Can you run 1 4 channel amp to 8 speakers?

[crfrider 10+ year member]

a yes can you run a 4 channel amp to 8 speakers instead of just 4? the one im looking at is a kickerzx650.4 and its rated at 120x4 at 4ohms, now i figured it would be running 60 watts per speaker if i ran it to 8 of them, 3 sets of componets, 6 woofers, 6 tweeters, and 2 6x9 coxials. all 4ohms?

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[kmanian 5,000+ posts]

yes, 2ohms/ch

but I would do all the same comps and not mix the 6x9s into it.

 

[NightDrifter05 10+ year member]

You can run any number of speaker's you want as long as you have the right ohm load.

 

[crfrider 10+ year member]

how would i get the right ohm load, with all the speakers being 4ohms?

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

how would i get the right ohm load, with all the speakers being 4ohms?

Simple solution, buy 4 sets of comps and run 1 set on each ch, or run 1 set on each ch if you only do 3 and put both coaxies on the same channel.

 

[kmanian 5,000+ posts]

your amp will run 2 ohm/ch

wire + to + and - to - on each pair and you will have a 2 ohm load

 

[crfrider 10+ year member]

oh i could just wire each set together and put it in one channel, whould that change the ohms of the speakers, well the wire would run to the crossovers then two the tweeters and woofers, why would it be bad to mix the 6x9s coxials in with the componets? well i could also buy some 6x9 componets to match would that be better

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

oh i could just wire each set together and put it in one channel, whould that change the ohms of the speakers, well the wire would run to the crossovers then two the tweeters and woofers, why would it be bad to mix the 6x9s coxials in with the componets? well i could also buy some 6x9 componets to match would that be better

A speakers ohms wont change unless they are about to blow, its the amps impedance that changes.

 

[crfrider 10+ year member]

what i dont get is the kickerzx650 has 2 sides on the speaker wire hook up it says amp 1, amp 2 do you know why?