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grant2207 
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Posted: March 11, 2009 at 11:32 PM / IP Logged  
Hi, Ive got a set up that i want to use were i connect my standard door speakers to an equalizer that only has RCA outputs.  I know there are cables out there that have one end male RCAs and the other end standard stereo cable... but i dont wanna spend the money because i have RCA cables waiting to be used for free... i want something like this ( to give a visual) http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productid=2102955 .  Can i just cut the end of a standard RCA cable off and splice it to fit my speakers or will that not work?  any hints or a total shut down of my idea would be appreciated... not much experience in different wire types...
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Posted: March 12, 2009 at 3:02 AM / IP Logged  
No. The RCA outputs on your EQ will not drive a speaker directly. They are a low-level signal, and must be amplified. You MUST run those RCA signals into an amplifier of some sort. If that makes no sense to you, it's a "total shut down". cutting rca cable to make speaker cable? - Last Post -- posted image.
It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
grant2207 
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Posted: March 12, 2009 at 5:55 AM / IP Logged  

dang... i was hopin i could keep getting away with being cheap and powering my speakers directly from my head unit... lol


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