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hey guys, i'm new to the forum. hope this doesnt get sent to the "you should've searched first" section.
here's my scenario: i'm looking to hook up a total of 8 speakers. 4 midbass, and 4 tweeters. two midbass/tweeters will go up front, and two midbass/tweeters wil go in the rear. the speakers are not component sets, and do not have passive crossovers. what i wanna know is how i get these speakers wired up if im using a 4 channel amp?
i've ran wires for stereo before but it only used 4 speakers. what i considered doing was using 1 channel for each midbass, and for the tweeters i thought i'd use the head unit's speaker out wires. if i did this it wouldn't be a permanent set-up, just something to get me rolling til i can buy a nice set of component speakers.
next question i have is: i'm looking at amps. thought i understood how it works, but am now realizing i really have no idea. one amp i saw(kenwood excelon KAC-X40 LINK) says it has 800 watts max power. then in the specs it says if you're running 4 ohms, it can push 70 watts into 4 channels (280 watts) and at 2 ohms it can push 100 watts into 4 channels(400 watts).. so where are the rest of the watts?!
i know a lot of this is probably very basic info, but if you could point me in the right direction i'd greatly appreciate it. didnt see anything like what i was looking for in other posts, so i apologize if it's already on here somewhere. thanks and take care
brad
here's my scenario: i'm looking to hook up a total of 8 speakers. 4 midbass, and 4 tweeters. two midbass/tweeters will go up front, and two midbass/tweeters wil go in the rear. the speakers are not component sets, and do not have passive crossovers. what i wanna know is how i get these speakers wired up if im using a 4 channel amp?
i've ran wires for stereo before but it only used 4 speakers. what i considered doing was using 1 channel for each midbass, and for the tweeters i thought i'd use the head unit's speaker out wires. if i did this it wouldn't be a permanent set-up, just something to get me rolling til i can buy a nice set of component speakers.
next question i have is: i'm looking at amps. thought i understood how it works, but am now realizing i really have no idea. one amp i saw(kenwood excelon KAC-X40 LINK) says it has 800 watts max power. then in the specs it says if you're running 4 ohms, it can push 70 watts into 4 channels (280 watts) and at 2 ohms it can push 100 watts into 4 channels(400 watts).. so where are the rest of the watts?!
i know a lot of this is probably very basic info, but if you could point me in the right direction i'd greatly appreciate it. didnt see anything like what i was looking for in other posts, so i apologize if it's already on here somewhere. thanks and take care
brad