Series or parellel wiring

[neil4374]

This is the last question before I start my install on Sunday!

I am confused about series and parralel wiring.

For the picture I included am I right in saying it would be normal or recomended for me to do parrelel wiring?

I am really confused

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[tymoto21 10+ year member]

You only need series or parallel if you are wiring multiple speakers to a single channel

Or if your subwoofer is a dual voice coil

If it's dual 4 wire in parallel to get a 2ohm load on the amp

If it's dual 2 wire in series to get a 4 ohm load on the amp (most 5 channel amps don't work well at 1ohm on the sub channel)

 

[JohnKuthe]

You only need series or parallel if you are wiring multiple speakers to a single channel
Or if your subwoofer is a dual voice coil

If it's dual 4 wire in parallel to get a 2ohm load on the amp

If it's dual 2 wire in series to get a 4 ohm load on the amp (most 5 channel amps don't work well at 1ohm on the sub channel)

Why not wire the dual voice coils in series for an 8 Ohm load?

John Kuthe...

 

[ChaseinBass]

Thats only when you have a monster amp like yours John, and you need to reduce output LOLOLOL!!

 

[JohnKuthe]

Thats only when you have a monster amp like yours John, and you need to reduce output LOLOLOL!!

Leave us alone please, adults are talking here.

John Kuthe...

 

[ChaseinBass]

Leave us alone please, adults are talking here.
John Kuthe...

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[neil4374]

Thanks guys.So I just wire up the same as in the diagram? And I assume that is neither series or parrelel?

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

I've ran and installed a few 5 ch amps in the past.

What they're saying is just like any other amp hooking up with speakers the regular way. What's the amp?

 

[neil4374]

Hey,

Thanks

Its a Rockville.

Here is the link:

https://www.rockvilleaudio.com/rxh-f5/

I think I got it into my head that the only options were series or parallel...

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Ok seems like a pretty nice amp for the money.

So...if you had a component speaker set consisting for example 6.5" mid and 1" tweeter, and it's impedance is typically 4 ohms, sometimes there's 2 ohm versions, then straight wire them to the amp. No need to cross reference (parallel/series) those. The only part you would have to series or parallel is in the sub area. That amp does the most power at 2 ohms. So if you had a single sub dvc you'd need a dual 4 ohm sub. If your running 2 subs that are dvc, you'd need dual 2 ohm subs. If you had single 4 ohm SVC drivers, then obviously that's when they would get wired in parallel to achieve a final 2 ohm load.

 

[neil4374]

Thanks for confirming that. I have exactly as you stated. The front component speakers and theaters(4ohms) and in the rear are 2 way coaxials. I have just one sub(4ohms): Heres the link.https://www.rockvilleaudio.com/rmw8p/

Is this sub able to be wired up without series or parallel?

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

That sub is 4 ohms only. If they had made it dvc, then it would be flexable for the user....4 ohms or 2 ohms.

So that said, just plug her into the amp and fire away. May not be very loud but it'll be something.

 

[neil4374]

Many of thanks.

Just one more thing.

I understand what I need to do but can somebody tell me what typ igniting

I will be doing? For example the term given?

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Many of thanks.Just one more thing.

I understand what I need to do but can somebody tell me what typ igniting

I will be doing? For example the term given?

Say what?

 

[neil4374]

Appologies!

I mean what is the term for the type of wiring I will be using.

If it's not series of parallel?