Amp Install & LOC question for 6 speaker system

BassDaggett · Jun 27, 2017

Is there any value in adding a PAC or AudioControl LOC when adding an amp to my 8.4 non-Alpine 6 speaker system (upgraded with Kicker Speakers), or is using speaker level inputs essentially the same?

baum · Jun 27, 2017

What are you putting your amp on?

Personally on a good quality amp i would use the speaker inputs. And I have.

If you are adding an amp to the 6 speakers you will have to put resistors inline to "fool" the radio into thinking the speakers are hooked up to the radio. The resistance value has been talked about on here in many posts so just search for that

WilliamS · Jun 27, 2017

Speaker level inputs gone a layer of noise cancellation that rca's do not. Im running all 4 channels to the back wall then input into amp. You may not end up with noise, but if your amp has line level in, why not use them.

BassDaggett · Jun 27, 2017

baum said:
What are you putting your amp on?

Personally on a good quality amp i would use the speaker inputs. And I have.

If you are adding an amp to the 6 speakers you will have to put resistors inline to "fool" the radio into thinking the speakers are hooked up to the radio. The resistance value has been talked about on here in many posts so just search for that

My plan is to amp the 6 speakers I have. If the radio needs to see a resistance, would a LOC provide the required resistance?

baum · Jun 27, 2017

BassDaggett said:
My plan is to amp the 6 speakers I have. If the radio needs to see a resistance, would a LOC provide the required resistance?

I believe there are a couple out there now days that do. however its as easy as wiring in a resistor to each channel of the input to the amp.

also keep in mints its really only 4 channels the dash speakers are tied into the doors

BadHabit2Break · Jun 27, 2017

Mine did not need the resistors, but I had read that others did....don't know why.

troutspinner · Jun 27, 2017

I went into a DSP and did not need resistors though I am sure the DSP provided the resistance. One thing that I found interesting though on a dealer visit. I had a bad oil pressure sensor and the service writer while checking in checked my codes using his OBD2 scanner. Sure enough, the sensor was at fault but it also showed that my LF, RF, LR & RR speaker wires were disconnected. So the OBD2 saw a different resistance than expected but my outputs still worked.

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