I have recently been given a 10" subwoofer from a bazooka tube and 2 older 12" Kicker subs, and I plan on installing the 12" subs (1 first, then the other later) in my 1997 Chevy S-10 Regular cab.
This wil be the first time that I have attempted the installation of such a system.
I will be making the enclosures myself but I am having trouble making a decision on what type of amplifier to choose.
At the present, I have the factory original speakers in the dash and doors. I believe that these do not require further amplification? The head unit is a Pioneer, not sure of the model, 35w per channel, 4 channels. I need to check on the available outputs on this model.
I think that I just need to amplify the 2 subs so I was thinking of getting a mono amp and wiring both speakers (parallel or series?) to the one amp.
It does seem that there are many 2-channel amps out there that are cheaper than the mono amps. Would it be OK to use one of these amps with either the 2 subs wired to each output or would I need to bridge the outputs together to boost power and then split them between the subs? Obviously I do not require steteo for the bass.
As you can tell, I'm confused by the choices out there. I'm used to fixing computers, not subs!
Thanks
It all depends on what kind of speakers you are talking about, and the power handling of them. Are they 2 ohm or up to 8 ohm. There are many factors involved here. I would recommend that if they are powerful enough speakers say at least 300 rms that I would use a mono amp and throw lower ohms at them but then again it just depends on what kind they are.
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Niko Suave
Self Installer