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Old 18-04-2007, 09:45 AM   #19
Aaron
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Location: Canberra, ACT
Car: 1994 Lynx BP-T
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Originally Posted by Dogo View Post
That wire is fine for a short distance. And for most users that wire would be fine all the way from amp to speaker.
Second reason is that OEM wiring is generally laid in place when the car is new and then abused by owners over the years. They get pinched, nicked, tugged and hacked at by wanna-be installers for the life of the car. Or like stinky, three or four different wires/grades are used to get from headunit to speaker, via joins of dubious quality with electrical tape holding them together...

Then there's the OEM Loom joins, ofwhich there may be 3 or 4 to get from the headunit to the speakers, each of these can affect signal quality and reliability.

If you want to do a nice job you lay a nice fresh single line from Amp (or headunit) to the speaker, solder at the speaker. It's not thatt he cables expensive - basic Jaycay Medium Speaker cables has a lowish resistance, a tough jacket and is about $30 for a 30m spool. They sell heavier, but the medium stuff is easier to work with getting through smaller holes...
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