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Old 05-03-2007, 05:02 PM
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Default Speaker Wires ok near power?

I know RCA cables should be run on the opposite side of the car from your power line going to your amps, but what about speaker lines? I would guess it wouldn't matter as much since any noise induced into the pre-amp signals will be greatly amplified by the amplifier. But noise introduced into the speaker lines should be minimal and won't be further amplified.
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I would keep them separate. I'm sure it will add some noise no matter what.
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No, absolutely no problem. Speakers are a low impedance circuit and any induced current will be neglegible.
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Run all the power wire togther.
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Originally Posted by you2slo
Run all the power wire togther.
As in, run the speaker power wires with the amp power wire?
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Right. And keep the RCAs on the other side.




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