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Straightforward and to the point with no fluff. Sincere thanks for appreciating other people's time... by spending *your* time metabolizing this down to the key elements for all of us. Much appreciated sir!
One of the best series and parallel videos I've seen yet. I'm trying to learn. Many videos cut out information. Quick 4 min videos are awesome too. Thanks sir
This is the best and most understandable video on this subject. When you wire two 8 ohm speakers in parallel, do you set your impedance selector switch or wire on 8 or 4 ohm?
Jesus Christ Bro... You just made something I have been brooding over for over 30+ yrs LOL!!! I just went by ear and chance with my cabinets LOL!!! Thank you for straightening this out for me.
Hi great explanation, i few a question regarding performance of the speaker in Parallel, if I connect 4 - 4 ohm speakers in parallel on a single 4 ohm channel on the amp how would I lose speaker performance watts etc..?
Thank you for this video. I build a pair of book shelve speakers now I setup crossovers one for the tweeter one for the woofer bot the woofer and the tweeter are both 8ohm. Is my book shelve speakers now 4ohms ?
I've learned the parallel formula as Z1 * Z2 divided by Z1 + Z2 which is easier to calculate (in your head) for me. The result is the same of course...
Interesting, short, well explained AND timecodes! Doesn’t get any better than this! Great video! Tip: I’m wondering what tonal and volume differences can be expected between wiring a guitar speaker cabinet’s same speakers in parallel vs in series.
The closer you match impedances the more efficient it is. You get maximum power transfer with matched impedances. Since a speaker is a current device, parallel connected speakers are preferred when possible. Depending on the amplifier, different impedance speaker loads may also alter the frequency response. Don't go lower than an amp's minimum or you could damage it, although MODERN equipment usually has protection circuitry.
Your videos are such informative and big blessings for people like me. I have one big confusion. Please help me with it. Suppose I want to connect 4 speakers of 8 ohms 500 watt to an amplifier that could do 3000 watt at 4 ohms (bridged mode). How can I do it? Are speakon cables wired differently as parallel and series? Thank you.
hey....thanks for the video i want to ask please- i have 2 speakers of 6 ohm nominal impedance each . i have 2 channels amp with 8 ohm per channel (cambrige AXR100) i want to connect 1 speaker into single channel whats the best way to connect it? thanks
For the sake of clarity - at about 1:18 you refer to "the impedance rating of your amplifier". Note the heading of that column is "Load Mode". "the impedance of your amplifier" may also refer to the output impedance of the amplifier itself. What this refers to is maybe best explained by why batteries are tested "under load". Eight new 1.5V AAA cells in series will give you nominally 12V (no load) but cannot be expected to start a car. Their internal resistance is too great. Something inside the cell resists delivering so much power. So if someone stumbles across a spec sheet that lists output impedance my first reaction is to be very clear that this is not the same as the range of speaker impedance the amp can handle. The output impedance has consequences and can be useful information. Low output impedance indicates that once a woofer has been set in motion it stops when it is intended to stop resulting in bass clarity. Low output impedance means greater thermal efficiency thus amps can be more closely clustered in a rack (all else being equal). If you want a string of wire with gain look for low output impedance (as some describe an ideal amplifier) . The reality is that much of our musical history is built on "perfect imperfections" (thanks Sylvan LaCue and John Legend) where the output stages are stressed For example many guitar players swear to the fact that a VOX AC-30 does not reveal how beautiful it can sound at lower volumes. To make an informed choice the spec sheets may help but understand the amp and speakers are paired or a community. They interact. Powered/active speakers are often a good choice. PLEASE LISTEN when spending money on audio gear! Thank you for this very useful and informative channel.
Putting a 4 ohm and an 8 ohm speaker in series is not a good idea; the 8 ohm speaker will get twice the voltage across it that the 4ohm speaker gets(Ohms' Law), and since the same current flows through both it gets twice the power.
