Running 2 amps...

[chris015 10+ year member]

Ive got 1 2 channel amp for my 2 12's. I want to get a cheap amp for my 4 speakers.

What will i do about wiring etc? Will i be running basically a new setup from the battery like i did my other amp? What about the remote? Will i just tap into the wire on the headunit? thanks!

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[pelekeliko 10+ year member]

depending on how much power your running and what gauge wire you have currently, you might be able to get away with just running a wire from one amp straight to the other for the power and just create a new ground for the new amp.

you can do this with the remote wire as well.

but if you want to make sure every things going to be legit and you have the proper wiring, id just run a new power cable from your battery to the new amp. my .02

definitely no expert though.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

what size wire do you have running back to the amp? U will need to buy a block then run dual power wires for both amps from the block.

 

[chris015 10+ year member]

Its a 4 gauge power wire. Ive got a bunch of 8 gauge wire that i could use for the new amp unless its a must for a block,i havent decided what im getting yet,but it'll probably be a cheap ebay amp around 300 watts or so. Anythings better then what i have for them now.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

depending if 4awg is big enough for each amp then just get a block from knu for 8 bucks and get some 4 awg to run from block in trunk to each amp or use the 8awg you have for the power wire and grounds if your amp dosent require anyhing bigger if u wanna stay real cheap.

 

[chris015 10+ year member]

Pyramid PB442X 300W 4-Channel Super Blue Series Power Car Amplifier/Amp | eBay

thats the amp im going to pick up. Like i said its not going to be much. I think 8 gauge is big enough isnt it? Ive got like 25 feet of it i found at a pawn shop for $5 bucks. this stuff is going in a old 4x4 truck that i drive on sunny days in the trails etc. im not looking into spending much on it.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

8awg is fine for that amp its prob has a 10-20amp fuse and 8awg is good enough.

 

[DoesDad 10+ year member]

Pyramid? I smell a troll....

 

[chris015 10+ year member]

um no? Im posting what im going to buy and the questions that i have. Thats it.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Here $55 bucks shipped and will be a much better choice then the py - Cadence F200-2 High Power 500 Watt Peak 250 Watt RMS 2 Channel Car Amplifier Amp (613815572220) | eBay

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Here $55 bucks shipped and will be a much better choice then the py - Cadence F200-2 High Power 500 Watt Peak 250 Watt RMS 2 Channel Car Amplifier Amp (613815572220) | eBay

 

[DoesDad 10+ year member]

um no? Im posting what im going to buy and the questions that i have. Thats it.

I'm just givin' ya shlt op. You should listen to Disturbed though. Man, knows his stuff.

 

[chris015 10+ year member]

that amp looks much better! thanks man. Although i wanted a 4 channel amp since i have 4 speakers and i just wanted to wire them individually since linking them would be a pain in the *** since my front speakers are in my dash.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

that amp looks much better! thanks man. Although i wanted a 4 channel amp since i have 4 speakers and i just wanted to wire them individually since linking them would be a pain in the *** since my front speakers are in my dash.

4 channel amps cost alil more then 2 channel amps. But that being said the py will in no way do 400x4@4ohms not never. At best you can expect 40x4 and expect it to take a crap on u not longer after u buy it. Wiring 2 speakers together is just as simple as running each on its own channel. Run all 4 speaker wire just as you would if u had a 4 channel and at the amp twist the pos and neg from the right and put into channel 1 and pos and neg from left side into channel 2. Boom your done..