My English is not so good. I usually use ch. You can also find additional wiring diagrams in the KICKER U app for iOS or Android. That’s important because amps are designed for a certain minimum speaker load (Ohms rating). Not to mention your speedy replies. To learn more, including how to calculate the total impedance of all your speakers, read on! If you’re wanting to install a 4 channel amp for 4 speakers and a subwoofer but only have 2 stereo channels available, that’s ok. As shown in my diagram, you can connect 2 channels to a 4 channel amp using either the speaker level inputs wired in parallel or by using RCA “Y” adapter cables. I replaced my factory HU and all 6 speakers, 2 pillar tweeters, 2 front door, 2 rear deck speakers. – The extra RCAs in the boat may be AUX inputs, but I can only guess without seeing it myself. 2. Also, be 100% sure you’ve got it bridged correctly just to remove any doubt there too. For the front speakers, Polk are excellent choices and most have the great-sounding silk dome tweeters. There’s just no way around it. how to wire two kicker s12l5 - i wanted to know how can i wire up two Kicker S12L5 to a kicker kx 1200 i wanted to get the most power i can without havin distortion. Basically paralleling the RCA inputs like speaker output. That way you can safely drive each channel with a 4 ohm load even older amps can handle. Unlike their smaller siblings, they’re designed to be able to handle a large amount of heat. It included rca to line input cable converter. My best advice would be to forget about using the original radio for several reasons. These versatile speakers are specially designed to deliver high-performance audio, even in the harsh marine environment. My car Audio configuration is as below: Thanks. You might consider using a 4 channel RCA to line-level converter to get front/rear fader control You can find power resistors at Amazon & eBay. I cover this (general) topic here: Crossover frequencies, how crossovers work, and more. 2 Pair Car Speaker Package Of 2x Kicker CSC654 600-Watt 6.5" Inch 2-Way Black Coaxial Speakers + 2x CSC6934 900W 6x9" CS Series 3-Way Speakers - Bundle Combo With Enrock 50 Foot 14 Gauge Speaker Wire 5.0 out of 5 stars 9 Which wire should i use to hook up 15 kicker? I know you won’t sugar coat it. Things like the following can cause problems (I have seen this happen many times! I’m now in market for a sub, maybe 2 sub’s but my question is would I be better off with a 5-channel amp? The GM-D8604 has plenty of power so there’s no need for bridging. Hi. References. • New front tweeters Personally I would recommend sticking with 1 speaker + 1 tweeter (or 2 speakers instead) unless you use 2-way crossovers. :), Question when installing a 4 channel amp are u connecting the amp to the speakers at the door or to the harness that plugs in the radio. Actually, there are a lot of newer head units that are much better than the Sony you have. I’m very glad fast response from you. Likely they need more power to drive them than the coaxials, that’s why. but i am lost when its coming to wiring the speakers to this amp. (Focal(dot)com doesn’t have the manual now, if you need, please check from manualzz(dot)com – 4x90W RMS is the tagline) Also, I have a 4 channel amp and a sub and i want to have 2 front speakers and i sub. 4 channel amps are great and have a lot of flexibility for the most part. How to wire a 15in kicker? Is FAI-3a the same as the SLC? Shown: Example of a 4-channel amp bridged to 2 channels. There are plenty of detailed diagrams to guide you, too. That should be enough in most cases: Not totally silent in the rear, but most of the volume towards the front speakers. Good stuff to know, thanks. Hi Marty Hopefully the 10″ speakers will sound like you hope; if not, you may need to get some dedicated subwoofers and/or a better amp with a low-pass crossover. The sound quality will be exactly the same. :), Amplifier model: Auditor RIP 4280 The real answer, however, is that it depends on your amp’s ratings. Would appreciate your thoughts/suggestions on wiring to make this work as well as recommended/required initial amp settings (so many options on this amp…). {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/cc\/Wire-Subwoofers-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Wire-Subwoofers-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/cc\/Wire-Subwoofers-Step-1.jpg\/aid684408-v4-728px-Wire-Subwoofers-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"

