I have a 8 ohm power amp can run 4 ohms says the manufacture my ? is can I run 4 speakers 2- 3 ways with 12 " woofers all 8 ohms if how do i do it? 2 of these and the 2 3ways with 12" woofers how should I wire them I have a 8 ohm power amp can run 4 ohms says the manufacture my ? is can I run 4 speakers 2- 3 ways with 12 " woofers all 8 ohms if how do i do it? 2 of these and the 2 3ways with 12"... » Read More I have a 8 ohm power amp can run 4 ohms says the manufacture my ? is can I run 4 speakers 2- 3 ways with 12 " woofers all 8 ohms if how do i do it? 2 of these and the 2 3ways with 12" woofers how should I wire them « Show Less
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If your amp can handle a 4 ohm load that means you can hook two 8 ohm speakers up per side. That's 8+8 =4 ohm. You Re fine as long as the total resistance of your speakers are 8 ohm speakers.IF you run two 4 ohm speakers per side you get 2 ohms etc.You could also wire the two 8 ohm speakers I a series and get 16 ohms. To learn more about properwiring and Ibm's law you can find it at 12volt.com
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Two 8 ohms speakers in parallel make a 4 ohms load. If you have 4 speakers you'll have to wire 1 set of 2 in series wicch will give you 16 ohms and set 2 in series also. Two 16 ohms wired in parallel will make an 8 ohms load
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There is no such thing as an X Ohm amp. Amplifiers provide a certain wattage based on the ohm load that is thrown at them by the speakers. As Kelly mentioned combining two 8 ohm speakers on one output channel of the amp will create a 4 ohm load. A good amp can handle that load. A cheapo amp tends to overheat and not put out the proper wattage. Since these speakers are really poor quality I assume you do not care how the music sounds. These speakers won't play loud. If you push them too hard they will blow the tweeters.
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You may want to series the 2 voice coils to get 8 ohms, then run the amp in bridged mode. The 2 amp channels will see an equivalent of a 4 ohm load each.
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This speaker is 700 watts program power, which means the average amount of power it can handle over the duration of your performance, DJ job, etc. It's peak power handling capability is 1400 watts, which means the top level amount of power it can handle in short bursts, like someone screaming into a microphone or a loud sound effect. So, that being said, an amp that puts out about 500-600 Watts per channel (i.e. left channel for one speaker, right channel for another speaker just like it) RMS (on average) would be ideal. Remember, these speakers are 4 ohm, not the standard 8 ohm of most speakers. This means that hooking up two of these to one channel (either left or right) will give a 2 ohm load on that channel. Therefore, any amp you buy should be able to put out 500-600 Watts RMS into 4 ohms per channel if you want to run one speaker per channel. If you are going to buy 4 of these speakers to run two speakers per channel, then you would want an amp that puts out 1000-1200 watts RMS into 2 ohms per channel. Speaker impedance (the ohms rating) is CRITICAL to get right. Hooking up too many speakers to one channel by daisy-chaining them will drop the impedance too low and you could experience your amp shutting off or not operating correctly. Most amps have circuitry designed to do this in the event of an impedance problem to protect the amp. Take a look at the spec sheet here. http://assets.peavey.com/literature/specs/114378_18647.pdf
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50watt rated speakers will work just fine with this amp. Max power into 8 ohms is 30wpc. You can get more power output by using 4 ohm speakers, but unless you're trying to fill a large room or you just like LOUD music 50watt speaker will work.
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Yes, Check your ohms on your speakers. This amp will push 380 watts at 8 Ohms. You want your amp to be a lot more powerful than your speakers. This gives you headroom and keeps it from clipping too soon. So, if you have a 100 watt speaker at 8 ohms, you are right the limit of needing a bigger amp. That is if you are using it to run two speaker. One on the left and one on the right. It will power more at 2 and 4 ohms. And it can be bridged.
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That's a quite complex question you should look it up online to know more. Simply said you can play a sub at 1,2 or 4 ohm. It's takes a weaker amp to power at 1 but it also puts more stress on the speakers. At 4 ohm it would be hard to fully supple the power. Your best bet is to look up wiring for 2 ohm or 4 ohm subs and match it with what is in your car or when your planning to have. You can't simply say one is better than other. Amplifiers have diffrent ohm they supply to depending on the amp type and setup.
