the12volt.com spacer
the12volt.com spacer
the12volt.com spacer
the12volt.com spacer
icon

re-wiring my rears


Post ReplyPost New Topic
< Prev Topic Next Topic >
Vidgamer 
Member - Posts: 12
Member spacespace
Joined: August 04, 2004
Location: United States
Posted: August 11, 2004 at 7:16 PM / IP Logged  
If you wire two 4ohm speakers in series, you get an 8ohm load. Bridging an amp, you only need a 4ohm stable amp to handle this 8ohm load. (If you wired two subs in parallel, that'd be a 2ohm load, and you'd need a 1 ohm stable amp to bridge them.) Check out http://www.bcae1.com/, where that diagram came from, and look at the "Series/Parallel Impedance" section to double-check this.
Not only have I read about people using a mono sound in the rear speakers for "rear fill", my car ('98 Prelude) actually comes with the rear speakers wired mono, stock. I didn't believe it either, but after someone posted about it, I took my test CD and sure enough, there it was. Mono. And it uses a unique amp, so it's not like you can just rewire it to be stereo (in the case of the Prelude), unless you bypass the amp. Anyway, my point is only that apparently, it is sometimes done on purpose.
You can also rewire the rear speakers in series in such a way as to provide a "surround sound" effect. It may have been this that was intended. The effect works better with some material than others, and removes most of the bass, so consider your whole design if you try this. It's all in which wires you hook up; the diagrams are all over the 'net.
In any event, as Rob said, it won't be stereo if you wire them in series. Find out what you really are trying to do!
/r7 
Silver - Posts: 340
Silver spacespace
Joined: July 30, 2004
Location: Canada
Posted: August 11, 2004 at 9:46 PM / IP Logged  
i wasnt actually intending anything, i was being confused by a person who said it would sound better and do alot more, thats why i was asking on here.
thankyou for the input, and i've been slowly reading as much of that site as possible, it has alot there and i dont spend a whole lot of reading, but i understand what i read before i stop :-)
Page of 2

Sorry, you can NOT post a reply.
This topic is closed.

  Printable version Printable version Post ReplyPost New Topic
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

  •  
Search the12volt.com
Follow the12volt.com Follow the12volt.com on Facebook
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 • Copyright © 1999-2025 the12volt.com, All Rights Reserved Privacy Policy & Use of Cookies
Disclaimer: *All information on this site ( the12volt.com ) is provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular use. Any user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and use of this information. Please verify all wire colors and diagrams before applying any information.

Secured by Sectigo
the12volt.com spacer
the12volt.com spacer
the12volt.com spacer
Support the12volt.com
Top
the12volt.com spacer
the12volt.com spacer