What happens when you have two bi amps in a speaker?
If you have two amps with different input sensitivities that are being used to bi-amp, then either your bass or treble section of your speaker is going to play louder than the other, which is not good. The amplifier’s output impedance spec also affects how it reacts to your speakers.
How to wire a 4 channel amp to 4 speakers?
System 2: 2 speakers in parallel to each front channel = 2 Ohms x 2 + 1 subwoofer wired for 4 or 2 Ohms on the rear channels bridged for more power. 4 channel amps that handle 2 ohms bridged are less common but they are out there.
What kind of wire do I need to run speakers?
When running new speaker wires from your amplifier’s output to the speakers, any size wire from 18- to 14-gauge will work fine. (The lower the gauge number, the thicker the wire.) For subwoofers, use 16- to 12-gauge wires.
Can a speaker have both positive and negative connections?
If you see only one positive and one negative connection (usually red and black), your speakers are not capable of either one. If, however, you see two sets of connections, you have speakers that can be bi-amped or bi-wired.
How to connect 4 speakers to an amp?
Michael, You can run four speakers with a 2-channel amp by connecting the left pair of speakers to the amp’s left channel speaker terminals and the right pair of speakers to the right speaker terminals – two to a terminal.
Is it OK to connect two bass amps together?
The other amp is a small 40-watt Eastcoast bass amp, I was thinking of connecting the two together somehow to give the bigger amp a bit of a volume boost Bad Idea. Two amps should be connected to two speakers. You can divide the input signal into both amps.
Do you run the speaker wires from the dash to the AMP?
This means, you just need to run the eight speaker wires from the dash to the amplifier, just like you do the RCA cables. In fact, when you’re installing the amp, it’s smart to run the RCA cables and new speaker wires at the same time.
How do you hook up a bass guitar to an amp?
Plug your bass in the low input socket then use a jack cable to link from the high input socket to the line input on the other amp or better still if the other combo has in fact got a conventional bass guitar input use that. You will find you have created an earth loop and it will buzz quite a bit.