let there be more watts?

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Topic: let there be more watts?

Posted By: doc t
Subject: let there be more watts?
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 6:22 PM

I have a 4 channel RF 501x it says that it is 125wats x4 @ 2homs. if this true should there be a noticeable increase in output when 4-4ohm speakers connected in parallel?

the way i understand this is that each speaker is receiving 125 wats and not 65 wats correct?

so the sound should be louder

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Posted By: aggie altima
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 6:47 PM

why would you connect them in parallel? if you connect all 4 in parallel to 1 channel, you would be presenting a 1 ohm load. I don't understand what you are trying to do. I would just connect each speaker to each channel.

If you connect 2 speakers in parallel to make a 2 ohm load, you would be presenting 125 watts to the pair of speakers, which is the same as the 62.5 watts each speaker should recieve if you connected each speaker to it's own channel.

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Jon
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Posted By: doc t
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 7:00 PM

I'm adding more speakers 2 to the front left, 2 to the front right and later 2 to the rear right and 2 to the rear left.

so each channel will have 2 speakers, 4channel amp @ 2ohms 125 wats rms

I hooked up the front speakers in parallel but didn't hear a noticble increase, i was told by a tech friend that each speaker would be receiving 125 wats and not 62.5

Posted By: bfog99
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 7:23 PM

not true... the total output for each channel will be divided between the speakers on the channel. so the 125 watts is for both speakers, or 62.5 each.

Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 7:41 PM

If you connected two speakers to each channel then they would each receive 62.5 watts. Wire them like this for parallel:

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Posted By: doc t
Date Posted: April 15, 2004 at 4:54 AM

Groovy! that is just what i thought. thanks guys for the info....till next time...