Hertz Components + Amp Wiring Help

[jimmytboi 0]

Hi all, just trying to get to grips with all of this series and paralel wiring stuff. I am looking at buying a set of 4 100W continuous load speakers for my car (at the standard 4ohm).

I understand now that if you wire these in a parelel circuit you will be able to use a 2ohm load for them. The amplifier i'm looking at says it powers 2x95w at 2 ohms. So if i wire 2 speakers up to one connection on the amp will it power both speakers at 95w or send 95w to split between the speakers. I dont know if i need a 2x200w at 2ohms or if this amp is perfectly capable.

Just so it helps explain the parts im looking at, i'll provide links to them to see if anyone can tell me if im going in the right direction or not.

1x http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/hertz-ep2.html

1x set of http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/hertz-hi-energy-hcx-165-3.html

1x set of http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/hertz-energy-esk-165-3.html

If the amp is not correct can somebody make a suggestion of what i should be looking for, and also if its a bad combination of speakers let me know

Thanks,

Jamie

Edited July 25, 2009 by jimmytboi

[Sir-Lancelot 216]

It would split the power between your dirvers.

100w / 4 drivers = 25w ea.

[jcarter1885 995]

Hi all, just trying to get to grips with all of this series and paralel wiring stuff. I am looking at buying a set of 4 100W continuous load speakers for my car (at the standard 4ohm).

I understand now that if you wire these in a parelel circuit you will be able to use a 2ohm load for them. The amplifier i'm looking at says it powers 2x95w at 2 ohms. So if i wire 2 speakers up to one connection on the amp will it power both speakers at 95w or send 95w to split between the speakers. I dont know if i need a 2x200w at 2ohms or if this amp is perfectly capable.

Just so it helps explain the parts im looking at, i'll provide links to them to see if anyone can tell me if im going in the right direction or not.

1x http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/hertz-ep2.html

1x set of http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/hertz-hi-energy-hcx-165-3.html

1x set of http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/hertz-energy-esk-165-3.html

If the amp is not correct can somebody make a suggestion of what i should be looking for, and also if its a bad combination of speakers let me know

Thanks,

Jamie

Yeah that amp will do, that 95RMS @ 2ohms will be split between the two drivers. You can get an amp that will do 95-200RMS@ 2ohms and be fine, there is no such thing as underpowering speakers and any speakers besides subwoofers dont really need all their rms going to them all day long (but you can if you want).

I would try looking at a Sundown SAX-125.2 or 50.4 and wire each speaker to its own channel.

[jimmytboi 0]

Thanks for the info guys, i think i will end up going for an amp like said above one channel each and it will probably be a sundown amp.

Considering i listen to a wide variety of music, if i got the 4 at 100rms ie total 400 watts, what would you recommend for a subwoofer as it can vary from metal to rap and chart stuff.

Thanks again, appreciated help

Jamie

[Sir-Lancelot 216]

What do you drive?

[jimmytboi 0]

vw golf atm, hoping within the next year to move into a civic type-r ep3, but for now vw golf standard 1.4L