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Printed Date: July 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Topic: to all you experts
Posted By: skam213
Subject: to all you experts
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 10:56 PM
i want to run 2 component sets off 2 channels, is it ok to run them in a series or better off to run parallel. i have a set of 6.5's and a set of 5.25's both with a set of 1 inch tweets, but dont know enough about passive crossovers to know how to wire them both up. thanx in advance. -sKam- ------------- you can put a bullet in my head, but you can't kill a word i've said
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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 11:12 PM
What's the make/model of the 6.5's and the 5.25's?
Are you going to run them from the headunit, or from an amplifier? ------------- Squirrel
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Posted By: skam213
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 11:14 PM
they are power acoustic xpk260c and xpk250c 4 ohm and they will be running on a kenwood excelon amp
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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 11:18 PM
Kenwood model number? ------------- Squirrel
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Posted By: skam213
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 11:20 PM
kac-x501f but i only want to use 2 channels
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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 11:21 PM
and did you mean XP2K-60C and XP2K-50C?
I take it you're saving the other channels for a bridged sub? ------------- Squirrel
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Posted By: skam213
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 11:24 PM
yeah................i'm lisdex.....uh........ dilesx...............i get mixed up sometimes. lol
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Posted By: skam213
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 11:25 PM
i'm saving the other 2 channels for a set of 8's to run my higher end bass.
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Posted By: nedgeworth
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 11:28 PM
It's like watching a tennis match in here  !!
Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 11:30 PM
LOL ------------- Squirrel
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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 11:32 PM
I'm a little confused. What are you putting these in? Are you using the 5.25's in the front and the 6.5's in the rear? ------------- Squirrel
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Posted By: skam213
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 11:38 PM
yeah in a ext. cab s-10 ------------- you can put a bullet in my head, but you can't kill a word i've said
Posted By: skam213
Date Posted: July 23, 2003 at 11:56 PM
uhh............ any suggestions?
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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: July 24, 2003 at 12:44 AM
had to run out for a minute...
I'm assuming your crossover has Input, Tweeter, and Speaker?
You have several possibilities...
1) Wire the 5.25 set to the front 2-channels, the 6.5 set to the rear 2-channels, then run the 2 8's to the rears as well. That's assuming that the 8's are 4ohms each. You'll end up with a 4ohm load on each front channel, and a 2ohm load on each rear channel.
Benefit: You retain Fade and Balance control
Drawback: You will be sending the 8's a full range signal, not just bass
2) Wire the 5.25 set to the Front Right channel, the 6.25 set to the Front Left channel, and the 8's to the Rear 2-channels. You'll end up with a 2ohm load on each Front channel, and a 4ohm load on each Rear channel.
Benefit: You can adjust the frequency range going to the 8's. You will retain Fade control.
Drawback: You will lose Balance control. Each 5.25 speaker will receive the same signal (same with the 6.25's).
3) Wire the left 5.25 and 6.5 set to the Front Left channel, the right 5.25 and 6.5 set to the Front Right channel,and the 8's to the Rear 2-channels. You'll end up with a 2ohm load on each Front channel, and a 4ohm load on each Rear channel.
Benefit: You can adjust the frequency range going to the 8's. You will retain Balance control.
Drawback: You will lose Fade control. Each left speaker will receive the same signal (same with the right).
Let me know which of those 3 you prefer and I'll give more details ------------- Squirrel
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Posted By: skam213
Date Posted: July 24, 2003 at 9:20 AM
i think i'd prefer option 3
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Posted By: skam213
Date Posted: July 24, 2003 at 4:11 PM
can i run them in a series? or just parallel? not sure what would work best
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Posted By: nedgeworth
Date Posted: July 24, 2003 at 4:38 PM
Your better off running in parallel otherwise you won't be pushing those too hard. Will give you more volume to play with in parallel.
Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: July 24, 2003 at 9:17 PM
I agree, running in parallel will give you the most power, and since all your components are 4ohms, you wont go lower than 2ohms total on each front channel of the amp (which you are stable at). If you give me your e-mail address I can send you a pic of what it should look like ------------- Squirrel
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Posted By: skam213
Date Posted: July 25, 2003 at 2:56 PM
skam213@hotmail.com
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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: July 31, 2003 at 2:35 AM
Sorry it took so long, got bogged down at work lately. Anyway, I just sent the diagram. The pic is not drawn to scale, and most 4-channel amps usually have all channel outputs on the same side of the amp. But for simplicity I made the pic a little easier to see what I was talking about. Let me know if you have any other questions. ------------- Squirrel
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