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Hooking up multiple amps

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Topic: Hooking up multiple amps

Posted By: darktengu
Subject: Hooking up multiple amps
Date Posted: January 30, 2006 at 8:31 PM

I want to run multiple sub amps.  I have an Alpine HU that has sub output, and then all for speak outputs.  But how do I keep sound quality while running four amps for four different subs?  Thanks



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Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: January 30, 2006 at 9:46 PM
Are you asking how to feed signal to all the amps?  You can simply use y-adapters to split the signal coming from the headunit.

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Posted By: darktengu
Date Posted: January 30, 2006 at 10:02 PM
Will I keep the same quality of sound if I do it at the HU or would it be better to do it near the amps?




Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: January 30, 2006 at 10:14 PM

Either way is fine.



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Posted By: sk8ingsmurf
Date Posted: January 30, 2006 at 10:42 PM
Both will be the same really, but I recommend doing it closer to the amps so you dont have to buy 4 runs of interconnects.  Might I ask just out of curiosity why you are running four seperate amps for four subs, possibly a list of your equipment as well.




Posted By: darktengu
Date Posted: January 31, 2006 at 4:52 PM
The subs are Alpine R-types 12s and the amps are the MRD-M500s.  I have two hooked up now to two different amps, and I have two spare 12s sitting so I was going to get amps for them.  Right now I have the left RCA running to one amp and the Right RCA running to the other.




Posted By: kirktcashalini
Date Posted: January 31, 2006 at 6:33 PM
yeah, what are they, DVC or SVC 4 ohm subs, or what? there may be a more efficient way to wire all that up, possibly saving you the money from new amps but getting same power output possibly. and what are the amp specs.

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Posted By: darktengu
Date Posted: January 31, 2006 at 7:26 PM
DVC four ohm wired to two ohm.  Each into it's own amp.  Amps are 500w RMS and 1000 peak they are 2 ohm stable.




Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: January 31, 2006 at 8:33 PM

You would benefit with the same mono input into each of those amplifiers.  Each sub would then receive the exact same signal and the overall sub quality would be improved, and perform better.  If it were me, I would look into the Audio Control lineup and find a device that will take the input available from the HU and disperse it to the amps properly.

Hope your alternator is HO enough for the extra demands of the additional amps!



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Posted By: darktengu
Date Posted: January 31, 2006 at 9:16 PM
I've looked into HO alternators, but am also thinking of just adding a second alternator, it'd be cheaper. 





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