Alright so i have a Mach 460 system and i'm puttin in an amp for my 12" subs the only prob is that i want to tap it from the rear deck and thats only 2 channels my amp is a 4 channel amp and i need all four channels going. Could i split those 2 channels into 4 channels for my amp?
< Message edited by v6stang1335 -- 9/8/2005 10:05:58 PM >
im pretty sure to add an extra amp to the mach 460 you would have to completly start over with the stareo. By that i mean take out all of the stock equipment and put in all new stuff, i could be wrong but i hope someone else can chime in and help
it can be done but why use a 4 channel amp for subs? all you need is an amp with line level inputs or buy a piece from the audio store that allows you to use the rear speaker wires to connect to. but seriously a mono amp is all that is needed--sub bass is mono and should not really be played in stereo especially if its a common chamber sub enclosure.
< Message edited by bonesninja -- 9/9/2005 1:37:30 AM >
Did it ever occur to u that mayb i didn't buy that amp and some one gave it to me and i ain't gonna pay for a mono amp when i got a 4 channel free and its brand new still in the box
O i thought u were puttin in a four channel to put more power to the satilite speakers, my bad. And u should get a mono block amp but hey if someone gave it to u u cant complian!
Did it ever occur to u that mayb i didn't buy that amp and some one gave it to me and i ain't gonna pay for a mono amp when i got a 4 channel free and its brand new still in the box
hey man its your stuff, i just tried to give you some advice. hope you understand about crossing it over properly and setting the gains to match each other and common airspace in sub enclosures etc if not your gonna have some issues that is all thanx for reading.
< Message edited by bonesninja -- 9/9/2005 5:09:43 PM >
Did it ever occur to u that mayb i didn't buy that amp and some one gave it to me and i ain't gonna pay for a mono amp when i got a 4 channel free and its brand new still in the box
Did it ever occur to you to maybe be a little more informative in your initial post and maybe then you'll get more worthwhile advice to what you're asking for?
If you're going to use a 2 or 4 channel amp to run subs, find out if it's possible to bridge two of the channels to make make a mono output. In your case, 2 Stereo outputs and one Mono output for the subs.
Haha sorry for that little outbreak i have a problem with that sumtimes
i can bridge it to a mono output and 2 channels but is there any way i can use the full power of my amp cuz my amp puts out 800 x 2 at 4ohm bridged max and my subs are 4 ohm 1000max 500rms .... with a 1 mono out put for both and two unused channels that wouldn't be powering the subs much would it? sorry again
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If you bridge those subs you will have 2 ohm load. It might overheat the amp and it will cutout. The ohm rating is usually meant for the lowside, any amp can run a higher impedence (8 ohm), most good sub amps can handle lower than 1 ohm.
< Message edited by bryanec -- 9/12/2005 10:46:08 PM >
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