Really like the way you present your vid, being close to ur mike, and without background 'noise', excellent.. Is 'continuous power output' the same as impedance? guessing yes.. :-) thanks
Thanks, Warryck Scown! Continuous power output refers to the power handling of the speaker, not the impedance. Check out this post for more info: audiouniversityonline.com/choosing-an-amplifier/
So if i have 2 pairs of 6 ohm speakers, it would be better to connect them in series because a 12 ohm load would be better than 3 ohm load right? 3 ohms will make the amplifier overheat and distort the sound at higher volumes But 12 ohms will just make the speakers more stubborn for power consumption and will require more volume than usuall
Can i ask what if i series (2) 3ohms speaker then my speaker will get 6ohm ryt? Then how bout the watts? And its ganno be clearer or the parallel one is much clearer?
Hi Gn … I have a question ? I have an onkyo receiver 3r 315 set comes with 2 speakers ( one channel is not working) can I put the 2 speakers on one channel ? Thanks Ps… I did connect both on the one channel and it worked ( but a technician told me that application can damage / blow the speakers? Need help :) thanks
Series Connection Question: Do you use Negative or Positive wire for the negative to positive connection between the 2 speakers? I have red and black...which one? Please and thanks...and great vids.
It doesn’t matter which one you use. The wires are the same. The colors are only for helping keep track of which is which. Thanks for watching, Mr. J.L. Seagull!
@@AudioUniversity Thank you Sir! I figured as much but when I described what I was doing at the shop [hi-fi repair] he confused me. Other than gauge I always thought copper was copper. Thanks again.
I have a question! You mentioned very specific wiring, but how does this work if you just daisy chain 2 speakers using SpeakOn cables? Is that parallel or series?
@@AudioUniversity thank you! I’m trying to hook up 2 JBL JRX 225s ad what I currently have free is one channel on a D12, Trying to see if that’s going to be enough. They’re basically going to be operating as stage fills on a large stage
When I was a kid in the 1980s I thought, more speakers=BETTER. So I had four home made speaker boxes. One pair of boxes had two 8 Ohm speakers and a resisted tweeter in each. The other pair of boxes had a 12", an 8", a 5" and a pizo tweeter in each box. So that's 10 speakers, not counting tweeters, split in two channels, wired in parallel. The only thing I new back then, was don't mix up the polarities. I had a pretty large bedroom and it sounded great. How did this work? Doing the math, I should have had zero ohms and burned the amplifier. I'm researching now, because I'd like to do something similar with that same 40 year old JVC receiver that I still have.
I have a radio (JVC) with two pairs of connections both a right ad left. The Ohms listed on the radio are 6-16Ohms, and the provided speakers are 6 ohms each on connected to the right and the other to the left. I have recently picked up two big 8 ohm speakers that I would like to add in another part of the building, one to the right and one to the left. Is this possible? Thanks in advance all! Great video!
Years ago my uncle wired a dozen or so speakers to his car radio. He wired them all in parallel. The poor radio was so overload that one day it just gave up and well up in flames. It almost burned the whole car up. I had tried to tell him the radio could not handle what he was doing but he never listened to anyone.
Great videos Kyle. Since finding your page I have been recommending it to clients that I have either serviced or upgraded sound systems for. One note. In the very beginning of the video I thought you said the greater the impedance the greater the load on the amplifier. I believe it should be stated as the lower the impedance the greater the load on the amp. I see you have clarified this in reply to another comment.
Great information. I'm curious. Is there a way to parallel two speakers and have a 3rd one in series? My guess is to parallel two then let them act as the first "one" in a series? Thanks for in advance for any help or advice.
In terms of impedance, your thinking is correct. Nice! Although, I believe there are differences in how power will be allocated depending on if the speakers are connected in series or parallel. You might want to do some research on that...
I still have 1 more question. I want to install 2 bass shakers in series to my ext amp. I use 1 speakercable, where I connect the + from the amp with the + from bass shaker 1, the - to connect the - from the amp with the - from bass shaker 2. Then I still need to connect the 2 bass shakers in the middle with another speaker cable correct? The remaining - from shaker 1 and the + from shaker 2. But what part of the second cable do I use to connect?
which is better . would like to put six speakers three on left three on right for ceiling in garage and a sub for the speakers whats best parallel or series thank you
Thank you for this video! If I have a 2 channel amp with 4 - 16 ohms, want to hook up 4 speakers rated at 8 ohms each in parallel, is it ok to connect 2 speakers directly to each channel rather than from one speaker to the other? I think the impedance would be the same at 4 ohms, just want to make sure that is still OK to wire it that way. Thank you!
