How do I connect PMP 4000 to a set of passive speakers only with 120 W / 8 Ohm rating? What should the amp switch set to? Speaker isn't getting power
1590802
Let me take a look at mine, what type of speakers? I usually connect mine to JBL'S.
1590803
I use passive speakers at my church as well. I set the amp selector to MON1/monitor if i remember. Then I run the mains through the right side speakon output and the monitors through the right. You will control the main volume with the MAIN or MONO fader and the monitors through the Monitor fader. It is important to note that each channel has a gain or level at the top of each channel which will need to be moved to achieve the desired volume as well as the channel fader moved up as well. The OHM's will take care of themselves. At 8 OHM's you will basically cut your available power in half. Hope this helps. I use passive speakers at my church as well. I set the amp selector to MON1/monitor if i remember. Then I run the mains through the right side speakon output and the monitors through the right. You will control the main volume with the MAIN or MONO fader and the monitors through the Monitor fader. It is important to note that each channel has a gain or level at the top of each channel which will need to be moved to achieve the desired volume as well as the channel fader moved up as well. The OHM's will take care of themselves. At 8 OHM's you will basically cut your available power in half.... » Read More I use passive speakers at my church as well. I set the amp selector to MON1/monitor if i remember. Then I run the mains through the right side speakon output and the monitors through the right. You will control the main volume with the MAIN or MONO fader and the monitors through the Monitor fader. It is important to note that each channel has a gain or level at the top of each channel which will need to be moved to achieve the desired volume as well as the channel fader moved up as well. The OHM's will take care of themselves. At 8 OHM's you will basically cut your available power in half. Hope this helps. « Show Less
1590804
You have to set it to main and use the speakon connectors.....if they are active then you have to use the quarter connector at the top of the kixer
2143135
First of all I have a P400X4 so I'm not sure I can answer that but this is what I did. I ran two pairs of RCA cables from the head unit to the amp but my amp only powers two rear speakers and a Sub. Front speakers are powered by the head unit. Then I ran individual power, ground and the signal wire and it works fine. Hope that helps!
1649785
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
2005915
In the past I have had to deal with mismatched speakers of high wattage. I used a matching impedance amplifier.. Unacceptable here, So a possible solution could be, hook it up as normal. If it works to your satisfaction all is well. If not go to Radio Shack and buy a 4 ohm-1 watt resistor and connect it in series. Depending on speaker design, that could bring out the power to an acceptable level. If that fails... well ... its filter stuff and the cost is probably unacceptable.
1952163
This amp is not putting out 2100 watts to your speakers. Your speakers are probably 8 ohms. If they are 8 ohms they are getting 230 watts to each channel. 1050 Watts x 2 Power Amplifier 230 + 230 Watts @ 8 Ohms - 460 + 460 Watts @ 4 Ohms - 920 + 920 Watts @ 2 OhmsYou will need a much more powerful amp. Good luck!
1774176
Hi,this is passive PA Speaker. To use them need an amplifier or receiver. Recommended amplifier power 70W
619504
Thank you for asking. The powered outputs on this are stable down to 4 ohms. As long as the impedance on your speakers is high enough the amp will be ok. If the speakers are rated to the right power they will be safe as well. Have a great day!
141524
The receiver can easily drive 4 ohm speakers. The RMS power rating of 80W applies to 8 ohm speakers, so the power output for 4 ohms will be somewhat greater. You can change the speaker impedance from the default setting of 8 ohms to 4 ohms using the "Advanced Setup" menu as described on page 37 of the owner's manual.
1907210
I run 4 ohm speakers with a varying peak wattage between 200 and 250. As it was stated before having extra watts on tap from the amp helps the speakers to have plenty of power on hand without straining.
1163243
Your speaker has the capacity to dissipate 150 watts. When it is ever doing that it would be blasting at huge volume and I doubt you ever get there. The more important stat is the power rating of your amplifier. Very few of those run at more than 100 watts per channel so yeah the switch will be fine with your speakers.
621704
I did some brief reading about how to match amps and speakers, and my understanding is that the amp's power rating should be less than that of the speakers--around half the peak rated wattage. But as well as power you have to make sure the impedance of the speakers matches the output impedance range of the amp. If you're running two 8 ohm speakers in parallel on each channel, that's actually 4 ohms, so check those numbers. We use this Grace BTAR122 in conjunction with two 80 watt Polk Atrium 4 speakers and it sounds fantastic.
135221
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.
1717641
Thank you for your inquiry. The Zamp has a setting for bridged mono operation. You should not use a speaker with an impedance that is less than 8 ohms for Bridged Mono operation, or you risk damaging the unit. The Mono Bridged setting has a continuous power output of 90 watts RMS. Please let us know if you have any other questions!
1442609
You haven't provided all the necessary information to receive a worthy answer. We understand you want to power a pair of dual 15" speakers at 8 Ohms, but that's all we know. Complete your research by finding out the power handling ability and capacity of the speakers. Then, look again at the outputs that the amp is capable of. Your answer is then looking right back at you. I assure you this: Relying upon a bunch of people you do not know for answers to questions like this is going to come at a cost. You have no idea that they know anything about which they speak.
509545
If your speakers are powered these don't work.The 40 watt output is about 12-15 watts. This is a personal amp for just you at your computer. The 120 watt Pyle which is really about 50 watts .
1214415
I have not tried this but from the manual it describes utilizing both the A and B speaker sets. If this is similar to the stereo receivers of the 70s-80s, you would not want to use 4 ohm rated speakers as what normally happens is the speakers get paralleled and the resistance/impedance drops to 2 ohms and that the amp would never be able to handle without shutting down. If I remember, I will test this and comment further but everything I have read says this should work with 8 ohm rated speakers.
1446588
Agreed with all of the previous responses. You want to simply control the input from one channel [A] of your amplifier, and that goes to your four sets of speakers, identified as 1-4 to the right of the input. Frankly, not clear why they are showing "Output" connections below the Input connections. I am sure someone knows, but, for me they are just irrelevant.