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Can I hook up 4 speakers to a 2 channel amp?

Can i hook up 2, 6x9 speakers at 500 watt each & 2, 6.5'' subs at 300 watts each to a 1400 watt 2 channel amp?

  • its a pyle 2 channel 1400 watt amp and its 4 ohms each speakers and sub. thanks, i am looking to buy an amp on ebay for about $80 that will push 2,6x9 & 2 subs with good & clear sound,i already have the 6x9 & subs just need the amp.thanks looking forward to your answer soon.

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    Actually yes but when it says 2 channels it means it was meant to power just 2 speakers..yeah i know you can hook more up without any real problems I have donme it all and seen it all but if you are running all 4 speakers, subs what ever you could split the left channel and right channel. Run one of the 6x9 speakers and one of the 6.5 inch subs off of each channel. that's the easiest way to get the most bang for your buck and it should still sound reasonable clear when you turn it up. I'm sure there's other ways to do it but this is the easiest way to hook it up without burning out the amp, I have installed many systems over the years and never have fried a speaker or amp plus my systems all sounded great and my friends always come to me to install there systems.. Good luck and hope I helped you or at least gave ya an idea.

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it is quite possible to do...however you'll change your impedance, which isnt the best of ideas, also the sound quality isnt going to be there really, the 2 channel amp is meant to run only two speakers, what your best bet would be is to get a separate speaker amp and run that aswel, then you'll have Loud, good quality audio...look into Sony Xplods ive had one for a year or 2 and its really impressive!

Jimmy D

It's not a good idea. The problem is that the 6x9" speakers are meant to play the full audio range, and the subs are meant to play only bass. In most cases you can use a crossover in the amp to cut out the high frequencies from the subs, but in this case you wouldn't be able to do that if you wanted to run the 6x9's full-range. You'd have to use passive in-line crossovers for the subs, and those are getting hard to find. On the other hand, I'm not too clear on your question because you said they're 6.5" subs. It's very rare to find subwoofers in that size. If the 6.5" speakers are full range, not subs, then there's no real problem with running them together with the 6x9's on a 2-channel amp, provided that the amplifier is stable for 2-ohm loads. The main disadvantage would be that you can't adjust the volume of the 6.5" speakers separately from the 6x9's. If one or the other turns out to be too loud, then there won't be anything you can do about it.

KaeZoo

yes you can hook them up. But the nice clear sound you want is not going to be there. It will sound ok but thats it Just make sure your speaker load is no lower that 2ohms per ch. You did not real say how many ohms the subs are.

greg x

Dude subs belong on mono block amps. I am sick of seeing people hook them up to a multi channel amp and then wonder why it sounds like ****.

georgewillings

sure try it.

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