Yes. His diagrams showed wiring in parallel from speaker to speaker, but if you tied down 2 speaker wires under the same lugs on the amplifier, that is also wiring in parallel and the amplifier will know no difference.
Correct me if I wrong but the higher the load (resistance) of the speaker, the less load on the amplifier, as shown comparing the speaker output wired at 2ohms verse say 16ohms, the 2ohm speaker will be receiving almost 4 times the power. Maybe the definition of load is where I'm getting mixed up in you description
Think about it like this… To supply 30 Watts to a 2 ohm speaker requires much more current (amps) than supplying 30 Watts to a 16 ohm speaker. So, the components of the amp will get hotter trying to supply a given power level to a lower impedance.
Hi kyle ..very informative and i learnt alot from this video but tell me what will the ohm load at my amp be if i connect a 2ohm and 4ohm speaker in parralel...your response will be highly appreciated 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I've got 2, probably easy questions. 1: wiring 2 speakers per channel (30w max 6 ohm each) in parallel, does the wattage add together (60w) or stay the same (30w)? 2: same speakers as above, 2@ 6 ohm in parallel is 3 ohm load (per channel). I'm attempting to use a 2 channel amplifier 50w x 50w rated for 4 to 8 ohms. If I run the amp at about 3/4 volume, do you think it will "handle" and "push" my total of 4 speakers? Should I be worried about the 3 ohm load?
@@AudioUniversity Thank you! After I asked but before you replied I did hook it up for a test run. It sounded awesome but the amp got fairly warm after about 2 minutes. I guess I'll just have to get some different speakers. (Speakers are so expensive, was trying to just use some free bookshelf speakers I got recently)
I have a question. I have my mixer that has left and right output.. have one 15 inch power speaker as top speaker that has 2 channels . Can I connect left and right outputs from my mixer to one speaker. I'm trying to see if that will make the sound louder because in the past I had connected my phone music to the speaker using 3.5 conector to left and right to my speakers and it sounded more powerful than just using one channel
I think I need to know either that I applying the active speaker cabinet for 20 watt preamp, I think they need only 12 DCV from 220 ACV power supply whilst can you tell me they need a terminals or not, they need capacitors, resistors or not?
How would you connect in just mono? Using a single (quarter inch) 1/4 cable from the amp to first speaker IN and then OUT from first speaker to second speaker IN?
Thank you for your explanation. I have 2 pair (4 speakers) of 4ohm 50 watts (for each pair) speakers, Can I connect them in series to make them work like a 8 ohm 100 watts speaker to connect to one of the channels on my Amplifier that provides 2 channel of 8 ohm, 100 watts?
I'm doing 8ohm speakers x4. Haven't picked out an amp yet but must install them soon because ceiling drywall is going in. So which system should I use? Parallel or series? Very good video, just wish it touched on the pros and cons of each setup. ww
What about if my 8 pcs speaker is located atleast 120meter from my amplifier do i need special device to amplify the signal?. What wire should I used? Hope you answer this query of mine thank you and God Bless
How to connect 3 speakers to a 2 channel amp in stereo? Plan to buy a center channel speaker with 2 woofer 1 tweeter setup, but mono bluetooth battery capable amplifiers are hard to find.
Maybe you can explain what happens if I take parallel wiring that make impedance of my speakers are below the requirement of my HU/power amp? Any effect to sound quality?
That’s a good idea for a video! Thanks. You definitely want to avoid that. Using speakers or speaker combinations that present an impedance lower than your amplifier’s rating will allow too much current. This will likely cause your amplifier to overheat and eventually stop working!
I’m new at this. So, I have to ask questions. I understand that wiring 2 or more speakers in parallel lowers resistance or OHMS. So, if I run a speaker wire to a passive crossover then to an 8 ohm woofer and 8 ohm tweeter does going through the passive crossover lower the resistance or OHMS???
I need some help connecting 4 passive speakers thru my amplifier to a mixer. I want to use 2 of the passive speakers as monitors. Amplifier - sound blast sb2500 Mixer - sound blast sb desk mg24
Just to confirm I got this right, im looking at buying x4 fane sovereign 600w rms @ 8ohm and a t.amp 2400 2 channel, 2400w rms @4ohm, if I were to connect x2 drivers in parallel on one channel and the same on the other channel would this work out correct? Thanks :)
Actually the easiest way to calculate different impedance speakers in parallel is by multiplying all speaker ohms and dividing the result by the total sum of all speaker ohms. eg : 4x8 ÷ (4+8) = 2.7
Thank you so much!! But I have a question for wattage. If my amp is say 100w. And I have 2 speakers of 60w. Does Wiring them in series or parallel make any difference in the totall wattage?
