Hello everyone, I'm installing a sound bar on my Slingshot and I need a question answered please. The sound bar has an AV input and an AV output. My question is where on an after market radio do I connect this sound bar so that I can listen to my radio, CD/DVD through the sound bar. The sound bar is Bluetooth ready so I already can listen to music but from my phone though. I want to be able to listen to music that comes from my after market radio. TIA
Installing a sound bar
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You will likely need an amp, and most modern aftermarket radios have an amp pre-out for connecting them, but read up on your sound bar, if it has an amp built in, you may be able to go directly from the radio to the bar, assuming your radio has the pre-outs.
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You will likely need an amp, and most modern aftermarket radios have an amp pre-out for connecting them, but read up on your sound bar, if it has an amp built in, you may be able to go directly from the radio to the bar, assuming your radio has the pre-outs.
Yes the sound bar has a built in amp. My question is which pre-outs from the radio do I use
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I'd look at the manual for your radio, should detail where to connect an amp.
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Edited for clarity - If your radio doesn't have RCA outputs for connecting to an amp or soundbar, or if your soundbar doesn't have high-level inputs to connect the speaker output from your radio/cd player, you'll need to get a high-level (speaker) to RCA converter like this unit - https://smile.amazon.com/Adjus…-Converter/dp/B00FDWI7FA/. If you have both front and rear inputs on the soundbar, just get 2 of the converters.
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Yes the sound bar has a built in amp. My question is which pre-outs from the radio do I use
If you tell us how your multiple pre-outs differ, maybe we can help you. If your sound bar has a two channel input and your radio has four pre-outs, (for four channel) use the ones for the front speakers. Otherwise provide some more details about what pre-outs your radio has, and we'll try to help.
