How To Wire A 2 Channel Amp To 4 Speakers And A Sub
To bridge a two channel amplifier locate the amp terminals.
How to wire a 2 channel amp to 4 speakers and a sub. Lorenzo shows you how to wire your speakers to your factory wiring harness being powered by the head units amplifier or an aftermarket kenwood amplifier. Using a subwoofer wiring diagram will ensure that the impedance between the subwoofer and amplifier match. He shows a 2 channel set up and a 4. A positive and a negative for the right channel and likewise for the left channel.
Ive put together some really detailed information to help make this as painless and inexpensive as possible. A common setup with a 4 channel amplifier is to wire 2 speakers each in parallel to channels 1 and 2 for a total of 4 then bridging channels 3 and 4 for the subwoofer. How to bridge a two channel amp. Each terminal will be labeled as follows.
Right channel a positive b negative. On a 2 channel amp there are four terminals. Quality mobile video 660759 views. Or should i run it un bridged with two seperate sets of wires from the amps sub channel with one of each going to only one of the voice coils on the sub.
Hopefully you can see all the possibilities this creates. Wiring a 2 or 4 channel amp to your stock speaker harness without cutting the factory wiring duration. Since your amp does not have an rca output for the sub you best option is to put the sub in parallel to the speakers. However it is possible to wire a 4 channel amp to 4 speakers and a sub.
Bridged to the sub. I do exactly that in my pickup power a pair of separates in the front with 2 of the channels and bridge the other two to power a sub. However theyre intended for use with 4 speakers or 2 speakers and a sub not both. In fact i would prefer that setup to a 2 amp setup.
Connect both cables to the left and right outputs on the amp a pair of cables to the left and another pair to the right. 4 channel amps are great and have a lot of flexibility for the most part. A proper subwoofer installation means that the power requirements between the amp and sub match the impedance between the sub and amp are consistent and the subwoofer is mounted in the correct box.