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Posted: September 21, 2009 at 10:39 AM / IP Logged  

can 10 speakers be wired to one amp bridged for maximum output at a 4ohm stable, with 10 4ohm speakers wired in a series/parallel combination what number ohm load will they present to the amp?

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1: Yes.
2: WHAT speakers are you considering?
3: Full-range or bass only?
We need FAR more information than you have provided, in order to fully answer your question.
It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
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6 mid range and 4 tweeters are what i am hooking up with 1 high pass fillter and 1 mid range filter

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We'll start with the tweeters. If the amp is only 4 ohm stable, and all your drivers are 4 ohms, you will have no choice but to wire the tweeters in series. 8 ohms is perfectly safe on a 4-ohm stable amplifier. The amp will see 8 ohms above the crossover point. Is the hi-pass filter already built, or are you waiting to see what the answer is here?
Mids. Because you have three per side, you will be left with a series configuration there, as well... 12-ohms is all you have. Get one more identical driver per side, and then you can get 4-ohms. Again, do you have the band-pass crossovers built?
Those are all you've got, mang...
It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
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no i havent built the high pass and bandpass fillters. i was waiting for your response and other things. so if the amp is bridged at a 4ohm stable, and i have 12 4ohm speakers, how would i wire them so i am in the range of 4 to 8 ohm stable while the amp is bridged ?
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You do realize that if you bridge the amp on these speakers, you will defeat the purpose of having a STEREO system.

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Yes... brycedaniels65, please completely describe what you are attempting to do, including the makes/models of all the gear you want to install and how you want to hook it together.  What you're posted so far is incomplete, confusing and contradictory.
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Some 2 ch amp can run stereo and bridged at the same time.

This configuration is what put Rockford on the map.

I have installed Front Component, rear component dual sub set ups to one amp

in the past,(distant past). That totals 10 speakers, all passive x-overs.

That's Why we've got to take the power back! RATM

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