How many watts?

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Topic: How many watts?

Posted By: Thack79
Subject: How many watts?
Date Posted: October 25, 2004 at 1:47 PM

Ive have eight interior speakers that I want to connect to an autotek amp. What is the best way (most wattage) to get from them connected to one amp with the specification below. ( i dont have the space to add another amp right now :errr:)The speakers are 4 ohm 50 rms.

Autotek 2200

125 Watts X 2 Channels @ 4 Ohms

200 Watts X 2 Channels @ 2 Ohms

250 Watts X 2 Channels @ 1 Ohm

400 Watts X 1 Channel @ 4 Ohms Bridged

500 Watts X 1 @ 2 Ohms Bridged

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Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: October 25, 2004 at 1:48 PM

Post the speakers, brand and model# please. Waht vehicle are they going into and where are you planning on mounting them.

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Posted By: Thack79
Date Posted: October 25, 2004 at 1:50 PM

the speakers are 4 pioneer 6x9s (rear deck) and 4 pioneer 6's are well (doors and rear panel).

Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: October 25, 2004 at 5:59 PM

why do you want to run 8 speakers? I think you would be alot better off ditching the 8 speakers, and going with 2 sets of componenet speakers...I am running 4 6.5 inch component sets (alpine type r) and most people wouldnt be able to touch that at the expensive of fader control you could create 2 2ohm loads for your amp

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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: October 25, 2004 at 6:05 PM

Best way is to run the amp at 4 ohms to two good speakers.

But just for the sake of figuring this out...best way is to run 4 to each side at 4 ohms, 31 watts per speaker. The highest power, though, is to run 4 speakers on each side at 1 ohm. Ohh, the sound, I don't want to hear it. Can't be good, no it can't.

For a 4 ohm stereo load, 125 watts per channel: use option two on each side of the car. For the highest power, 250 watts per side (62 WRMS per speaker, slightly over their rated RMS) use the first wiring diagram on each side of the car.

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But we can't help but wonder....Why?

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Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: October 25, 2004 at 8:35 PM

Also scratching my head and wondering why. The most I'd go is 2 pair of mid/high drivers. This is not a situation where more = better sound.

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Posted By: Thack79
Date Posted: October 26, 2004 at 6:56 AM

The wholes were there to do it and the speakers were sitting in the house. Just wanted some opinions. Thanks guys.

Posted By: heavilymedicate
Date Posted: October 26, 2004 at 11:07 AM

The "holes" were there to do it? So wtf was the last guy thinking? Sounds like some kid who wants his sh*t to be "loud". yuck!

Posted By: Thack79
Date Posted: October 26, 2004 at 12:25 PM

Exactly heav. it was either have some holes in the back rear deck or get a third amp. not to many options there

Posted By: ScoutnBout
Date Posted: October 26, 2004 at 2:30 PM

---The holes were there to do it? Is it possible he had more than one amp wired for the rear at one time? This would have been more professional from what I have heard from the boys who I knew that installed systems 10 years ago. Two amps for the rear, one for each side, one amp for the mids and the pillar/panel tweeters at normal power from the head. Are there other holes in the floor that would lead you to believe he had moe than one amp set up for the rear?

---Don't ask me though, things are surely different now, just interested in the topic and wanting to learn more. I'm new at all this. As per usual, food for thought.

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