermarket tweeters off of the stereo and let the amp take care of the door speakers.
- I could also get a separate amp for the front 6x9s (more power, maybe 75x2) and let the front channels of the 4x50 run the tweeters.
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.