Hi Kyle, excellent knowledge videos, very well defined terms. Thank you. I have 5.1 system configuration on Yamaha RX-A3000 receiver believe it's 6 ohm connected with all B&W speakers. Two cm8's (left-right) 8ohms each. CMcenter in 8ohms. Two rear cm5's also in 8ohms each. Am I over clocking or over loading receiver? Also do you have knowledge video on bi-amp wiring? Thank you in advance for everything you do.
Hi Ashish. It sounds like your speakers and amplifier impedance is matched and correct. The calculations in this video apply only to multiple speakers on a single amp channel. A 5.1 system includes 6 separate channels.
Need help setting up your speaker system? Check out this free resource I've created for you...
Speaker Placement Guide: audiouniversityonline.com/speaker-placement-guide/
Speaker Specs Guide: audiouniversityonline.com/speaker-specs-guide/
How many ohms would 8 8ohm svc speakers be at? Trying to find a way to wire 8 svc speakers to a 2ohm stable amp,
Can you please answer this question . If you have a 2 channel amp . Is the ohm rating per channel or for the entire amp over all?
Straightforward and to the point with no fluff. Sincere thanks for appreciating other people's time... by spending *your* time metabolizing this down to the key elements for all of us. Much appreciated sir!
Ditto...
I love your videos. Super informative and no messing around with cinematic intros or sponsor “Shout outs”.
Thanks very much.
This channel offers exactly what I'm looking for for so long. Thank you Kyle for you decent, short little video's of knowledge!
One of the best series and parallel videos I've seen yet. I'm trying to learn. Many videos cut out information. Quick 4 min videos are awesome too. Thanks sir
Great vid! No nonsense, no side threads. Just the info slow n clear TY!
Glad you enjoyed it, Clark! Thanks!
This is the best and most understandable video on this subject. When you wire two 8 ohm speakers in parallel, do you set your impedance selector switch or wire on 8 or 4 ohm?
Jesus Christ Bro... You just made something I have been brooding over for over 30+ yrs LOL!!! I just went by ear and chance with my cabinets LOL!!! Thank you for straightening this out for me.
Thanks for the video
Will the quality drops when two 4 ohms speakers connected series for 8 ohms impedance
Thank you so much Audio University, you're a big help. More power to you.
Excellent & well communicated. Leads me to questions on when one should wire in series versus parallel.
Good questions / ideas! Thanks, Hal Jalikakik!
Thank you sir! This is the best video on how to calculate the impedance and its wiring connections of speakers. Great video sir!
Thanks, Billy!
Good but also mention the effect on output RMS due to these impedance divisions or additions in series and parallel connections
Can you please make a video on this???
I’ll try to include this in the next edition of this video!
@@AudioUniversity Thanks so much! This is something I've wondered about for ages
Hi great explanation, i few a question regarding performance of the speaker in Parallel, if I connect 4 - 4 ohm speakers in parallel on a single 4 ohm channel on the amp how would I lose speaker performance watts etc..?
This helped alot! One question how do I know if I want my speakers in a series or parallel
It depends on the target impedance, but I will almost always use parallel or a combination of series and parallel.
Thank you very much for the information, it is very helpful. Greetings from Indonesia
Thanks for the lecture
The moment when you said you are no means an Expert I realized that you are you are more than that of it sounds
Thank you for this video. I build a pair of book shelve speakers now I setup crossovers one for the tweeter one for the woofer bot the woofer and the tweeter are both 8ohm.
Is my book shelve speakers now 4ohms ?
can i find one single 15” speaker that has two impedances? 4 ohm and 8 ohm for example. (not talking about the amp/head)
You're great, thanks a lot. I was very useful!
Thanks! I'm glad to hear that!
Cool, took me forever to figure out this without diagrams
Awesome info I love music, setting up and wiring my own home or car stereo systems thanks good info
Nice! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Check out some of the other content on this channel, too! I appreciate you watching, Joe! Thank you!
