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Daisy chain front and rear speakers, or connect at the Amp?
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<blockquote data-quote="HardofWhoring" data-source="post: 8857336" data-attributes="member: 674149"><p>You don't want to use this amp like this. Those numbers you listed are peak.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Peak power 1500W</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/ajax-glossary.asp?id=63" target="_blank">RMS</a> @ 4 <a href="https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/ajax-glossary.asp?id=92" target="_blank">Ohm</a> Bridged 170W x2</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/ajax-glossary.asp?id=63" target="_blank">RMS</a> @ 2 <a href="https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/ajax-glossary.asp?id=92" target="_blank">Ohm</a> 85W</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/ajax-glossary.asp?id=63" target="_blank">RMS</a> @ 4 <a href="https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/ajax-glossary.asp?id=92" target="_blank">Ohm</a> 60W</li> </ul><p>So what was your plan here, send 170w to a 500w RMS sub, and</p><p>170w (/2 = 85w to each speaker.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Those 260w Fronts are 40w RMS.</p><p>Those rears are 220w peak, and 70w RMS.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Can I just be straight with you?? I don't think you do know. This doesn't make sense.</p><p>1) If you knew what you were doing, stereo 101 is don't bother with Peak/max numbers. They mean nothing. </p><p>2) Putting a sub (especially as underpowered as you want to do it), is going to be weak, and be like having the volume at half of what an appropriate sized amp will do. (half would be lucky).</p><p>3) AGAIN, you also don't want a sub on the same amp as your door speakers, because you want to be able to adjust those differently.</p><p></p><p>4) DUDE IT'S A 4CH AMP. Set your four speakers on the 4 ch amp. The wattage is right there, and will work for the four, and get a sub amp that is 500w x 1 @ whatever ohm rating that sub is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardofWhoring, post: 8857336, member: 674149"] You don't want to use this amp like this. Those numbers you listed are peak. [LIST] [*]Peak power 1500W [*][URL='https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/ajax-glossary.asp?id=63']RMS[/URL] @ 4 [URL='https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/ajax-glossary.asp?id=92']Ohm[/URL] Bridged 170W x2 [*][URL='https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/ajax-glossary.asp?id=63']RMS[/URL] @ 2 [URL='https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/ajax-glossary.asp?id=92']Ohm[/URL] 85W [*][URL='https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/ajax-glossary.asp?id=63']RMS[/URL] @ 4 [URL='https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/ajax-glossary.asp?id=92']Ohm[/URL] 60W [/LIST] So what was your plan here, send 170w to a 500w RMS sub, and 170w (/2 = 85w to each speaker. Those 260w Fronts are 40w RMS. Those rears are 220w peak, and 70w RMS. Can I just be straight with you?? I don't think you do know. This doesn't make sense. 1) If you knew what you were doing, stereo 101 is don't bother with Peak/max numbers. They mean nothing. 2) Putting a sub (especially as underpowered as you want to do it), is going to be weak, and be like having the volume at half of what an appropriate sized amp will do. (half would be lucky). 3) AGAIN, you also don't want a sub on the same amp as your door speakers, because you want to be able to adjust those differently. 4) DUDE IT'S A 4CH AMP. Set your four speakers on the 4 ch amp. The wattage is right there, and will work for the four, and get a sub amp that is 500w x 1 @ whatever ohm rating that sub is. [/QUOTE]
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