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Step 15Wire it up

wire it up
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- if you are using my monoXover crossover, the woofer output will be "out2" on the amp and tweeter will be "out1" on the amp. 

- if you aren't sure which output has the high frequencies and which has the lows, test each output with a regular unmodified speaker to hear it.

- attach the woofer and tweeter to the amp.  NOTE:  depending on the type of crossover you use, you may need to FLIP the tweeter cables.  if you are using my monoXover crossover (or any 2nd order crossover), you need to flip the tweeter:  connect the tweeter's "+" to the amp's output "-".  the woofer is always connected "straight up" to the amp.  if you used an off-the-shelf mixing board, connect both of them "straight up".

- attach the power wires from the power jack to the amp

- attach an audio cable from the crossover to the amp input

- attach an audio cable from the crossover input to the outside of the speaker (use a jack if you want, my photo doesn't have a jack yet, but i'll put one in later)


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Dan Goldwater is a co-founder of Instructables. Currently he operates MonkeyLectric where he develops revolutionary bike lighting products. He also writes a DIY column for Momentum magazine.