wiring 10 speakers with one amp
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Topic: wiring 10 speakers with one amp
Posted By: brycedaniels65
Subject: wiring 10 speakers with one amp
Date Posted: September 21, 2009 at 10:39 AM
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? ------------- seven
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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: September 21, 2009 at 11:40 AM
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.
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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."
Posted By: brycedaniels65
Date Posted: September 22, 2009 at 1:05 AM
6 mid range and 4 tweeters are what i am hooking up with 1 high pass fillter and 1 mid range filter ------------- seven
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: September 22, 2009 at 1:41 AM
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...
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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."
Posted By: brycedaniels65
Date Posted: September 22, 2009 at 3:52 PM
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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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: September 22, 2009 at 4:57 PM
You do realize that if you bridge the amp on these speakers, you will defeat the purpose of having a STEREO system.
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: September 22, 2009 at 5:13 PM
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. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: obxtint
Date Posted: September 28, 2009 at 7:40 PM
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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