How Important Is Is To Seperate Power And Signal Cables In Amplifier Wiring

[Jonny-K5]

Remeber, ground is your friend and should be 18in or less.

very true. just went thru my wiring this weekend. my engine whine was from a ground that was insufficient, or too long. it was about 2ft long, i cut it to 10" and drilled a new hole, fixed it right up. i was hoping the fatter cable(used 4ga)would allow me to run a longer ground. i know your already done w/ your install but i thought i'd throw that in here.

 

[Spkrman]

very true. just went thru my wiring this weekend. my engine whine was from a ground that was insufficient, or too long. it was about 2ft long, i cut it to 10" and drilled a new hole, fixed it right up. i was hoping the fatter cable(used 4ga)would allow me to run a longer ground. i know your already done w/ your install but i thought i'd throw that in here.

Bad ground is 99% of the time the culprit in engine noise... whether it be a bad ground @ the deck (stock grounds almost always suck) or a bad ground @ the amp.

 

[louied]

alway run them separately,

a ganunteed way of getting noise int he system

 

[Z3PR]

I use the higher quality stuff and still run them seperately. Power cable down one side of the car and RCA cables (Patch cords) down the other.