How to hook up sub amp?

[handoverfist]

I have the power hooked up just fine. Just the speaker outputs I don't understand. Trying to bridge the sub also. Amplifier is an Orion XTR 900, and the sub is an audiomoble mass.


left right
rem + - - +
- mono bridged +



All i have is 1 yellow wire and not sure where it goes. Thanks for any help

 

[95SS]

One wire won't do it, you need speaker wire, always has two wires. Your amp has two output channels, you simply bridge across them to create one channel. It's usually the outside connectors, but the amp should have them labeled as to with + and - to use (you will use one from each channel).

 

[handoverfist]

Thanks for the reply.... so I use the yellow wire and the speaker wire where mono bridged is indicated? Does it matter which one I hook up to negative and positive?

 

[95SS]

No, just speaker wire. Where is the yellow wire coming from? What connections have you made so far? You should have:

Power - from the amp to the car battery, via a fuse or circuit breaker.
Ground - From the amp to unpainted metal on the car body.
Remote - From the amp to the head unit's remote lead.
Signal - RCA cables from the amp to the head unit.
Speaker - What we're discussing.

 

[handoverfist]

I already have the power hooked up, and the amp powers up just fine.. I guess the yellow wire goes to the rem on the speaker outputs?

 

[95SS]

If the amp powers up, then ignore the yellow wire. Run speaker wire from the amp to the sub. Is you MASS a DVC version?

 

[handoverfist]

Well the thing was that everything has already been hooked up. I moved amp and sub out of car and then sub stopped working. And then somehow the speaker wire and yellow wire came loose from terminals. I believe the mass is dvc, been such a long time. Sorry for my car audio ingnorace...

 

[KevinH]

Here you go:

http://www.jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring/index.html

Awesome sub btw. One of the first of the "super-subs". Have one in my car.

 

[95SS]

What does the speaker output on the amp look like exactly? Does it mention mono at all?

 

[handoverfist]

Thanks for the info Kevin!



well there are 5 terminals...the sub indicates the 2nd ( - ) and last terminal (+ ) as mono bridged on speaker outputs. Now that I think about it, I am pretty sure the yellow wire was connect to remote on speaker outputs...

Thanks

 

[95SS]

Then use those terminals, along with the correct diagram :
Parallel - total impedance 1/2 each coil
Series - total impedance double each coil


:thumbsup:

 

[handoverfist]

Here's a dumb question.. Can I tell if its svc or dvc by just looking at it?

 

[95SS]

On the sub, one set of terminals = SVC, two sets = DVC.

 

[handoverfist]

Ok I only have 1 set of terminals on the sub, so I have svc version. The amp does 900 x 1 @ 4 ohms. I can just wire straight + and - then, correct?

 

[95SS]

Correct. :thumbsup:

 

[handoverfist]

Thanks so much! I boosted you user rating 😀 😀 😀

 

[95SS]

Happy to help. Car audio used to be my life, now it's just a hobby. :beer: