5 speakers, 2 amps wiring question

[UserX]

I have a pioneer deh 6400bt head unit with 2 preouts (front and rear/sw). I have 4 speakers and a single subwoofer. I want to use the head unit to power my front speakers. I want to use the rear/sw preout for my sub woofer. I want to use the other front preout for my rear speakers.

My concern is how to hook up my front and rear speakers. If I use the front preout for my rear speakers do I have to then use the rear speaker wires( green and violet) from the head unit (so I can utilize the fader). Will that fade the sub woofer as well?

I guess my question is how best to hookup 2 front speaker, 2 rear speakers, and a sub woofer with 2 preouts, 2 amps. The front speakers are the weakest link and why I was going to use the head unit to power them.

One amp is 2 channel bridged to run my 8'' bazooka tube. The other 2 channel amp will run my 'rear' 6.5 Polk audios on the roll bar (jeep wrangler). The head unit will run my 5.25 polk audios in my dash.

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[goingdef 10+ year member]

with the way your describing hooking it up your fade control will work but backwards, but when the HU is switched to sub out I don't think it's controlled by the fade anymore.

 

[UserX]

I'm fine with the fade being backwards and I hope you are right about the sub setting. There is nothing in the manual and finding very specific info on that HU has proven difficult. I plan on trying a loose hookup of everything this weekend. Wish me luck. Thanks.