Wiring 2ch amp to 4 door speakers

[PersonableDump]

Hi all! I was recently given a 600w Hifonics Zeus ZXi6010 2-channel amp. I realize it is not the best choice for powering door speakers, but I received it for free and would like to make us of it if possible. I am new to car audio and am trying to decide the best way to wire things, here is my current setup:

Headunit - Alpine CDA 9805

Amp - Hifonics Zeus 6010

2 x 150 W at 4 Ω

2 x 300 W at 2 Ω

1 x 600 W at 4 Ω

Front Speakers - Rockford Fosgate Prime 6.5"

40 watts RMS

80 watts peak

4-ohm

Rear Speakers - Rockford Fosgate Prime R152 5.25" Full Range Coaxial

35 watts RMS

70 watts peak

4-ohm

and FWIW, a separate 1200w amp powering 2 12" subs.

So I guess I can wire the front and rear speakers in series for an 8Ω load, or in parallel for 2Ω. Doing them in series seems like my best bet, but I am new to all this and was hoping for some input. Will this setup work? Any suggestions

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[PersonableDump]

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[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

yes it will wrk

 

[Iosias 10+ year member]

Series

 

[PersonableDump]

yes it will wrk

Series

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. What consequences should I expect from the amp imp being less than the load imp?

 

[Iosias 10+ year member]

Shouldn't be any implication, but then again im fairly new at this aswell.

 

[shpatb 10+ year member]

It would cause the amp to draw less power and cleaner power the higher impedance it is, to a certain degree. Do it in series and it should sound great.

 

[CrossoverOre 10+ year member]

Personally I'm not a fan of running different speakers of the same ch output. I would suggest running the rears off the deck power and fronts off the amp.

 

[PersonableDump]

Shouldn't be any implication, but then again im fairly new at this aswell.

It would cause the amp to draw less power and cleaner power the higher impedance it is, to a certain degree. Do it in series and it should sound great.

I appreciate the info

Personally I'm not a fan of running different speakers of the same ch output. I would suggest running the rears off the deck power and fronts off the amp.

What about that setup do you prefer? On the one hand I see the advantage of maintaining use of the fader, but if that is not important to me wouldn't it provide a more balanced sound this way? Very curious for your thoughts, thank you for the input.

 

[shpatb 10+ year member]

You generally want the front speakers louder than the rear, but in one of my cars I run all 4 of the speakers off of a 2 channel amp and it works great.

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

your going to have issue's with the different speakers on the same channel the weaker ones are going to peak out earlier I would amp the fronts and leave the rears off the deck.

 

[Flex68 10+ year member]

Personally I'm not a fan of running different speakers of the same ch output. I would suggest running the rears off the deck power and fronts off the amp.

Your HU will match-up well with your rears , if you do decide to go with this^

Since you have the subs, all u wud really be looking for from the 5.25s is a bit of rear fill, anyway....

 

[CrossoverOre 10+ year member]

your going to have issue's with the different speakers on the same channel the weaker ones are going to peak out earlier I would amp the fronts and leave the rears off the deck.

^^^^this^^^^

 

[PersonableDump]

You generally want the front speakers louder than the rear, but in one of my cars I run all 4 of the speakers off of a 2 channel amp and it works great.

Are all 4 speakers rated at the same power?

your going to have issue's with the different speakers on the same channel the weaker ones are going to peak out earlier I would amp the fronts and leave the rears off the deck.

What do you mean by 'peak out'? Would this be a noticeable issue with only a 5V difference in RMS power?

Your HU will match-up well with your rears , if you do decide to go with this^
Since you have the subs, all u wud really be looking for from the 5.25s is a bit of rear fill, anyway....

I suppose I could always use the fader to try and correct the difference in volume a bit.

 

[shpatb 10+ year member]

no the front are rated for 150 rms/piece and rear are 100 rms/piece but I've never had a problem