Tweeter wiring ohm question

[MonkeyBone 10+ year member]

Yeah, I know, I'm a noob but have been lurking around here for a while.

I'm about to install a new stereo in my Mustang and had a wiring question. For four main speakers I got Infinity Kappa 6x8 that are 2ohm speakers. They have separate inputs for the woofer and tweeter (4ohm each) making it a 2ohm load when connected. I have tweeter pods that I want to add an extra set of Infinity Kappa tweeters. With the 6x8's going to 2 ohms how would I wire in the tweeter and what effect will it have on the amp. I want to use both the tweeter on the coax speaker and the separate tweeter up front. The amp is a profile 4 channel that is 2ohm stable. Will this cause the front speakers to go to 1 ohm if I add the tweeter? I can go to 4 ohm if needed and lose 25 wrms, if that's the only choice, but how do I wire it? I did try several searches, but my searching skills are not nearly as good as my bowstaff skills, GOSH!

Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated.

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[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, I know, I'm a noob but have been lurking around here for a while. I'm about to install a new stereo in my Mustang and had a wiring question. For four main speakers I got Infinity Kappa 6x8 that are 2ohm speakers. They have separate inputs for the woofer and tweeter (4ohm each) making it a 2ohm load when connected. I have tweeter pods that I want to add an extra set of Infinity Kappa tweeters. With the 6x8's going to 2 ohms how would I wire in the tweeter and what effect will it have on the amp. I want to use both the tweeter on the coax speaker and the separate tweeter up front. The amp is a profile 4 channel that is 2ohm stable. Will this cause the front speakers to go to 1 ohm if I add the tweeter? I can go to 4 ohm if needed and lose 25 wrms, if that's the only choice, but how do I wire it? I did try several searches, but my searching skills are not nearly as good as my bowstaff skills, GOSH!

Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated.

WOW:wow:

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Just run the mids/tweeters. Forget about the 2nd set.

 

[MonkeyBone 10+ year member]

If I was going to leave anything out it would be the tweeter on the speaker and run the second tweeter on the pillar. The imaging would be much better with the tweeter at ear level. I just thought there would be a way to use both w/o having to buy anything more like a crossover. I just didn't want to risk putting my amp into 1 ohm.

 

[MonkeyBone 10+ year member]

According to this diagram the only options I have is to either go 1.3ohm or 12 ohm, neither are an option. Guess that answers my question. Thanks anyway.