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yes you can do that if you have two sets of RCA connections on your deck
You just confused me. I thought I could take the 4 sets of speaker wires off of my deck and run them to the HI INPUT on an amp and have that run the 4 speakers. Then run RCA from the back of my head unit to a different amp to power a sub. But you say I must have two sets of RCA to do that... which I do not have, I only have one set. I am lost again.
yes that looks correct! but i thought that the 4 channel amp would also have to be connected to a set of RCA's coming from your head unit, just like the amp running the sub. but i could be wrong. come to think about it i want to know the answer to that question for sure! lol sorry i'm not trying to confuse you, i just thought that each amp HAS to have a set of RCA's
no you are not required to run RCAs.
Ok cool. Now that I have how it works figured out, how do I go about selecting an amp for my 4 speaker system?I know I need:4 channelHI INPUT (this is assuming not all amps have this option)But what else do I need as far as watts and such are concerned? Again, I am retarded on this subject (amongst others) so I need lots of help.
not bad but you'll be paying more for it than it's worth IMO.another thing to consider is how much power your speakers can handle. That amp pushes 85W RMS max to 4 outputs...can your mids/highs handle it? if you drive your speakers too hard they will distort.
well the 2 ohmers bridged would be a 1 ohm load not all amps can handle this for long periods.also when you bridge an amp you kill the sound qualitynever bridge mids or highsI would say a 2-400 watt amp remember the brand has alot to do with it.and never buy anything from Crutchfield- ever, they are over priced and dont like to honor there waranties.I used to really like the sound quality of the pioneer amps.they made a 300 watt for a while but not sure if they still do.
depending on wiring man,and what your amp can handle. get an amps, then wire the speakers to the lowest the amp can handle.
awesome! thats good to know, because i have a mono block amp running the sub in my S2000 and i also have a four channel i would like to hook up to the regular speakers.
JBL 4 incher specs (dash)Power Handling, RMS 50 Watts Power Handling, Peak 150 Watts Sensitivity 91dB Frequency Response (±3dB) 75Hz - 23kHz Impedance 2 Ohms Pioneer 6x9s in boxes specsSpecifications Watts MAX. Music Power 440 Watts Watts Nominal Power Handling (RMS) 80 Watts Frequency Response 25Hz ~ 33kHz Sensitivity (1W/1m) 93dB Ohm Rating 4 ohm What can be told by these in respect to the power I should be looking for in an amp?And what is up with the two different ohm readings? 2 for the small ones and 4 for the big ones?
peak usually. try to ake it seem bigger/better. only brand I know rates off of RMS is Eclipse.
Have you ever heard the term "KISS" for "keep it simple stupid?"If you're planning to run your four main speakers from an amp, the power of your head unit means nothing since the power isn't directly driving the speakers. As long as you don't have an amp (or head unit if hooked up directly) that has significantly more power available than your speakers can handle you won't have to worry about it at non painful listening volumes.Concert volume is somewhere around 96 dB and your speakers will produce 91 & 92 dB sounds with 1 watt input, this is what the sensitivity rating means. If you had a 4 channel amp for the four main speakers that was rated in the 50 to 100 watts per channel (200 to 400 watts total) you'll NEVER have a problem. Quality is more important than power.Legacy makes amps that have high ratings but yield crappy sound. I've owned a 20 watt AIWA shelf stereo that sounded WAY better than a similar 100 watt Pioneer.
yeah actually you do. you can't run a 2 ohm speaker system with an amp that is only 4 ohm stable, regardless of running hi or low level inputs.
I know the head units power does not matter if running an amp to the 4 speakers because the power is coming from the amp, not the head unit. But I don't want to over power my speakers. Which is why I listed the specs for both of the speakers I have. So you are saying just go with any good quality brand 4 channel amp with anywhere from 50w RMS x 4 on up? And just not worry about over powering them?
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