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Amp/sub wiring help
I am in the process of trying to consolidate to one amp. I have a
cursory knowledge of car audio, but i am certainly in deference to the people here in this forum. I have a ppi pcx-480. Its specs are 4 x 80 at 4ohms and 4 x 160 at 2 ohms and 320x2 bridged at 4 ohm mono. I am going to hook my components up to the front two channels. But, my dilemma is that I have 2 10" svc 4ohm subs, that i'd like to hook up to the rear two channels. What would be the best way to do this? Should I hook up the subs in parallel and bridge the rear channel? Would this be giving 160 watts to each sub? Would this put too much load on the amp (I believe it's 2 ohm stable)? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank You. |
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On 12 Apr 2004 17:48:42 -0700, (jus711) wrote:
Scott Gardner wrote in message . .. On 12 Apr 2004 13:04:51 -0700, (jus711) wrote: I am in the process of trying to consolidate to one amp. I have a cursory knowledge of car audio, but i am certainly in deference to the people here in this forum. I have a ppi pcx-480. Its specs are 4 x 80 at 4ohms and 4 x 160 at 2 ohms and 320x2 bridged at 4 ohm mono. I am going to hook my components up to the front two channels. But, my dilemma is that I have 2 10" svc 4ohm subs, that i'd like to hook up to the rear two channels. What would be the best way to do this? Should I hook up the subs in parallel and bridge the rear channel? Would this be giving 160 watts to each sub? Would this put too much load on the amp (I believe it's 2 ohm stable)? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank You. I don't think the PCX-480 is 2-ohm stable into a mono load, which is what you'd be giving it if you bridged two of the channels together into a parallel pair of 4-ohm subs. Without changing any parts, your safest bet would be to give each 4-ohm sub its own channel. Scott There's no way to hook them up 2-ohm stereo? You could wire the two subs in parallel for a 2-ohm load, and then use ONE of the amp's four channels to drive them. It can handle a 2-ohm load on a single channel, just not on a bridged pair. Of course, that only gets you a total of 160 watts into the two subs, which is exactly what you'd get if you gave each 4-ohm sub its own channel. Plus, you'd have one unused channel on your amp. There's really not much you can do with the parts you have - the quantity and type of subs you have aren't ideally-matched to your amplifier. You could get two more identical subs and give each of the rear amp channels a two-ohm load, or you could replace your two subs with two 8-ohm subs, wire them parallel for a 4-ohm load, and bridge two of your amp channels together to power them. Otherwise, one 4-ohm sub per rear channel is your best bet. Scott Gardner |
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Did everyone get that? Don't ask again
FHLH "Scott Gardner" wrote in message ... On 12 Apr 2004 17:48:42 -0700, (jus711) wrote: There's no way to hook them up 2-ohm stereo? You could wire the two subs in parallel for a 2-ohm load, and then use ONE of the amp's four channels to drive them. It can handle a 2-ohm load on a single channel, just not on a bridged pair. Of course, that only gets you a total of 160 watts into the two subs, which is exactly what you'd get if you gave each 4-ohm sub its own channel. Plus, you'd have one unused channel on your amp. There's really not much you can do with the parts you have - the quantity and type of subs you have aren't ideally-matched to your amplifier. You could get two more identical subs and give each of the rear amp channels a two-ohm load, or you could replace your two subs with two 8-ohm subs, wire them parallel for a 4-ohm load, and bridge two of your amp channels together to power them. Otherwise, one 4-ohm sub per rear channel is your best bet. Scott Gardner |
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"FHLH002" wrote in message ...
Did everyone get that? Don't ask again FHLH "Scott Gardner" wrote in message ... On 12 Apr 2004 17:48:42 -0700, (jus711) wrote: There's no way to hook them up 2-ohm stereo? You could wire the two subs in parallel for a 2-ohm load, and then use ONE of the amp's four channels to drive them. It can handle a 2-ohm load on a single channel, just not on a bridged pair. Of course, that only gets you a total of 160 watts into the two subs, which is exactly what you'd get if you gave each 4-ohm sub its own channel. Plus, you'd have one unused channel on your amp. There's really not much you can do with the parts you have - the quantity and type of subs you have aren't ideally-matched to your amplifier. You could get two more identical subs and give each of the rear amp channels a two-ohm load, or you could replace your two subs with two 8-ohm subs, wire them parallel for a 4-ohm load, and bridge two of your amp channels together to power them. Otherwise, one 4-ohm sub per rear channel is your best bet. Scott Gardner Thanks for all your help, I guess I could also get 2-ohm subs or 4-ohm dvcs, or another amp, I'll way my options, thanks again |
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"FHLH002" wrote in message ...
Did everyone get that? Don't ask again FHLH "Scott Gardner" wrote in message ... On 12 Apr 2004 17:48:42 -0700, (jus711) wrote: There's no way to hook them up 2-ohm stereo? You could wire the two subs in parallel for a 2-ohm load, and then use ONE of the amp's four channels to drive them. It can handle a 2-ohm load on a single channel, just not on a bridged pair. Of course, that only gets you a total of 160 watts into the two subs, which is exactly what you'd get if you gave each 4-ohm sub its own channel. Plus, you'd have one unused channel on your amp. There's really not much you can do with the parts you have - the quantity and type of subs you have aren't ideally-matched to your amplifier. You could get two more identical subs and give each of the rear amp channels a two-ohm load, or you could replace your two subs with two 8-ohm subs, wire them parallel for a 4-ohm load, and bridge two of your amp channels together to power them. Otherwise, one 4-ohm sub per rear channel is your best bet. Scott Gardner way, i mean weigh |
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I guess I could also get 2-ohm subs or 4-ohm
dvcs, or another amp, I'll way my options, thanks again Exactly. I'd bridge two channels of that 4-ch to each 4-ohm sub and get another two channel (PCX-250/280?) to power the front. |
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