Straight to the point Love it
Thanks, Ben!
I've learned the parallel formula as Z1 * Z2 divided by Z1 + Z2 which is easier to calculate (in your head) for me. The result is the same of course...
I like this it’s easier
Ahh! My favorites universities! Audio University and Battery University. 😍
Thanks for watching, Rodrigo!
@@AudioUniversity I'm so pleased to watch your lessons! Big hug
Interesting, short, well explained AND timecodes! Doesn’t get any better than this! Great video!
Tip: I’m wondering what tonal and volume differences can be expected between wiring a guitar speaker cabinet’s same speakers in parallel vs in series.
Thanks, mouseanalyse! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for the tip, too. I will look into this question for future videos.
Very informational and professional, well done!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
The closer you match impedances the more efficient it is. You get maximum power transfer with matched impedances. Since a speaker is a current device, parallel connected speakers are preferred when possible. Depending on the amplifier, different impedance speaker loads may also alter the frequency response. Don't go lower than an amp's minimum or you could damage it, although MODERN equipment usually has protection circuitry.
Series,,,best video. How to calculate watts in amps n speakers in relation to ohms? What is the relevance of watts in amps n speakers? Plz explain.
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I had a question, you gave me the answer! Couldn't be happier
Thank you so much for this quick info - Rock on man!
Your videos are such informative and big blessings for people like me. I have one big confusion. Please help me with it.
Suppose I want to connect 4 speakers of 8 ohms 500 watt to an amplifier that could do 3000 watt at 4 ohms (bridged mode). How can I do it? Are speakon cables wired differently as parallel and series? Thank you.
A Big Thanks. Well done ✅ you have explain everything well. 👌✌️
hey....thanks for the video
i want to ask please- i have 2 speakers of 6 ohm nominal impedance each .
i have 2 channels amp with 8 ohm per channel (cambrige AXR100)
i want to connect 1 speaker into single channel whats the best way to connect it?
thanks
Thank for your explanation very useful
Glad it was helpful!
I see there are 52 MIT Magna grads that disagree 👀
Haters gonna hate! 👎
I found this very educating. TY👍
For the sake of clarity - at about 1:18 you refer to "the impedance rating of your amplifier". Note the heading of that column is "Load Mode". "the impedance of your amplifier" may also refer to the output impedance of the amplifier itself. What this refers to is maybe best explained by why batteries are tested "under load". Eight new 1.5V AAA cells in series will give you nominally 12V (no load) but cannot be expected to start a car. Their internal resistance is too great. Something inside the cell resists delivering so much power.
So if someone stumbles across a spec sheet that lists output impedance my first reaction is to be very clear that this is not the same as the range of speaker impedance the amp can handle.
The output impedance has consequences and can be useful information. Low output impedance indicates that once a woofer has been set in motion it stops when it is intended to stop resulting in bass clarity. Low output impedance means greater thermal efficiency thus amps can be more closely clustered in a rack (all else being equal).
If you want a string of wire with gain look for low output impedance (as some describe an ideal amplifier) . The reality is that much of our musical history is built on "perfect imperfections" (thanks Sylvan LaCue and John Legend) where the output stages are stressed For example many guitar players swear to the fact that a VOX AC-30 does not reveal how beautiful it can sound at lower volumes.
To make an informed choice the spec sheets may help but understand the amp and speakers are paired or a community. They interact. Powered/active speakers are often a good choice.
PLEASE LISTEN when spending money on audio gear!
Thank you for this very useful and informative channel.
can you do video on system processors ?
Putting a 4 ohm and an 8 ohm speaker in series is not a good idea; the 8 ohm speaker will get twice the voltage across it that the 4ohm speaker gets(Ohms' Law), and since the same current flows through both it gets twice the power.
Really like the way you present your vid, being close to ur mike, and without background 'noise', excellent..
Is 'continuous power output' the same as impedance? guessing yes.. :-) thanks
Thanks, Warryck Scown! Continuous power output refers to the power handling of the speaker, not the impedance. Check out this post for more info: audiouniversityonline.com/choosing-an-amplifier/
Very good!!! Thank you.
So if i have 2 pairs of 6 ohm speakers, it would be better to connect them in series because a 12 ohm load would be better than 3 ohm load right?