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\n<\/p><\/div>"}. Sorry if its been asked already. Hi Marcus. I bought a Pioneer GM-A4704 and planning to connect it to my 2012 Hyundai Elantra stock stereo. Ch B – Connect sub After connecting the stereo to the amp, you’ll need to adjust the gain controls for both the 4 main speakers and the subwoofer output. Shown: High power resistors that can be used with a 4 channel amp when adding more speakers. Meaning, these speakers can also exceed your expectations. With a focus on quality and design, our car amps allow you to command the sound within your ride. – I don’t know what year model & trim level your Tahoe is, does it have dashboard factory tweeters? I look forward to your response, • Option #3 may or may not work out. I dont think i can add that to your system 1?. Initially connected amp to 1 zone and sub leaving zone 2 speakers connected to head unit. Replace the negative battery cable … Good morning, Doug. Note: Most standard aftermarket car speakers are 4 ohms each so I’ll use that assumption for my diagram. is ther a wire 6 x 8 = 48 Ohms 2) Add the values. However, it’s worth a try to see what you think & if it works for you! my friend has 4 Kicker S12L5 and the same amp and man i can hardly sit in his car. That’s something useful to keep in mind. Pioneer, Alpine, and Kicker also have some very good affordably priced coaxial speakers that are good, too. You don’t have to repay me, but I do appreciate that offer. (Example: two 4Ω speakers on a 50W/channel amp will now be able to get only get up to 25W each). Any ideas how I might do this? Ch B – Connect sub Perhaps the sub is blown. RIF lol. Hello Andi. – There’s another option: Use the front and rear channels for the 4 front and rear speakers, then pick up an affordable powered subwoofer. Hi Jordan. Use of capacitors and resistors? Never run an amplifier with a speaker load that’s lower than the rating! The amp and subs I basically got for free and just bought her the new deck. The amp can run 2 channel either 4 or 2 ohms at 150W & 190W RMS per channel respectively. Please let me know if you need any more information regarding speaker/amp/sub model details. • Front tweeters + front door speakers -> front amp channels Hey Marty, Any suggestions on how to set those?and one more thing sorry. – For sure, make sure all the speaker connections are wired the same way (each speakers positive and negative connections are the same from the amp) or you can have cancellation which hurts the sound a lot. I now connected the front speakers and tweeters to a 2-way-crossover. It’s important to be sure you’re not measuring across substances that can interfere with your measurement. Can a kicker l7 take a 8 gauge wire? (I was thinking of parallel a speaker with a tweeter and hook them in bridged mode, but i am unsure whether the wattage will be too high for the tweeters). I’m still using the factory head unit (Fujitsu Ten, no Harmon Kardon). :). I edited your comment down to the essentials as it was very long. You can definitely use a single 4 channel amp that’s 2Ω capable to run all 4 pairs of speakers if you like. – How’s the bass from the Kicker PT250? To keep it simple, I’ll summarize what will work for almost all systems & amplifiers you’ll come across. Then you would connect the negative output terminal of your amp to the negative wire of all speakers. ? However I want to use a DVC 4 ohm woofer. Here are the speaker wiring and speaker (Ohms) loads possible for nearly all amps you’ll run across. Furthermore, i haven’t Bought speakers for the front or rear yet. this Metra 99-9000 kit I use for installations. Adjusting the fader would affect the volume to the main speakers vs the subwoofer but doesn’t serve any purpose in that case so you’d leave the fader set to the middle. some of the best wiring kits for the money here. As a general rule, though, divide the RMS power of each channel by 2 and use that as minimum resistor power rating. Jason. Hi Marty, i want to know if i can connect 6×9 speakers and a 12″ sub to one monoblock ? However, as crazy as it sounds, some speakers