comp set up

[albarran9 10+ year member]

can i wire 2 sets of comps from one 2ch amp? if so how would i go about doing this? will the amp lose any or the rms watts or will that change?

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[creater 10+ year member]

when u say '2 sets of comps' u mean???

 

[creater 10+ year member]

if u mean the speaker and tweeter...then there isn't any thing that u should worry about...but if that the case i would recommend a crossover with the comps

 

[albarran9 10+ year member]

i have a set of alpine type r comps in the front. i just got a free set of comps which fit in the back of my car and i only have one amp that is used for the type r's and i wanted to know if i could power the comp set i got for rear fill in the back from the same amp.

 

[stones 10+ year member]

Yes, if run the speaker lines from the amp to the xovers in parrallel.

IE-split the positive out to each Xover input(same with negative). This is assuming you have the passive Xovers.

Power will increase from your amp when you do this as an amps power output will increase when you lower the ohm load presented to it.

 

[albarran9 10+ year member]

you mean like option #1 in kinda?http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html?subs=4&impedance=SVC4

 

[nosaj070 10+ year member]

You will run into serious staging issues. The sensitivity of the comps will control how loud each set is. And most likely the free set will get louder with less power, so your stage is going to get yanked backwards, and that won't be able to be corrected.

 

[albarran9 10+ year member]

i was just wanting to run the mid bass woofer in the back for some extra thump until i get my amp for my subwoofers.

 

[stones 10+ year member]

you mean like option #1 in kinda?http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html?subs=4&impedance=SVC4

Option 1 is what was talking about yes.

As for what nosaj070 said, you may indeed be dissapointed with the results, but what the hell! give er a try see how it sounds.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

I would get a cheap amp and run it off that... a free set of comps is worth spending $60 bucks to fuel them

 

[albarran9 10+ year member]

would it matter if my amp is 2 ohms and my comps 4ohms?

 

[nosaj070 10+ year member]

would it matter if my amp is 2 ohms and my comps 4ohms?

Amps don't have a resistance (Ohms). The speakers create the load. So an amp does not have a specific ohm rating besides the minimum it can play.

 

[albarran9 10+ year member]

aight thanks guys i'll try it and see what it sounds like tomorrow.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

if your comps are 4 ohms, your amp will operate at 4 ohms. However, if you hook up another set of comps to the amp it will run at 2 ohms and double its power output. well not double but go up substantially.

However the problem with this is that you wont be able to fade your rear speakers

 

[albarran9 10+ year member]

cool well just another thought came into my mind. i'll try out the comps see how they sound and possbly buy another amp for them and put them in kicks in da front. dose that sound like a better idea>?