Upgrade on new TSX's stereo... maybe u guys can give me some adivice?
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Upgrade on new TSX's stereo... maybe u guys can give me some adivice?
Well I do not want to add a new head unit... it'd screw up the lines of the car and the idea of both is stupid to me.
So waht I want to do is add speakers. I'm not sure but would I have to add an 4 way amp to power the speakers? My friend just bought 2 sets of pioneer speakers and dropped it into his stereo in his altima; and its all run through the stock amp/head unit (I dont know if the GLE's had a seperate amp). It Sounds good..
Question is what he did alright electrically? I mean his alternator just went out on him yesterday... (108k mi 96 Altima, i suppose it was time) I'm just scared that dropping any new speakers or amplifers or even subs will kill my electrical system.
I had a 97 Acura CL before I had the TSX, I hooked that WHOLE system up... I had a new head unit and speakers driven off of that; and 2 MTX subs run off of an Alpine Amp installed somewhere in the 5th year around 82k miles. At 95k miles and 8 months later the alternator went out on me (btw I had no CAP) and I think that was premature due to the extra power the amp for the subs drew although it coulda been just due.
So my real issue is; what is the actual damage that adding or upgrading the system in a car is? What can be done to prevent future problems?
So waht I want to do is add speakers. I'm not sure but would I have to add an 4 way amp to power the speakers? My friend just bought 2 sets of pioneer speakers and dropped it into his stereo in his altima; and its all run through the stock amp/head unit (I dont know if the GLE's had a seperate amp). It Sounds good..
Question is what he did alright electrically? I mean his alternator just went out on him yesterday... (108k mi 96 Altima, i suppose it was time) I'm just scared that dropping any new speakers or amplifers or even subs will kill my electrical system.
I had a 97 Acura CL before I had the TSX, I hooked that WHOLE system up... I had a new head unit and speakers driven off of that; and 2 MTX subs run off of an Alpine Amp installed somewhere in the 5th year around 82k miles. At 95k miles and 8 months later the alternator went out on me (btw I had no CAP) and I think that was premature due to the extra power the amp for the subs drew although it coulda been just due.
So my real issue is; what is the actual damage that adding or upgrading the system in a car is? What can be done to prevent future problems?
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I totally understand your desire to leave the stock headunit for aesthetic reasons.
I have done what you have described in my CL, and I'm sure there's a way to do it in the TSX as well.
The problem with just switching out the speakers and leaving the rest of the stock setup is that unless the stock system uses standard impedance speakers (4 ohm) the aftermarket speakers will not play loud enough and can cause the stock amp to overheat.
In the CL, this is a problem so it is necessary to add an aftermarket amp to power aftermarket speakers. So spliced into the signal coming from the headunit, before it enters the stock amp, added RCA plugs to those wires, and plugged them into an aftermarket amp.
You should be able to add an aftermarket amp to the stereo in the TSX if necessary, but without knowing more about that specific system, I can really suggest more detailed ideas.
You would want to try and find out what impedance the stock speakers are in the TSX and go from there. If they are 4 ohm, you can get away with just swapping the stock ones out with some aftermarket ones.
I have done what you have described in my CL, and I'm sure there's a way to do it in the TSX as well.
The problem with just switching out the speakers and leaving the rest of the stock setup is that unless the stock system uses standard impedance speakers (4 ohm) the aftermarket speakers will not play loud enough and can cause the stock amp to overheat.
In the CL, this is a problem so it is necessary to add an aftermarket amp to power aftermarket speakers. So spliced into the signal coming from the headunit, before it enters the stock amp, added RCA plugs to those wires, and plugged them into an aftermarket amp.
You should be able to add an aftermarket amp to the stereo in the TSX if necessary, but without knowing more about that specific system, I can really suggest more detailed ideas.
You would want to try and find out what impedance the stock speakers are in the TSX and go from there. If they are 4 ohm, you can get away with just swapping the stock ones out with some aftermarket ones.
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Dude, if the stereo system is upgrade and installed correctly, it will not kill the electrical system in your car. Especially if you only want to add speakers. However, more than likely for good sound, loudness and quality and the reason mention above, you will need an amp. If you are not adding a second amp and the sub, you won't have to worry about your electrical system at all. All you have to worry about is just the wiring into the amp from the head unit. It's not a straight forward thing. You will need a device that splices the cables from head unit and trasforms them into RCA cables. (by the way, if you do decide to go ahead and do it, I have really good high quality such devices that I bought for my car that I can sell you. They Rockford LOCPREA).
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