Series your receiver possible?

rehabb · Post by **rehabb** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:29 pm

ok lets say you have a 50X4 receiver.. is it possible to series your RF and your RR speakers and series your LF and your LR so that you will get more power to them? instead of 50... getting 100.. if you know what im talking about reply

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:34 pm

I wouldnt do this. I think when you attempt to bridge the headunit, it lowers the impedance and will blow the internal amplifier.
Someone correct me if im wrong.

TEDD

rehabb · Post by **rehabb** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:39 pm

it will lower it when you parallel....

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:43 pm

Well...even if it were possible, it would either lower it to 2 ohms (if its a 4 ohm channel) or raise it to 8 ohms which would totally negate the increase in power.
You are better off buying an external amp.

TEDD

rehabb · Post by **rehabb** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:46 pm

dude.. when you series something .. it will double. when you parallel it will cut your ohms in half. so please someone who knows about electricity please post.

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:48 pm

Yea...but in car stereo, there's something called ohms. And in a series circuit, ohms double. In a parallel circuit, ohms cut in half. But w/e, i guess 3 electronics classes in an auto school mean i dont have any electronics experience.

TEDD

rehabb · Post by **rehabb** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:49 pm

and if i series it, it should use the power comming from the RF and combine the power from the RR. IF YOU SERIES

so if you had 50X4 it will now be a 100X2

rehabb · Post by **rehabb** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:50 pm

do you know what i mean now? i think you understood me wrong in the first post or something.. i dont know. sorry

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:04 pm

rehabb wrote:dude.. when you series something .. it will double. when you parallel it will cut your ohms in half. so please someone who knows about electricity please post.

The minimum Ohm load on any aftermarket head unit is 4 Ohms.

If you series your speakers you will double the ohms, which cuts the power in half.

Tedd is right. Just leave it be or buy amps.

If you series it you will actually loose overall power. If you TRY and parallel it you will just blow fuses if not the radio.

Sorry, Im sure this isnt what you wanted to hear

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:16 pm

Thank you ryan. Now i know my 3 electronics courses and my 4 years of car audio experience hasnt gone to waste

TEDD