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I recently installed Miata seats in my TR6, and as they include speakers in the headrest, I have decided to try to make the radio work. I currently have an 80's vintage Austin Rover mono LW/MW radio which has served me well as I only used it to fill the gap in the centre support - it was cheaper to buy the old radio than the balnking plate! With the new speakers in the seats and some newly acquired 4 inch speakers in the panels by the radio, I hope that I will be able to hear the radio now and then, so I am going to "upgrade" to a 1979/80 vintage Philips radio cassette which was recently given to me - adding FM and stereo, so a big step up... A shame I left hundreds of tapes in England when I moved over here, but there we are.
My question is how best to wire the speakers? Initially I just figured I run cables from each output (L and R) to the relevant speakers (one L and one R in each seat and one of each under the dash). This would be parallel, though, so the total resistance would be very low - would that damage the radio? Now I wonder whether series is a better bet - though I suspect that would make things very quiet. Maybe a combination of series and parallel, with the seat speakers in series, but in parallel with the dash speakers? Is this all a horrible idea?
Any advice appreciated
Alistair
My question is how best to wire the speakers? Initially I just figured I run cables from each output (L and R) to the relevant speakers (one L and one R in each seat and one of each under the dash). This would be parallel, though, so the total resistance would be very low - would that damage the radio? Now I wonder whether series is a better bet - though I suspect that would make things very quiet. Maybe a combination of series and parallel, with the seat speakers in series, but in parallel with the dash speakers? Is this all a horrible idea?
Any advice appreciated
Alistair