hooking up 2 amps
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: July 07, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Topic: hooking up 2 amps
Posted By: BangBang
Subject: hooking up 2 amps
Date Posted: February 29, 2004 at 3:16 AM
hey YO, i already have one amp hooked up to 2 subs i have a spare amp , spare amp kit, 2 xtra rca wires, xtra remote wire, now i need a distirbution block for the wires i currently have a 8 guage wire, can i split that 8 guage wire with the distribution block? what else should i do?
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Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: February 29, 2004 at 3:57 PM
Run the wire out your door and attach it to a stuffed dogs dog collar and head out for a drive.
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Posted By: BangBang
Date Posted: February 29, 2004 at 4:36 PM
lolz dont be a n****r, if ur being sarcastic i dotn need ur shee'ats here , u can bounce. dat aint even funny, if u dotn knwo how to hook up to amps u should not read dis nub can't touch dis cpl !
Posted By: SDmustang21
Date Posted: February 29, 2004 at 6:46 PM
what size amp do you currently have and what size are you thinking of putting in? (watts)
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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: February 29, 2004 at 7:51 PM
How about a list of your equipment (makes and models)... headunit, amps, speakers, subs, crossovers, etc. Let us know how you have it currently wired up as well. ------------- Squirrel
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Posted By: BangBang
Date Posted: February 29, 2004 at 11:19 PM
ok right now this is wat it is headunit : JVC KD-5S00 amp kit : 8 guage Subwoofers : dual 10" sony xplods *XS-L101P5 * amp : sony xplod 1000 watts *XM-2165GTX* X-TRAz xtra amp : DHD 400 watt 2 channel xtra ampkit : 8 guage xtra RCA : 2 RCA Y Cables
Posted By: SDmustang21
Date Posted: February 29, 2004 at 11:32 PM
1000 watts using an 8 guage! oh well..as long as it works...i would bump it up to using 4 guage for just that one 1000watt amp...
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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: February 29, 2004 at 11:36 PM
I agree with SDmustang21, you should be running at least 4 gauge to that amp. I'm not a fan of Sony's car audio by any means, especially their xplod line. But if it's what you wanted then go with it.
What were you wanting to do with the second amp? There's no way to bridge those amps together and combine the output to the subs, and running 1 sub from each amp would be pointless. If you were to do anything I would suggest running another set of subs from the second amp (although that would require running more wires and definitely a larger alternator, plus the subs) ------------- Squirrel
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If its too loud, then you're too old
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