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Theoretically you can run as many speakers as you want as long as the impedance or OHMs do not go above 4 or below 2. How you achieve different impedance's is by how you wire the speakers, parallel (+ to + and - to - ) or series (amp + to first speaker + first speaker - to second speaker + second speaker - to amp -. if you had 2 - 4 ohm speakers wired in parallel you would have 2 ohms of resistance at the amp. same speakers wired in series would have a standing impedance of 8 ohms. I agree with Roosevelt this brand of power Amp is very clean at 4 ohms running it at 2 ohms increases the Total harmonic distortion Theoretically you can run as many speakers as you want as long as the impedance or OHMs do not go above 4 or below 2. How you achieve different impedance's is by how you wire the speakers, parallel (+ to + and - to - ) or series (amp + to first speaker + first speaker - to second speaker + second speaker - to amp -. if you had 2 - 4 ohm speakers wired in parallel you would have 2 ohms of resistance at the amp. same speakers wired in series would have a standing impedance of 8 ohms. I agree with Roosevelt this brand of power Amp is very clean at 4 ohms running it at 2 ohms increases the... » Read More Theoretically you can run as many speakers as you want as long as the impedance or OHMs do not go above 4 or below 2. How you achieve different impedance's is by how you wire the speakers, parallel (+ to + and - to - ) or series (amp + to first speaker + first speaker - to second speaker + second speaker - to amp -. if you had 2 - 4 ohm speakers wired in parallel you would have 2 ohms of resistance at the amp. same speakers wired in series would have a standing impedance of 8 ohms. I agree with Roosevelt this brand of power Amp is very clean at 4 ohms running it at 2 ohms increases the Total harmonic distortion « Show Less
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Is the resistance 8 ohms total, or 8 ohms per channel? If it's 8 ohms total, you would want to hook up, for example, two 16 ohm speakers, not two 8 ohm speakers. Basically, if you have two speakers with 8 ohms of resistance each (for example), that would result in 4 ohms total. I don't know if that helps at all...
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It's best if you use speakers that can handle the output of the amplifier. Since the manufacture states 2000 watts, I think that they are telling us the that is the output at 2 ohms. I run a Peavey IPR 1600 at 8 ohms and my amplifier will only put out 300 watts per channel at 8 ohms. My amp will put out 560 watts at 4 ohms . It will produce 1600 watts at 2 ohms, however running a power amplifier at 2 ohms is hard on the amplifier. Its best to run speakers that are 8 ohms and you'll have clean and clear sound as loud as the amplifier will produce at 8 ohms. Less wattage clear sound.
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My 2c here. I wouldn't run 2 sets of speakers off this amp. Even though it is rated at 8/4 ohms, I would just get a speaker selector. This is essentially a $150 amp. I wouldn't mess with it being that it is expensive. And overpriced imo.
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It goes up to 2 ohms, so 3 8 ohms speakers per channel but stay within the ohm wattage per 8, 4, & 2 ohm load.
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I'd leave the selector at 8ohm and run the mix of 6 and 8 ohm speakers. It should be fine. The only way you'd run into a problem is with 4ohm speakers, and in that case you should be using a discrete amplifier.
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You could wire it that way running some in series and some in parallel if you know what you're doing, but getting good balance might be tricky. For example, you could run 4x6 in series with a 6.5 on each of the two front channels, the 6x9s on the back channels, then run the sub channel bridged with the 8s in series in parallel to the 12s in series. You'd probably be louder and sound better just ditching the 4x6s and 8s though and using the amp like it was meant to be used. I run 4 6.5s and 1 12 and its retardedly loud
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What matters is the impedance. Most Amps are 8 ohm as are speakers. When you hook multiple speakers in parallel the impedance goes down. The selector ensures that the impedance is at least 4 ohms even when as many as eight speakers are hooked in parallel (and would otherwise present 1 ohm of impedance). On my Yamaha receiver there is a switch that allows for a 4 ohm load and that is the key. You can probably run a 4 ohm load from an 8 ohm driver, it just means that more energy is dissipated in the amp than in the speakers but hopefully not so much as to do damage
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This cabinet is 16 ohms. An amp that is rated to put out 20 watts does so into 8 ohms. You will only get 10 watts of power using 1 cabinet. To get 8 ohms you must buy two cabinets and wire them in parallel. if there are 2 quarter inch inputs on the back of this speaker cab that is easily accomplished. If not you have to buy a quater inch input and have it wired parallel to the speaker so you can connect the cabinets to get 20 watts. The advantage is when you use 1 speaker at home you have less volume and when you play live you can move one speaker to the other side of the stage.
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You wil not be able to run 4 12s off this amp maybe two. I use it to run all my highs n mids
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Yes it will work fine. If anything going up in ohm ratings is easier and safer than going down. You are taking a 6 ohm rating and going up to 8 which uses less power to drive the speaker. If you were trying to go from 8 ohm rating on the receiver and drive a 4 ohm speaker I might say look out you could cause your amp to switch off from overheating or tripping a fuse. You will be fine and if anything you'll have a little bit more presence from your middle channel now and maybe adjust it down a tad in your setup if it's too much.