how does it hook up the subwoofers? if i put three subs in here do i need a 3 channel amp or can i run them in series??
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I hooked it up to a 2 channel amp with 2 speakers on one channel and the 3rd on the other
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It all depends on the impedance of the woofers. If you have three 8 ohm woofers, you wire them in parallel for a 2 ohm load or series for a 24 ohm load - not recommended. If you have three 4 ohm woofers, wire them in parallel for a 1 ohm load or series for a 12 ohm load - not recommended. Basically, if you have a 2 channel amp, be sure it can be bridged to 1 or 2 ohms. Otherwise, you need a mono sub amp that matches the impedance of the woofers of choice. You need all three subs on one channel or have each sub on it's own amp.
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no you can run it off any amp if you run it off a 2 channel you can run it in series paralell n bridged or u kan run it in series to a 1 channel amp which is how mine are and pushes more rms.
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i have rockford T1000 db 2 chaneel and 3 jl w6 12' i run them on serial to 4 oz because it sound better but in you case i dont know what tipe amp do you have and what sub do you have
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This amplifier requires a preamp, or existing receiver. If your subwoofer is powered, you will have to use the preamp or receivers subwoofer preout. If your subwoofer is passive, you can sent the signal to the amplifier but will not be able to run a true 5.1 surround
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You should read the manual on your subwoofer. Most subwoofers have a dual purpose input, 2 RCA connectors to use a standard "stereo" input, but one of those will also act as a coaxial input for single cable operation with most receivers
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I use only the speakers that came with the unit. It you want to add a subwoofer it calls for a "Powered subwoofer."
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Q: can you use this to power 4 6x9 speakers (150rms each at 4ohm) And how would you wire a high level imput into this amp? (stock head unit because they dont make an aftermarket one)A: You can buy the speaker line to RCA adapter to feed your speaker lines into the amp. I used an Audiocontrol LC6i in my setup but not necessary unless you want to add subwoofer and amps.I have a small amp for my speakers and one amp for this sub. 2ohms is how the shop I went to set it up. The amp I got was like $65 and it works great. I've had both for about 1.5-2 years now
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Thanks for the reply. I see your point about hooking the sub through to the main speaker outs and then to the L/R fronts. I guess that would be pushing it quite a bit. Thanks for the tips on the powered sub. At $80, I can't really go wrong. One last thing: If I wanted to forgo the rear speakers, could the sub be hooked up to the surround outs or am I letting my complete ignorance show here? Thanks again.
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That unit is not really designed with a subwoofer output however you could use the Pre out to send the signal to the sub but it will send all the frequencies to it along with sub frequencies. The other way is to use hi level in and out from the raw wire speaker outs. This acts as a pass through and carries the signal through the sub and out onto your speakers.
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You do not power a sub through preamp. Your sub is powered when you plug it in a wall socket. the recieverdoes not drive the sub it drives itself whereas, the other speakers are driven by the receiver which can notgive enough power to 5 or 7 speakers they each want. It is better to over power than underpower speakers.
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Seems like it from the image on google, you have 5 amplifier connectors for speaker wire and a preamp connector for the sub. You have lots of other choices so do your research, but we've been very pleased with these.
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I will be able to provide a definitive answer if you can provide me the model of the receiver. To get this sub working, you either need a LFE out ( a co-axial port usually available on most of the basic receivers) or a sub-woofer speaker screw-in ports. To get the most out of this sub, i would prefer LFE out to connect to the sub.
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That depends on the amp you have, it wouldn't be smart to connect two different subwoofers to the same amp, maybe get two amps, one for each sub, just make sure the wiring is done correctly for the best sound and a long lasting system
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I'd hook your subwoofers to your L&R; speakers usually they come with that facility or some sort of DSP or crossover which will strip out the bass frequencies and make your system run more efficiently. Never really thought about using the aux but I suppose that could work under the same principal and hook one subwoofer from the other and run your main speakers from L&R.; This assumes all are powered of course.
2099479
You don't connect the speakers to the sub. The sub and the rest of the speakers connect to your receiver.
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Most Subwoofers only need a two wire input (built in clips). You only need these RCA connectors if the unit has a female RCA jack installed as an input (not common).
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The sub has high level inputs and outputs. So you can connect your speaker wire to the sub and then come back out to the speakers.
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Budget wise connect all four speakers to channels 1 & 2 and bridge 3 & 4 for the sub. It would work, but as to get the best performance from your speakers and sub I would have gone with a slightly more powerful amp. If you gots the cash, buy mono block amp cause that makes a difference. I know this amp all too well. Connected things all different ways to test for perfromance.
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I would encourage you to hook up the sub to your receiver first to see if you need the amplifier. Unless you are calling your receiver an amp.The sub gets hooked into your right And left out the the speakers get hooked up to your sub speaker...marked left and right. If you want to call me you can414.588.1165