don’t! I’ve seen this happen when people try to “get more power” by incorrectly wiring speakers to an amp. Then the same for the right channels. All in all, yes, if you get a good one a 5 channel amp is a great way to power your whole system (plus it’s easier than installing 2 separate amps). I have utilized the speaker level input. Bridged mode is a flexible way to get more power from 2 channels (in this case the rear channels, for example). A a great (but affordable) amp wiring kit like this Belva 8-gauge complete kit includes not just the basics but a lot more. The good news is that not only can you do it, but it’s also not hard to do. – You said you’ve got a 4 channel amp but I assume you’re using it with the pair of RCAs from the Pioneer? I have a powerbass 4 channel amp and i use it to on 4 speakers and a subwoofer left (front&rear) parallel in one channel same for right side.i bridged channel 3&4 for a subwoofer 8ohms.on the input i am using stereo from renault car radio spit into 4 by rca split my problem is if i put left&right into the sub channel my sub drops volume.i have to remove one rca cable in order for bass volume to be up.what am i doing wrong? Why is this best for driving a subwoofer? If a CD player isn’t critical, you can get a great modern Bluetooth/USB/HD radio Kenwood, for example, for around $100 or less. Thanks for your reply. Afterwards, close the circuit by connecting the negative wires to the negative port on the output jack. To measure the Ohms (resistance) of a speaker’s voice coil, hold the meter probes to the speaker terminals, making sure to keep firm contact to bare metal Paint, insulation, dirt, and solder flux can mess up your reading otherwise. To do so, a 1 foot section of positive speaker wire and a 1 foot section of negative speaker wire is cut and prepared. Hey Marty. The formula for finding total impedance of speakers wired in parallel is a little trickier. As you can see, you won’t measure exactly 4 ohms for a 4 ohm speaker. True Marine Wire To ensure maximum power transfer and reliability, KICKER takes pure, full-spec OFC copper and tins it in an anti-corrosive nickel. The Pioneer GM-D9605/GM-D9705 I reviewed here is a great example. Hi Steve. When using a subwoofer, it’s really important to block vocals and upper-frequency music from getting to your sub. You can use 2 subwoofers, but the total load will have to be 4 ohms (unless it supports 2 ohms in bridged mode. We also installed the kicker cs 6.5” coaxial door speakers . Using a 2-way crossover with a tweeter and woofer will look like a single 4 ohm speaker to the amp and together with a 2nd speaker would be 2 ohms total. Yes that’s right, or just use a wiring harness adapter so you don’t have to cut the factory wiring. You can use two 8 ohm subwoofers wired in parallel or two 4 ohm DVC subwoofers each wired for 8 ohms, then connected to the amp in parallel. • Rear door speakers + rear deck speakers -> rear amp channels. There are some versions available in double-DIN also, as well as some models by Pioneer that are pretty good too. % of people told us that this article helped them. Finish by reconnecting your battery and turning on your car to test your new system! Since it’s so compact you can very likely install in or around the dashboard. Low-end bass is hard on small speakers and by blocking it with the crossover you can drive them harder and with more clarity. Hope that helps! So i originally had the 4 Channel amp in the car the Clarion XR2420 Running just the extra Sub woofer in the trunk. That takes a huge resistor. How actually can i install them so that i can get loud and also best sound quality. From that, you’ll go to the amp with RCA cables (2 channel) where you’ll use a pair of RCA Y adapters to go to the 4 channel inputs. Great info sharing – appreciated! Hi Marty, I have a kenwood DNN990 HD with 3 out rca, 1st- front 2nd- rear & 3rd- SW. also I have a DS-18 gen 1200.4 AMP. Good morning, Jason! Pioneer GM-A4704 Specs If you want green, ground the green wire. : Use only ONE of the two connections shown. They’re also a great buy used too. Generally speaking, though, if there aren’t dedicated subwoofer input RCA jacks then it is derived from one (or more) of the input pairs. Should I just delete the rear door speakers? If your stereo doesn’t have output channels that’s ok! MY. Power resistors are larger versions of the resistors used in many electronic products. The sub is obvious enough. Ch B – Connect sub I can’t stress enough how important it is to be ready to install your 4 channel amp. is this correct? Hi Neil. Thanks. When I wrote “ch. I guess the amplifier does not work like a receiver, correct?