Amplifier has broken output, need work-around

[neil454]

I upgraded my car stereo system a few years ago and added 4 new speakers, a sub, and a 5-channel amp. Unfortunately, the output for the front left speaker on my amp doesn't work anymore. I don't really care for the amp's power, I just want to get that speaker working again.

Is there any way I can take the RCA that's outputted from my receiver to my amp and convert that to a normal speaker wire? I could connect the speaker directly to my receiver's normal speaker wire output, but that would be a pain.

Any suggestions?

 

[kanewolf]

You could do that, but you wouldn't hear anything. The signal on the RCA plug going into the amp is not enough to drive a speaker so that you can hear it.

 

[giantbucket]

so you now have a 4-channel (well, 3+1) amp. why not swap front with rear outputs? make the front use both L and R, and the rear can either just use the R or - if the amp can handle it - run both L in parallel into one output, run both R in parallel into another output. or if parallel will blow the amp, run L in series to one output, and run R in series to another output. less volume but safer.