Multiple AMPs

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Topic: Multiple AMPs

Posted By: wikid__juggalo
Subject: Multiple AMPs
Date Posted: November 28, 2002 at 10:00 PM

This is probably a dumb question, but i have to ask. A friend of mine has one pioneer 10" sub hooked up to two crunch amps. The crunch amps each have a VU meter on the outside. When it is played at a low volume only one VU meter moves, and when it is played louder the other begins to move as well. The sub has a single voice coil. What I want to know is how to hook up two amps to one svc speaker. Is it a common practice and I just haven't seen it much or is it somthing that shouldn't be done at all?

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Posted By: SOUND PRESSURE
Date Posted: November 28, 2002 at 10:37 PM

I have never seen anyone hook up two amp's to a single voice coil woofer. Hey but there seems to be a first for everything. posted_image

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Sound Pressure

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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: November 29, 2002 at 5:16 AM

I have seen this done , but not with analog amplifiers ( just digital amps ). Analog amps are just not precise enough to work together at the same time ( as your friend has noticed ) and this could damage all components hooked up in the system.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: November 29, 2002 at 11:58 AM

He is probably better off buying another sub and hooking up one amp to each sub. Because the way he is running it now probably going to blow something soon.