….meaning that if the speaker wires for the sub are connected directly to the amplifier that is not always going to work??? Interestingly, they are known to be magnetically shielded. This means more power will go to each speaker because adding speakers to the circuit will lower the impedance of the system. Hello, Shubby. In example #3 I showed you earlier, it’s not possible to use two 4 ohm speakers in parallel with an amp that can’t handle 2 ohm loads. Today’s 4 channel (and other) car amplifiers have a minimum speaker load they can handle. You’ll get a LOT more for your money using a good head unit rather than an amp with Bluetooth built in. My final question would be if I now need/can remove the in-line-crossover of the tweeters, since I now, without removing them, I hear some noise from them. (Note: Go by the RMS or “nominal” power ratings for the speakers, not the “peak” rating to know their continuous power ratings. These days, though, it’s usually easier just to get a cheap budget amp and avoid the headaches. Alright i got 2 kicker L710"S 4ohm i need to get em down to 2 or 1ohm i cant read the chart on the kicker website can anyone tell me the right connections to make?? Car stereo and home speaker speakers are very similar except for the impedance rating they use. I also want to connect the remaining 2 channels to my midrange speaker.My question is…is there any possible way to know the output power of the remaining channels.I really don’t want to fry my mid range speakers. Yep, you’ll have stereo sound as long as it’s connected correctly. Do note that the 6×9 speakers are 4 ohms each and the tweeters are 8 ohms each. Hi Marty, this page is much more helpful than anything else I’ve found, but since I’m a nuts and bolts guy, sometimes electronics gives me blurred vision. For instance, the right audio final (red) about the recipient/rev should be attached to the right final about the speakers. To channel 2, I’ve attached the lower right side speakers Thanks. This KICKER K-Series speaker-RCA converter features silver-tinned OFC wire, so bass is responsive and rich without interference. Sure, and good luck with your installation! You’re welcome. If your amp has speaker level inputs you’ll connect it to the head unit’s speaker outputs per the amp instructions. Ch A – Connect all 4 speakers, front and rear speakers in parallel ( speaker ratings 4 ohms each ) Connect the positive output wire to the positive wire of your first speaker. Then bridge the rear channels to drive the subwoofer. That’s because the amp’s signal output is higher than the stock radio. 75 watts RMS x 4 at 4 ohms (110 watts RMS x 4 at 2 ohms) Will this be fine? If you plan to install your own sub-woofers, make sure that you understand the basic circuitry that goes into the job. My advice is to use a high-quality music track you know well already so you can easily tell when music sounds correct. Amplifiers are designed to handle a minimum speaker load. Regarding your question, a Google search resulted in this: “The SLC-4 is the EXACT same things as the FAI-3… its just that one is almost exclusively sold in Wal-Mart, while the other is available to all retailers.”. This can be done for any number of speakers, so long as you follow the pattern (amp+ +speaker- +speaker- +speaker- +speaker- ……… +speaker- -amp). However, neither of those options are the best. Really appreciated. As I explained in the article, that allows us to keep the speaker load at 4 ohms total when using 2 speakers in parallel. I’ve used some like these over at Amazon. Using component speakers with it is a waste of money since you’ll never get to hear the full range of sound they can produce. That’s 80W for the 6x9s and ~50W for the tweeters, according to the specs). Can you wire three dual 4 ohm kicker l5 subs at 1 ohm? Always be sure to check to be sure. Hi Marty, I have a old Sony MEX-BT2500 deck. If you want red, ground the red wire. While you