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There are two basic ways. Parallel or series.
Either way will give you 4 speakers producing the exact same mono signal. No stereo separation, no front and rear separation.
In series, you would connect the positive amp output to the positive speaker terminal on speaker #1, and the Negative amp output to the negative speaker terminal on speaker #4.
Then you connect the speakers to each other. Speaker #1 negative to speaker #2 positive. Speaker #2 negative to speaker #3 positive. Speaker #3 negative to speaker #4 positive. IF each individual speaker is rated at 4 ohms, this will give you an impedence (ohms) of 16 ohms. In this configuration an amp will give you almost no power. Car audio amps aren't intended to deal with this impedence load.
Now, parallel is a bit easier to envision. You would connect four wires to the positive amp output and each of those goes to the positive on one speaker. Same procedure for the negative. Again, IF each individual speaker is rated at 4 ohms, this will give you an impedence (ohms) of 1 ohm. This is something that many more amps will be able to deal with. A fair number of car audio amps are capable of working at 1 ohm.
In both cases though you'll have to be sure that the amp can supply the necessary Watts. If each of those speakers are rated at 100 Watts, you will need an amp capable of delivering 400W at 16 ohms(series setup) or 400W at 1 ohm(parallel setup).
Hopefully this helps and I haven't confused you!
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Which speakers will work best with my new 4 channel amp?
All speakers will work with a typical four channel amp, though you may want to check the wattage before you pair it with some speakers.
When hooking up an amp and speakers do you wire the speakers through the stereo or the amp?
Hook your speakers up to the amp.
2 door speakers do you need a 4 channel amp?
No that would be a 2 channel amp. 1 speaker per channel. 2 speakers= 2 channels 4 speakers= 4 channels
Can you hook both a subwoofer and speakers to 1 amp If so do I need to buy a amp that's even more powerful Then what the sub requires?
You can connect a sub and speakers to one amp, depending on how many channels your amp has. A 4 channel amp will be able to run one (or two) subs using two channels (one bridged* sub or two subs) and two speakers running one channel each. A 2 channel amp will run 2 speakers or one bridged sub. A 6 channel amp will run one bridged sub (or two subs), 2 front speakers and 2 rear speakers. In my opinion, you will get the most performance, depending on which amps you use, by using a monoblock amp for your sub and an amp with enough channels to run all of your speakers. # Bridged = putting together the power of two channels to run one sub or speaker. Note: not all amps are bridgeable.
What is a channel in amplifier mean?
a channel refers to the speakers or subs. for example a 2 channel amp can power 2 subs or speakers. a 4 channel will power 4.
Can you use a 2 channel amp for front and rear speakers?
Use 1 channel for fronts & the other channel for the rears.
Can you hook up two 8 ohm svc subwoofers to a one channel amp?
If you connect two 8 ohm speakers to the average car amp, then yes, probably. Most car amps can handle a 4 ohm load, which is what it would be.
For your 4 door speakers in a car how many channel amp do you need?
A 4 channel will work for your door speakers. But the idea setup would be a 5 channel 4 for your doors. Then have 1 channel for a sub.
How do you hook up an vr3 200 watt 2 channel amp to a car stereo?
well you hook it up
Can you hook up one subwoofer to a 2 channel amp?
uhhh noo
I have a 2 channel nitro amp 2000watts amp and it always gets hot after 10min. it's been hooked it up to several cars and it's the only amp that gives trouble every other amp works fine?
If it's running so hot you can't touch it, in most cases it will be due to either the way the speakers are hooked up or the impedence of the speakers. You can incresse the resistance to the amp to have it run cooler by connecting speakers in series or getting speakers with a higher ohm rating. The lower the resistance (2 ohm, 4 ohm, 8 ohm) the more current flows though the amp making it hotter. Remember if you hook multiple speakers in parallel it will cut the resistance in half. So if you connect speakers that are 4 ohm to the same channel you are running at 2 ohm. Check your amp's ratings.
What does 2 channel compatible mean for use with one amp?
Easy Question--- One Channel is for the "High End" or Trebble-- The Other Channel is for the "Lower End" or Bass partition of the amplifier-- Careful not to hook up High End speakers to the "Bass Channel, as they will generally POP like the WEASEL!
