Audio Speakers Wiring

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2006-08-19 14:47:53 by allowedtofly

I've found that you can't make sound come out of audio speakers by wiring them up to the leads of a guitar through an amplifying op-amp circuit.

I can wire the guitar jack up and plug that into an amplifier, and that works. But how do I power my own speakers?
I resent having my question called naïve. Anyone can buy an old amplifier; I'm trying to learn how to build one myself. God knows my university isn't going to teach me something even half as useful.

Thanks so far, though.

You can purchase power op-amps from Apex Microtechnology Corporation, 5980 N. Shannon, Road, Tucson, Arizona 85741-5230 or contact them by e-mail ProdLit@TeamApex.com. Their products work well but need careful application (sockets, heat-sinks, by-pass capacitors, etc.) which is explained in their product literature.

From the naivety of your question, it appears to me that you would be better served purchasing a new or used "guitar amp" and connecting that to your speakers. They are readily available at many pawn shops, which may also let you "try before you buy".

2009-05-08 11:10:36 by Lenny

Plug and play for faster installation.
Prevents shorting out speakers. Insulated connectors.
Works with select vehicles only. Double check speaker connections on the vehicle.
Use the slide terminals that may be included with the speakers.

I have 2 speakers which I want to connect to audio wire (Ive just cut that out from small headphones) so how to cennect those? there are 4 wires... 2 yellow and 2 black.

Looks like you want to connect speakers to a headphone output. Not a good idea.

It is not recommended to connect big speakers directly to the output - without a receiver/amplifier. The device simply can't drive them.

You can buy "powered" speakers that amplify a headphone output. - Look for PC speakers.

2009-04-02 05:08:50 by hexpigge@rocketmail.com

Price: $28.00

8 gauge amplifier installation kit
8 ga. black ground cable 16 Ft. 18 ga blue turn-on wire 20 Ft
Ring terminals: #10, 0.25-inch, 0.31-inch
Many feet of wire and cable: red power, black ground, blue turn-on, speaker wire
20 Ft. 8 ga red power cable Competition high-quality fuse folder 3 Ft

Like, I see there is RMS and all that stuff, and what cables should be used, how much watts for a amp to power the stuff the ohns on the speakers all that stuff so I can move into car audio at work

www.caraudiobook.com
www.crutchfield.com

2008-09-10 01:06:25 by marcos i

Is it possible to make a stereo that plugs in its speakers through those black and red wires (I'm sorry, I'm not too technically savvy) play through, say, a DVD Player by a connector (which makes them connect to Audio Output cords (the red and white plugs you often get with DVD Players, have outlets on TVs, etc).

I've got a nice Sony stereo, and I cannot find anything with the same style that has audio output plugs instead of wires unless it's huge and/or expensive.

(Ideally, I want to get a new iMac with built-in Airport Extreme so I can buy another airport thingy with which to plug in my stereo; doing so, I can hopefully send music from the computer to the stereo speakers.)

It is possible. There are two ways you can go about this. First, the simple and cheap way, is to buy an adapter. You can find them at radio shack or place alike. If you buy an adapter, RCA to Speaker Wire, you will be able to go from the DVD player's RCA outputs to the speakers you want with the speaker wire connection.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index. jsp?productId=2102959

Option 2, you can buy a nifty Home Theater Receiver, that has RCA inputs for all your home theatre devices, so that you can control all your audio signal with one unit, plus it has an output for the speaker wire. Downside, it could be pricy.

Now it is possible that there could be other conversion units or adapter type things that I have not encountered, but these two solutions might be the best for you.

As far as AirTunes, FYI, you can only play music from iTunes, not any other program on the computer.

2006-01-12 11:28:03 by sarisari22