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What are the speaker wire colors for?

What are the speaker wire colors for?

The color code for four-conductor wire is speaker one: Red (positive), Black (negative) speaker two: White (positive), Green (negative). Its purpose is to carry an electrical signal (voltage and current) from the amplifier (or the amplifier section of a receiver) to the speakers.

What color wire is the remote wire?

blue wire
This blue wire (typically with a white stripe), may be even more important to understand than your standard power and ground wires because if it isn’t installed correctly, your amplifier will not turn on even if it has good power and ground connections OR it may constantly draw power and drain your battery over night.

What does the yellow wire mean?

Blue and yellow wires are most commonly found in commercial buildings and are used as the live wires pulled through a conduit. Yellow wires are used as switch legs to ceiling fans, structural lights, and outlets paired with light switches, while blue wires are usually used as travelers for three-or-four-way switches.

Where does remote turn on wire go?

The turn-on wire (also called the remote wire) is located behind the stereo. On aftermarket stereos, it’s usually a blue and white wire. The remote wire will “tell” your amplifier to turn on whenever the stereo is powered up (usually, whenever the vehicle is turned on).

What kind of wiring does a Bose head unit use?

C1/C2, which is a single siamese connector, is used for all Delco head units, not just Bose. C1/C2 carry power, ground, BCM data and the front and rear speaker wires.

Is there an external power amp for Bose?

The Bose system should have had an external six channel power amp module with high power. They could have taken the money wasted external amp. Why is it that other GM vehicles like the Camaro have a seperate power module. 6. No external auxilliary audio input

How many WRMS are in a Bose head unit?

Four channels are in the head unit and two small class D amps are in the doors. None are more than 15-20 wrms. The Bose system should have had an external six channel power amp module with high power. They could have taken the money wasted external amp.

What is the crossover frequency of a Bose headphone?

The basic crossover frequency of the BSP is 1 kHz. The BSP probably also does ambience and spatial enhancement to the audio signals. The head and rear Bose midrange/highs speakers called Twiddlers.