I have no idea what you are asking, b/c it sounds to me like you have 4 outputs on the amp, and 4 inputs on the crossover. That sounds like it makes sense to me.
Please start reading. Even 15 min of skimming should show you what you need to know:
Basic Car Audio Electronics

 

I kind of somewhat answered my question. Check out the bottom of page 1 at this link:

http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/Manuals/500/500SPX17RE.PDF

You'll notice that it gives me the option to bi-wire or single input. Having never installed a crossover before, I was having a hard time wrapping my head around having 2 crossovers with 2 sets of inputs/outputs. My amp wiring diagram shows me that the speaker outputs 1 and 2 are to be used for front speakers and channels 3 and 4 are to be used for rear speakers. Since I have no rear fill speakers with this setup, and am hooking up 1 set of front components...I was getting confused on how to wire up the crossovers to the amp. What I didn't realize is that I guess for the single input option, I only need to run one set of speaker cables from the "In" on my crossover to my amp.

 

I am surprised there is 2 pr. coming out unless that is a bi-ampable passive crossover. The PPI 365cs's are that way but there is a switch to change from normal (1 pr) to bi amp (2 pr).

you should be able to just run them both to the front or rear outputs on the amp. Unless you are running some sort of active set up.But it doesn't sound that way from your post.

 

Your component set sounds like it is Bi-Ampable

So you can either use all 4 channel of your 4 channel to wire to just the front components,Or it should have come with some type of "bridge" in order to wire them up with a single input

You need to decide how YOU want your system setup

 

I can't make sense of it either...state your questions clearly. and refer to 1 speaker wire as a postivie and negative together. It just gets confused when you say 4 and it really is 2 pairs of the wire. Try referring to it as the mid wire or the tweeter wire.

Oh and are you trying to run 2 sets of components? 1 in the front and 1 in the rear or just 1 up front?

 

Sorry the question wasn't very well stated. I'm a visual person/learner so sometimes it's hard for me to explain things w/o having pictures.

I do realize now that these are a bi-ampable set of components. Alpine isn't very clear in writing up their manuals though. After having some more clarification, I was able to find this thread which pretty much sums it up for me.

Austin, I'm running 1 set of components up front.

http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum...q-forum/38983-bi-wiring-2way-front-4ch-amp-better-sq-than-bridging-2-chans.html

Guess I'll go single input but will bridge seeing as how I've heard that these speakers can be power hungry.

 

Guess I'll go single input but will bridge seeing as how I've heard that these speakers can be power hungry.

Sounds like a good choice. It also saves on some wiring and tuning haha.

 

Sorry the question wasn't very well stated. I'm a visual person/learner so sometimes it's hard for me to explain things w/o having pictures.

I do realize now that these are a bi-ampable set of components. Alpine isn't very clear in writing up their manuals though. After having some more clarification, I was able to find this thread which pretty much sums it up for me.

Austin, I'm running 1 set of components up front.

http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum...q-forum/38983-bi-wiring-2way-front-4ch-amp-better-sq-than-bridging-2-chans.html

Guess I'll go single input but will bridge seeing as how I've heard that these speakers can be power hungry.

 

first of all you cannot bridge a pdx5, so you have two choices:

1. use only channels 1 and 2 on the pdx5 and run a single set of speaker wires (one + and one -) to each crossover.

2. bi-amp your components and use channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the pdx5. in this case you would run 2 sets of speakers wires to each crossover instead of one. follow the speaker/crossover directions as far as which connections to use and how to change it to bi-amp mode.

 

Then why would Alpine give instructions on how to bridge their amps?

See bottom of page 2.

http://vault.alpine-usa.com/products/documents/PDX-5 OM.PDF

Crutchfield also lists the PDX-5 as being bridegable and goes so far as to list the bridged amperage.

Alpine PDX-5 5-channel car amplifier 75 watts RMS x 4 + 300 watts RMS x 1 at Crutchfield Signature

See this thread.

http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/diy-mobile-audio-sq-forum/62089-bridging-pdx5.html

 

Run the speaker wires from the amp to the woofer input of the crossover. Keep crossover easily accessible. Turn on system.
Play music.
If tweeter don't play, pull that jumper or replace it whichever its not.
OR
Use a jumper to connect the woofer input to the tweeter input.

It's not rocket science. As for bridging the amp, only if you want those speakers louder and are willing to give up rears.

As for biamping, don't unless you are T/A the speakers. The extra teensy bit of power difference won't be audible from just running the speakers non biamped.

 

guess i was wrong. go for it.

 

hello, i wired tweeters and woofer seperately to the crossover outputs and then wired a single woofer input to the amp. both jumpers are in and i have no sound coming out of the tweeters, any suggestions on why that is? Thanks

 

It sounds like you have it wired correctly. Also make sure you don't have any filters on in the amp. To troubleshoot you can remove the jumpers, and connect to the amp to the tweeter inputs. Just make sure the volume is at a low level. If your tweeters don't play then check your wiring to the tweeters and check the voice coil with a DVM to make sure the tweeters are not blown.