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htxb 
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Posted: November 01, 2007 at 12:53 PM / IP Logged  
I'm in the process of getting everything together for an installation of my parrot ck3100, but I have a few questions and I was wondering if anyone has done anything like this before.
i bought the parrot ck3100 and an alpine 9835 together. the 3100 was already installed and connected to the 9835's wiring harness. the way it was set up would require the use of the 9835's amp to power the speakers that the 3100 would use, but i'm going to be using an external amp. after doing some research i eventually learned that if using an external amp, the 3100 will have to be hooked up between the amp and the speakers. I don't think that going from like 14 ga wire down to 18 or 20 ga wire (the 3100's wiring) back up to 14 ga wire would do wonders for the sound quality. The only other alternative is to buy this ugly external speaker and mount it somewhere in the car:
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So, I came up with this idea. I'm installing it into a '92 integra that used to have a center channel using an audiocontrol esp-2. the center channel has since been uninstalled and now there's just a big hole in the dash.
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parrot ck3100, amp suggestion? -- posted image.
What I was thinking was installing a 3 1/2" speaker back into that hole along with a small amp to power it and using that as a dedicated speaker for the 3100. I was intially going to use the esp-2 again and try out having a center channel but i'd rather do this and not have to interrupt the signal going from my amp to the front L/R channels.
First off, has anyone ever done anything like this? Secondly, does anyone have any suggestions for a small amp, mono if possible, that I could use for this application? I'm trying to do it as cheaply as possible. I've been looking on ebay for cheap 2ch amps and have found a few but if I could find something smaller I'd like to do with it.
Thanks in advance for everyone's input and help.
htxb 
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Posted: November 02, 2007 at 9:28 AM / IP Logged  
Anyone?...Anyone?...Anyone?
Ween 
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Posted: November 02, 2007 at 11:11 AM / IP Logged  

hi,

why not use the mute output lead of the parrot kit to trigger the phone mute input (pink /black) of the 9835.  then just use the speaker output side of the 3100 for the center dash speaker you'll add.  should be loud enough high in the dash esp. since the radio will be muted.  may want to keep the microphone off to the side near the pillar though.

hope this helps,

mark

htxb 
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Posted: November 02, 2007 at 1:08 PM / IP Logged  
Hi Mark. Thanks for the reply!
I was assuming that the output from the 3100 needed to be amplified but I guess it doesn't, huh?
I'm anxious to get home now and hook this thing up!
I'll let you know how it goes.
htxb 
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Posted: November 05, 2007 at 9:18 AM / IP Logged  
I hooked it up straight to the speaker and it sounds great!

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