Wiring 6 speakers to 4 channel amp

[alandrasutis]

Forgive me if this has already been discussed, but I've searched endlessly regarding this and have yet to be satisfied with an answer. I have two amps, one for subs, others for speakers/tweeters. My question is in regards to wiring the speakers to the amp. The amp is a 4 channel Alpine MRX-F30. I understand the ohms law and such, so that is not the problem. I have crossovers for my tweeters (2) and built in crossovers for my 6.5 Kenwoods (4). This is a total of six speakers. So my question is, should I wire in my tweeters to a channel on the amp or wire them to the head unit? My ohms would be stable on these channels giving it a 2ohm load. I'm just not sure what the most common method for hooking tweeters into the mix would be.. I'm not sure the specs on the tweeters, but they are powerbass 30 watt, I believe.

Here's the Kenwoods (each running on their own channel.)

(wont let me post the link but they are 70 rms 240 peak) model KFC-1694PS

Thanks so much guys for any input available!!

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[All_Logix 10+ year member]

How you are going to wire that up, from a person who is more interested in sound quality than anything else, depends on where the speakers are going to be mounted. If you are doing tweeters up front, 6.5 in doors, and 6.5 in rear, which is the case in most vehicles, then IMO, you could run the rear 6.5 from ch. 3 and 4 and run channel 1 and 2 into the crossovers that will seperate your frequencies for the pair of 6.5 in the door and the tweeters.

 

[alandrasutis]

Yeah, that's actually how I have my speakers mounted. I just wasn't too sure if the tweets would be ok on the amp. Thanks man I believe that is what I shall do. Sound quality >

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

My question is why are you looking to add tweeters when you have 2 pairs of coaxials? Those Kenwoods are 3-ways, which means they probably already have very bright, loud treble. The Powerbass tweeters shouldn't be necessary unless you have very bad hearing.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

My question is why are you looking to add tweeters when you have 2 pairs of coaxials? Those Kenwoods are 3-ways, which means they probably already have very bright, loud treble. The Powerbass tweeters shouldn't be necessary unless you have very bad hearing.

or the typical stock locations are low, aimed low, and blocked by grills such that the highs never make it to the listener.

 

[All_Logix 10+ year member]

It isn't unheard of to do this, mainly because the passive crossover on a coax is generally no more than a cap. And like K_H_A said, stock locations in the door are pretty much the worst place for high frequencies to source.