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Monsoon Sub connections

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: May 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM


Topic: Monsoon Sub connections

Posted By: merlinsrealm
Subject: Monsoon Sub connections
Date Posted: October 23, 2003 at 6:39 AM

I have a 02 Pontiac T/A with a monsoon system.....Its my understanding that the factory subs that are in the side panels use a crossover and run mono....Where are the wires from the radio for the subs?

Eric




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Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: October 23, 2003 at 9:15 AM
There are not any wires at the radio, the sub gets it power from the amplifier. So if you look at the color of the wires connected to the sub, you should see the same color wires coming out of the amp. Are you trying to add a high to low converter?




Posted By: merlinsrealm
Date Posted: October 23, 2003 at 10:02 AM

bberman1 wrote:

There are not any wires at the radio, the sub gets it power from the amplifier. So if you look at the color of the wires connected to the sub, you should see the same color wires coming out of the amp. Are you trying to add a high to low converter?

Yes I want to add an RCA converter for an amp so I can add a sub....Where is the amp for the factory set up....Its not in the trunk...........

Eric





Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: October 23, 2003 at 11:54 AM
The best way to do it is to tap into the factory sub wires just before the factory sub(s) Dose the car have one sub or two?




Posted By: merlinsrealm
Date Posted: October 23, 2003 at 12:22 PM

bberman1 wrote:

The best way to do it is to tap into the factory sub wires just before the factory sub(s) Dose the car have one sub or two?

There are 2 subs....One in each side panel........





Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: October 23, 2003 at 4:01 PM

Your converter should have 2 channels (+-,+-) . You will need to tap into each side in order for it to work correctly. Then you will connect the rca cables to the converter and that will give you the signal input on your amp. It is important that you wire the + of the speaker wire to the + of the converter and - to - . If you do not wire it correctly your subs will be out of phase and will not sound rite. I do not have a diagram of the T/A a monsoon to tell you which are + and which are -






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