can I run these speakers with this amp?
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I am putting together a system but my head hurts when it comes to ohms etc .
The head unit is a Pioneer with low level (RCA) outputs which i plan on sending to this amp.
I would like that to run my front speakers which Pioneer TS-1750s coaxial speakers rated as 40watt nominal/ 250watt max and 4ohm.
And then i have picked up these mystery Subwoofers very cheap which I can not quote any figures for, one of which has a missing cone thingy..
First i assume i am going to have to figure out what ohmage they are?
The plan is to use both of them and they will just go on my back seats which are too small for humans to use but just about perfect for this application. I may have to figure out a method of securing them, but i actually think that the front seats will rest against them and hold them in place and the subs will just thump straight into your vertebrae .
Or is that pie in the sky thinking and I should only aim at using one of them and just using a bridged connection for it? I was thinking maybe i could just treat them as a pair of speakers and adjust the setting on the amp to only send bass to them, even if they only got 80watts each it would be something.
These are the settings that are available.
Is this amp up to the job..will i damage anything by hooking it up the way i am suggesting and just seeing what happens?
All advice gratefully received!
ETA: The head unit does have separate Subwoofer and speaker RCA outputs.
The head unit is a Pioneer with low level (RCA) outputs which i plan on sending to this amp.
I would like that to run my front speakers which Pioneer TS-1750s coaxial speakers rated as 40watt nominal/ 250watt max and 4ohm.
And then i have picked up these mystery Subwoofers very cheap which I can not quote any figures for, one of which has a missing cone thingy..
First i assume i am going to have to figure out what ohmage they are?
The plan is to use both of them and they will just go on my back seats which are too small for humans to use but just about perfect for this application. I may have to figure out a method of securing them, but i actually think that the front seats will rest against them and hold them in place and the subs will just thump straight into your vertebrae .
Or is that pie in the sky thinking and I should only aim at using one of them and just using a bridged connection for it? I was thinking maybe i could just treat them as a pair of speakers and adjust the setting on the amp to only send bass to them, even if they only got 80watts each it would be something.
These are the settings that are available.
Is this amp up to the job..will i damage anything by hooking it up the way i am suggesting and just seeing what happens?
All advice gratefully received!
ETA: The head unit does have separate Subwoofer and speaker RCA outputs.
Edited by Shuvi McTupya on Tuesday 10th December 19:25
Thats fantastic!
So i can basically just hook it all up and then adjust settings and try different methods without worrying about damaging anything (so long as i dont turn it up so loud it is obviously not enjoying itself!
And yes, i totally agree that one sub would be enough (or more than enough) But I have two of them and one each side of the car will be better for weight distribution
Honestly I am just messing about and know that this is overkill, but it will amuse me and those rear seats are just made for this
If the sound level would be the same from using two as using one, i would just use two anyway so the passenger got to 'feel the bass' too
Test fitting: they were made for this!
And in anti theft guise:
So i can basically just hook it all up and then adjust settings and try different methods without worrying about damaging anything (so long as i dont turn it up so loud it is obviously not enjoying itself!
And yes, i totally agree that one sub would be enough (or more than enough) But I have two of them and one each side of the car will be better for weight distribution
Honestly I am just messing about and know that this is overkill, but it will amuse me and those rear seats are just made for this
If the sound level would be the same from using two as using one, i would just use two anyway so the passenger got to 'feel the bass' too
Test fitting: they were made for this!
And in anti theft guise:
Edited by Shuvi McTupya on Wednesday 11th December 14:02
RogerDodger said:
lots of good stuff
Actually i am still a little confused..So i have these RCA connections on the amp:
Which say inputs/output? I assumed that all four of these were inputs from the head unit but the labelling suggests otherwise.
I have the option of sending the front speakers and rear speakers/subwoofer signal from my Head unit separately via two sets of RCA cables.
I thought i was going to plug the front speakers (out from the head unit) into channels 1 and 2 and the rears (or in this case subs) into channels 3 and 4, but the labelling suggests that channels 1 and 2 (RCA connectors) are outputs, or is that just very misleading labelling?
The Manual is not very clear either as it seems to cover different models of amp and assumes the installer is not a moron (big mistake).
Cheers,
I had a mess about with it all today and initially i got no sound out of the subs but flicked a switch and all of a sudden they burst into life so i could then start to make adjustments. It turns out one of them in buggered anyway so I guess I am going to have to make do with just the one ..
Atleast it gives me a starting point, I can now fiddle and see what, if anything i need to add or change.
Thanks for your help.
I had a mess about with it all today and initially i got no sound out of the subs but flicked a switch and all of a sudden they burst into life so i could then start to make adjustments. It turns out one of them in buggered anyway so I guess I am going to have to make do with just the one ..
Atleast it gives me a starting point, I can now fiddle and see what, if anything i need to add or change.
Thanks for your help.
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