power wire/speaker wire

[Cboeger2]

Obviously you're not supposed to ever run power wire with the remote wire, speaker wires, or rca's. But what do you do when you're not just running a mono amp, but also have four speakers hooked up to a four channel amp? Do you guys run the speaker wire side that the power wire is on to the other side through the front dash?

[Mr DeeBeez]

You can run power wire, speaker wire, and remote wire along side eachother. You just dont want to run RCA's along side of power wire. The current in the power wire can cause interference in the rca signal. Try to run the RCA.s on the opposite side of the car.

[White Lightning]

Reason for "splitting up or separation" on wire like that was to show proven attempt (competition install points) to reduce noise floor and vehicle safety as much as humanly possible.

Old School Sound Quality competitions had a general rule or guide line that they judged upon. The more you complied by those rules (whether it be safety or wow factors), the better you score.

hope this helps ...

[mothra]

i rarely run into noise issues no matter where I run RCA and power. the only time i run into noise issues are with trash amps or when passive crossovers are close to power wire.

[ChevyBoy95]

Ive always ran everything together and havent had issues, but AGAIN, not a SQ competitor which in that environment, it matters a TON. The tiniest changes can makes worlds of differences in SQ.

Basically when current runs through a wire it generates a field which can induce noise in other lines, in a remote or power wire it doesnt matter, not a signal wire, speaker wires and RCA's it can cause small small levels of noise. 

[White Lightning]

15 hours ago, ChevyBoy95 said:

and RCA's it can cause small small levels of noise. 

Which is something you will jump to GREAT Lengths to avoid in Sound Quality Competition.