I'm replacing my rear 6x4s as the old ones are knackered.

 

(I got some new Blaupunkts from ebay for £22 :dance: )

 

When I put the new ones in, does it matter which way round the wires go on each speaker?

 

Do they have a positive and negative or anything like that?

 

cheers gents

Every speaker will have a positive and negative, make sure you get these right otherwise the speaker will be out of phase and sound pants. They'll be marked + & - I'm sure.

Or the spade connectors will be different- one thin and one fat, but I can't remember which you connect to what!

fat is pos, thin is neg IIRC

And just in case you still dont know which is which the speaker should PUSH out with a deep bass note, if it PULLS its wired backwards. Sometimes youneed to place your finger close to see if the speaker "hits" your finger. If you know what I mean.

I'm changing speakers at the moment - mine don't have +/- marked (but are thick/thin connectors). I don't think its a massive deal which way the wires go, as long as all the speakers are the same, otherwise you will get one speaker interfering with the other, with loss of volume and quality.

 

BTW, if you are replacing the rears a couple of points I've noted:

 

1. You CAN get to the speaker by removing the fabric grill - no need to remove all of the trim, etc. Just pull the grill at the base (long edge) towards the side of the car, and they should pop off, allowing access to the old speakers.

 

2. When I initially put my replacement 6x4s in, there was a gap left around the speaker - you need to make sure there is no gap (or you'll get no bass). Some MDF/hardboard should do the trick.

 

HTH

StuartR, if you dont think it makes any difference you should just put some old transistor radio on the seat, that will give you a sound you can be proud of. Lol

cool

 

thanks gents

StuartR, if you dont think it makes any difference you should just put some old transistor radio on the seat, that will give you a sound you can be proud of. Lol

 

So explain how this makes a difference then? The sound is produced by vibrating the speaker - this means it moves both ways, and for a defined frequency it moves both ways equally, the distance of movement determining the volume. AFAIK there are no "diode" style components in speakers, so the direction of the current should not affect the sound.

 

As for being proud of my sound - is that so that everyone else can hear it as well? MAX POWER stylee? My system is fine for me (and probably most others) - its not transistor based - and I drive a Nissan, not a seat.

No Offence. But first, if it makes no difference, why would all of the quality, makers of amps, speakers etc put + and - terminals? They would not do it for nothing, and as I said, if the polarity is wrong the speaker works backwards, so the initial movement of the speaker will be backwards and not in the intended direction, ie forwards, and as a result the sound will move "backwards", to some degree. Work it out for yourself. As I said, no offence intended.

yes it makes a difference + amd - polarity , in 99.9% if you are not able to see the polarity mark then the lightest colour of the pair or the cable with the lighter stripe is nearly always positive in polarity

No Offence

 

None taken ;)

 

I have Pioneer stuff in my car - head and speakers. Now I know they're not ultimate quality (but then I can't justify huge amounts of cash for marginal improvements in sound - twin babies tend to soak up moola at an extraordinary rate!) but they do for me. And these don't have indicated polarities (although do have thick/thin connections).

 

My take is that it is important to get all the polarities for all the speakers the same. I have switched polarity when fitting head units, and TBH I really couldn't tell the difference :confused: But then I don't understand how some people think LPs sound better than CDs :eek:

 

I guess if there are distinct markings, you should stick to them! I would!

 

Cheers :duffer: