OK, so I'm installing my new Cal-Vu mirrors this afternoon and while I have the door panels off I decided to go ahead and install my new door speakers...but me ran into a snag.
I need to know which wire is the positive, and which is negative
One wire is dark blue, the other is light blue.
Then, on my new Pioneer speakers...they aren't marked like they used to mark them back in the old days with a + (positive) and a - (negative), so I don't know what the wide side is, or the narrow side is in terms of being positive or negative.
Anybody know about any of this off hand???
Here's some pics...
In theory, it shouldn't matter all that much. If you plug them in and sound comes out its right. They can even be reversed and it usually won't make a difference.
green02crew wrote:In theory, it shouldn't matter all that much. If you plug them in and sound comes out its right. They can even be reversed and it usually won't make a difference.
I've known a few guys over the years that were major audiophiles and they claim it does make a big difference in sound quality.
At least with these adapters I can see which side goes where if I have to cut the wires and use a connector.
Hopefully I'll be able to find these adapters locally.
While there may be variations on location color codes the polarities and pairing remain the same.
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blks10 wrote:That sounds right. I am surprised that pioneer did not included those harnesses. When I replaced mine, they had those in the box
Not all vehicles would take the same adapter, so I don't see how they could possibly know what to put in the box unless they knew which vehicle they were going to be installed in.
The polarity of the connection does make a difference...maybe not a huge one in smaller, relatively low power door speakers...but it is still noticeable. Especially if one door is right and the other door is reversed. The sound from one side will be out of phase with the other so that the sound waves created will cancel each other out.
I had some subs in my truck once where one was correct and the other was flipped. When I'd turn it up it wouldn't seem all that loud and the rearview mirror wouldn't shake at all. But when I'd change the balance to all left or all right, the sound level returned and the rearview mirror shook like crazy. Flipped one of the wires and all was well again.
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Just a pair of 12" Rockford Fosgate subs behind the seat of a regular cab S-10 with 400W per channel.
That was only half of what I used to have back when I was in college. Those 12's for a time were mounted in the bed of the same S-10 in a custom box that took up half the bed. I had a topper connected to the cab with a rubber boot for pass-through. I also had 2-10" MTX subs behind the seat with 200W per channel...for a total of 1200W at full power. It would bounce quarters on the roof and set off car alarms when turned up loud.
Oh to be young and dumb and have your parent's money to spend again.
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AZS10Crew wrote:The polarity of the connection does make a difference...maybe not a huge one in smaller, relatively low power door speakers...but it is still noticeable. Especially if one door is right and the other door is reversed. The sound from one side will be out of phase with the other so that the sound waves created will cancel each other out.