won’t find them in many local stores, the good news is that they’re affordable. The owner’s manual says 4 ohms but after I read your comment I checked Pioneer’s web site and it confirms the 2 ohm rating: 45 watts x 4 at 2-ohms with <1% THD+N. 1 & 2 or 3 & 4 with that amp. Most car amps today have a minimum of 2 ohms per channel in standard (stereo) use and 4 ohms minimum when bridged. How To Wire A 4 Channel Amp To 4 Speakers And A Sub: A Detailed Guide With Diagrams. All equipment can be found on eBay . This way you can adjust the gain/outputs separately to have them match in terms of volume. It will be in the general range and close to its advertised rating, however. Thanks. In this way the rear channel will be dedicated to the Sub) I don’t want two 12s, two tweeters, and paper cone replacements that I can barely hear. These Kicker 8" speakers are priced lower than many other 6.5" speakers and it isn't because they lack performance or they took quality away to hit a price point. Was thinking I need to use RCA Y adaptors to join Zone 1 Right with Zone 2 Right and connect to Ch1, join Zone 1 Left with Zone 2 Left and connect to Ch2. You can wire some speakers in series and some in parallel within the same system to reach the desired impedance/power values. I recommend avoiding speakers with mylar/plastic dome tweeters as the sound just isn’t as nice as those with a better tweeter. Source(s): wire 2 12 quot kicker cvr 4ohm: https://shortly.im/kNnpr Ok, these may not be available where you are, but they’re good examples of what I’m referring to: 4 channel amps with a minimum speaker load of 2 ohms in stereo, 4 ohms bridged (for the subwoofer), 4 channel amps with a minimum speaker load of 2 ohms in either stereo, 4 channel amps with a minimum speaker load of 4 ohms. 160 watts RMS x 2 bridged at 4 ohms (4-ohm stable bridged). Part 2 of the 1000 dollar build. 8″ subwoofers are an option or a dual 4 ohm voice coil subwoofer could be used. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. Using the wire striper, strip back the wire jacket (insulation) about 1/8" to … My advice for what you have currently is just wire the 6x9s and tweeters in parallel off of 2 channels see how you like it. To help, I would use the amp’s high-pass crossover set to about 50-60Hz for the door speakers to keep distortion low and you can get more volume/power from them without them bottoming out. Most amps would need to be connected to a signal for the rear channels also but since yours has a 2/4 ch. Not all amps use both when 2 channels are bridged. The volume and other adjustments can be often be made from the phone or the head unit, but it depends on the unit and what media source you’re using too. wikiHow's. 5 channel amps nearly always have a provision to get the bass (subwoofer) signal from the main channels if you don’t have a separate subwoofer output on the radio. 5.25″ coaxial speakers, silk dome: Polk here and Alpine here. After playing, decided to go ahead and connect all 4 speakers to zone 1 leaving zone 2 available for either another amp or future move to a 5 channel amp. Hi Jeff. Yes you can use that amp and use a Bluetooth receiver, but the ones that will work ok for car use are generally not that great sounding. Thank you Jeff that’s very kind of you. With the underdash kit, you can remove the stereo if you sell your car later. You can use an L-pad (speaker volume attenuation) site like this one here to calculate resistor values for you. Check out my post with some of the best wiring kits for the money here. You can also use multiple resistors like this: 2Ω 25W + 2Ω 25W = equivalent of a 4Ω 50W. You added a 4 ohm resistor to each 4 ohm speaker, then hooked them in parallel to get your 4 ohms. 3. It sounds to me like I’m over doing it. So, here are my thoughts: So once you start cranking up the volume the tweeter output level won’t match that of the other speakers unfortunately. Also, it doesn’t really make sense given you have other options. For example, if you have three speakers with impedance values of 4 Ohms, 6 Ohms, and 8 Ohms your total impedance wired in series would be 18 Ohms (4+6+8=18). That should take care of it. Then you connect the negative wire of speaker A to the positive wire of speaker B.

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