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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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Electronics Gurus - Need Your Help!

I have been wanting to get a TL now for the past four years. I thought my Accord had a lot of the same features at the TL, but I probably like the sound system the best from the TL.

I have been looking at swapping the CD/DVD-A changer from the TL into my 6-CD changer from my Accord. No one can tell me if that would fit.

My last option is to place a center channel speaker above the MID display in my '04 Accord with navigation.

Can I take the + side from the left speaker and the - side from the right speaker, hook them up to a center channel, and get sound? What size and ohm rating speaker would I need (maybe an eight-ohm speaker)? Would you recommend at amp?

Recommendations are appreciated, good or bad.
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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Can't say that ive ever tried that, but in theory it shouldn't work. Your not completing either of the speaker circuits in that setup. Your best bet is to just get an EQ that has a center channel output
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by spdy0001
Can't say that ive ever tried that, but in theory it shouldn't work. Your not completing either of the speaker circuits in that setup. Your best bet is to just get an EQ that has a center channel output
You're right. What I meant is connecting the center channel as described above to the existing left and right channels (the completed circuit on each speaker). Could that work?

In other words, splicing the + from the left speaker and the - from the right speaker, and leaving those speakers connected.
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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in theory that will work, but it won't be a "center" channel, just an add on to the right channel.
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by sho_nuff1997
in theory that will work, but it won't be a "center" channel, just an add on to the right channel.
Wouldn't it be a matrix from the left and right channels?

What size speaker should I get?
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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Wouldn't it be a matrix from the left and right channels?

What size speaker should I get?
I wouldn't think so, unless you connected both + 's and both -'s to the speaker, which would be sort of pointless. I suggest that instead of doing all of that, invest in the 3.sixty that does this, or better yet, upgrade to an 08TL-S
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by csmeance
I wouldn't think so, unless you connected both + 's and both -'s to the speaker, which would be sort of pointless. I suggest that instead of doing all of that, invest in the 3.sixty that does this, or better yet, upgrade to an 08TL-S
You're a mod, and that's all you can offer me?!

Thanks man. My Accord is paid off, we're down to one income, and I don't want another car payment.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by csmeance
I wouldn't think so, unless you connected both + 's and both -'s to the speaker, which would be sort of pointless. I suggest that instead of doing all of that, invest in the 3.sixty that does this, or better yet, upgrade to an 08TL-S
For the 3.sixty that does this, don't you need a Bluetooth wireless device to program it?
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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For the 3.sixty that does this, don't you need a Bluetooth wireless device to program it?
yes... that's its downfall though... I have an idea though, If you have some time and want to come up to daytona, we can expermint and take your HU out and see if it'll fit into the area.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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yes... that's its downfall though... I have an idea though, If you have some time and want to come up to daytona, we can expermint and take your HU out and see if it'll fit into the area.
I didn't realize you were so close! I was just at Daytona Beach for three days for a conference in early May! Dammit!
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 02:41 PM
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I didn't realize you were so close! I was just at Daytona Beach for three days for a conference in early May! Dammit!
Hit me up the next time your here! Which confrence were you at... by any chance was it the Law one at Embry Riddle... I was there...
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by csmeance
Hit me up the next time your here! Which confrence were you at... by any chance was it the Law one at Embry Riddle... I was there...
I was at the Hilton on the beach for the E-6B Program Management Review from like May 5th - 8th.

It was spring break, so lots of cute girls there, but had to be careful because wife was with me. It was nice to visit, but no way would I want to live in Daytona. The salt on my car was INSANE!
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