2 channel amp on 2 speaker sets, can i do it?

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

ok, my amp (in sig) is 130 x 2 @ 4ohms. my current component set is 75wrms. i have some pioneer 6x9's in back that im not using because they distort at high volumes (gain is set low on my amp, so i have to turn the HU up to 58 out of 61 for decent volume) and by then, the 6x9's distort like mad. could i hook the 6x9's up to each channel of the amp without ruining anything? i mean, id have my comp set and a 6x9 on one channel, which means 2 pos wires, and 2 neg wires just on one channel. that can cause problems, right? or would i be ok? the comp set by itself is plenty loud, but i like the sound of surround sound. or maybe i can turn my gain up a little bit, that way the 6x9's wouldnt need to be cranked up so loud, and wouldnt distort. that, or get another comp set, another amp, and run a rearfill. but that'll be another 400.00 i dont have (and i need a sub amp, ****it lol)

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[CRAZYCORNUTS18 10+ year member]

yea you can but they will be under powerd thats all

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

So long as your amp is 2 Ohm stable in stereo mode then you'll technically be fine.

You'll completely eliminate any possibility of proper staging as well as delete any fadar functionality, though.

But yeah - it would work...

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

well my fade/balance is messed up for some reason as it is. if i put the balance all the way to the left (or right) the other side still plays. and my front aux output for some reason creates very bad alt whine, even when using a loc. so i have to use my rear aux output for my front amp. so i cant fade either way. the HU was brand new, and i dont exactly feel like waiting 8 weeks for a new one. id have to send it to them for repair/exchange and it usually takes like 8 weeks, right?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

I couldn't say.

The only HU I have ever had to send in for repair under warranty was a Kenwood eXcelon KDC-X569 that I bought through Crutchfield.

I sent it to them and turnaround time from shipping it off to putting it back in my dash was a bit over two weeks.

 

[dipitydoo 10+ year member]

I would double check to make sure you don't have your rca's mixed up. Yes, you can wire them in parallel. When your 6x9's are distorting, were they hooked up to an amp or just HU power? They could be distorting from lack of power, too much low bass, or both, depending on how its hooked up.