Quick Wiring Question

[LZC8114 10+ year member]

I'm using a 4 channel amp ( DA D5 300.4) and briding channels 1 & 2, 3 & 4. Regularly when using 4 channels you would have an rca coming in for the front speakers and a rca for the back speakers, therefore 2 rca's into the amp. Since i am bridging the amp only for the front speakers do i still need two rca's for the amp or an adapter? since i only have 3 outputs from the headunit and still using rear speakers and a sub.

Sorry if its not too clear. manual for amp is here if anyone wants to look at it http://www.diamondaudio.com/products/pdfs/D5_300.4%20&%20600.4-030403.pdf

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[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

well if you have your subs bridged to channels 3&4 then run your low output to that.

and run your high input to fronts (channels 1&2).

you lose adjustability doing it that way tho. it'd be better to have a sub amp, then use the 4 channel to power your fronts/rears seperately so you can tune/adjust the settings to them.

 

[LZC8114 10+ year member]

think i was confusing in my post. The 4 channel is just powering the two front speakers with one speaker using channels 1,2 and the other using channels 3,4. If i put the rca input into ch 1,2 i only get sound from left speaker and if i put the rca into ch 3,4 i only get right speaker. So my question was do i have to run another rca to be able to get both channels or is there something else i can do? Only reason i ask this is because im using the other two rca outputs for rear, sub. Hope that makes more sense, thanks

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

get some y splitters. you'll lose adjustability but it'll work.