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Old 01-19-2015, 10:48 AM
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Engine-Ear I have a question. My 71 came with an aftermarket radio and 2 rear aftermarket speakers. I installed an original AM/FM radio and replaced the old speakers with 10 OHM speakers. The front speaker is disconnected. Should I have the 2 rear speakers wired in parallel or series? I currently have them wired in series.
I would make sure the radio has the front/rear speaker fader and run a 10 (or 8) ohm speaker in front and one of the 10 ohm speakers in the rear.

Be sure to read and understand both Bill Hanlon's and LASJayhawk's posts above - from their posts, the single-wire speaker connection and the always-flowing current are important things to remember.

I will also add (I missed it if someone posted it already) that the radio will tolerate an 8-ohm speaker where a 10-ohm unit first existed. That is a 20% change.

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