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ohmysac 
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I have an interesting project going that really has a little bit to do with car audio...
i am converting an arcade cabinet which i have to use 4 6x9 speakers...I've heard of people hooking up amps to pc power supplies so thats what i plan on doing. I do have some concerns however, how much power would an amp need powering 4 speakers at say 50-75 watts rms. The pc power supplies i have have 10A +12 outputs...should that be ok?
also what amp should i go with and do i want series or parellel?
i'm trying to do this as cheaply as possible
thanks!
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Why use a car stereo amp?  Get a good quality home amp or even a receiver.  You'll be much better off in the long run.
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10amp is not enough for most amps to power.  Running a car stereo amp indoors is usually more trouble than it's worth.

The only good, cheap, practical option is a 12v battery (preferably marine, and definately dry cell) and a trickle charger.  You also need a cabinet for it w/ ventilation.  I really don't think it's worth it, but if you want to, that's the best way I've heard to go at it....

ohmysac 
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will i be able to use a home reciever with 6x9's ok?
Ravendarat 
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if you wire two of them in series to one channel and the other two in series to the other channel it wont be a problem because you will be presenting a 8 ohm load to each channel which is generally the lowest recomended impedance for a home amp.
ohmysac 
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ahaaa..it all makes sense now...these 4 speakers will all be front speakers so...
wire the left channel's 2 speakers in series and wire the right channel's in series and voila...8 ohms correct?
BumpNGlow 
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Posted: March 27, 2004 at 2:13 AM / IP Logged  
correct.  I think like 80% of the home receivers will be 8 ohms... mine's actually 4 ohm stable, but it seems to be a rarity.  But yah, a home receiver would be the best way to go.

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