4 Speakers To 2 Channel Amp
Heres a general but pretty accurate list of what youll need for connecting a 4 channel amp to front and rear speakers.
4 speakers to 2 channel amp. Now from my days of car audio amps subs etc i remember that with a 2 channel amp you could run 4 speakers from it with no problem provided the amp can run at the appropriate resistance. Typically the speakers will be hooked to the positive side of one channel and the negative side of another thus bridging the channels but this is not always the case. He shows a 2 channel set up and a 4. If you need to wire more than four speakers particularly in a commercial installation see the article on distributed speaker systems.
Yes two 4 ohm speakers in parallel will net a 2 ohm load. For a practical discussion on how to wire just 2 speakers to an amplifier 4 speakers to a stereo amp see my article on how to connect 2 speakers to 1 amplifier. So say the amp is 50x2 at 4 80x2 at 2. Wiring speakers in series raises the impedance delivered to the amplifier while wiring them in parallel lowers it.
2 speakers in parallel to each front channel 2 ohms x 2 1 subwoofer wired for 4 or 2 ohms on the rear channels bridged for more power. Boss audio systems ar12002 2 channel car amplifier 1200 watts full range class ab 2 4 ohm stable mosfet power supply bridgeable. Which one to choose depends on both the speakers and the amplifier specifically their impedance levels and limits. There are two ways to wire four speakers to a two channel amplifier.
Using a speaker selector switch is the simplest and safest way to connect four or more speakers with a 2 channel amplifier. In series or in parallel. 120 feet or more speaker wire 18 gauge or larger. Now as you can see the amp will produce 60w per channel at 8 ohms and 120w at 4 ohm.
Lorenzo shows you how to wire your speakers to your factory wiring harness being powered by the head units amplifier or an aftermarket kenwood amplifier. Installation types 1 or 2. Run it so your left speakers are on one channel with the rights on the other. Look for the diagram near the speaker connects to see how yours is bridged.
4 channel amps that handle 2 ohms bridged are less common but they are out there. Community answer you will need a 4 channel amp to run 2 speakers in bridged mode. Factory radio or no rca connections.