3 ohms will make the amplifier overheat and distort the sound at higher volumes
But 12 ohms will just make the speakers more stubborn for power consumption and will require more volume than usuall
Well done son!!
Well explained.
imagine just saying resistance instead of impedance
it shoulgd be a lot more easier to understand👍❤
I thought I was watching Jaden Smith!😅😅😅. Nice video! Thanks
Can i ask what if i series (2) 3ohms speaker then my speaker will get 6ohm ryt? Then how bout the watts? And its ganno be clearer or the parallel one is much clearer?
Thank you again helpful man
You’re welcome, Kit. Thanks for watching!
Hi Gn … I have a question ?
I have an onkyo receiver 3r 315 set comes with 2 speakers ( one channel is not working) can I put the 2 speakers on one channel ? Thanks
Ps… I did connect both on the one channel and it worked ( but a technician told me that application can damage / blow the speakers? Need help :) thanks
Series Connection Question: Do you use Negative or Positive wire for the negative to positive connection between the 2 speakers? I have red and black...which one? Please and thanks...and great vids.
It doesn’t matter which one you use. The wires are the same. The colors are only for helping keep track of which is which. Thanks for watching, Mr. J.L. Seagull!
@@AudioUniversity Thank you Sir! I figured as much but when I described what I was doing at the shop [hi-fi repair] he confused me. Other than gauge I always thought copper was copper. Thanks again.
I have a question! You mentioned very specific wiring, but how does this work if you just daisy chain 2 speakers using SpeakOn cables? Is that parallel or series?
It depends on the connections within the speaker cabinet. Most often, there is a parallel connection.
@@AudioUniversity thank you! I’m trying to hook up 2 JBL JRX 225s ad what I currently have free is one channel on a D12, Trying to see if that’s going to be enough. They’re basically going to be operating as stage fills on a large stage
When I was a kid in the 1980s I thought, more speakers=BETTER. So I had four home made speaker boxes. One pair of boxes had two 8 Ohm speakers and a resisted tweeter in each. The other pair of boxes had a 12", an 8", a 5" and a pizo tweeter in each box. So that's 10 speakers, not counting tweeters, split in two channels, wired in parallel. The only thing I new back then, was don't mix up the polarities. I had a pretty large bedroom and it sounded great. How did this work? Doing the math, I should have had zero ohms and burned the amplifier. I'm researching now, because I'd like to do something similar with that same 40 year old JVC receiver that I still have.
Remarkable explanations. If we put 2 ohm load to a 4 ohm min. amplifier, that would be like almost open circuit for the amp?
Correct!
@@AudioUniversity much love man. Thanks!
Thanks for watching, Rodrigo. I appreciate you!
Thank you :)
Thanks!
Can I connect four speakers to my amp each speaker is 8 ohms and my amp is 8-16 ohms would it work?
Thank you very much for this helpful information
Thanks to the information sir
Thank You.
Thanks for watching!
Many Thanks
I have a radio (JVC) with two pairs of connections both a right ad left. The Ohms listed on the radio are 6-16Ohms, and the provided speakers are 6 ohms each on connected to the right and the other to the left. I have recently picked up two big 8 ohm speakers that I would like to add in another part of the building, one to the right and one to the left. Is this possible? Thanks in advance all! Great video!
Years ago my uncle wired a dozen or so speakers to his car radio. He wired them all in parallel. The poor radio was so overload that one day it just gave up and well up in flames. It almost burned the whole car up. I had tried to tell him the radio could not handle what he was doing but he never listened to anyone.
Great videos Kyle. Since finding your page I have been recommending it to clients that I have either serviced or upgraded sound systems for. One note. In the very beginning of the video I thought you said the greater the impedance the greater the load on the amplifier. I believe it should be stated as the lower the impedance the greater the load on the amp. I see you have clarified this in reply to another comment.
Thanks for pointing that out, Donald! I've removed that statement to avoid future confusion. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!
Great information. I'm curious. Is there a way to parallel two speakers and have a 3rd one in series? My guess is to parallel two then let them act as the first "one" in a series? Thanks for in advance for any help or advice.
In terms of impedance, your thinking is correct. Nice! Although, I believe there are differences in how power will be allocated depending on if the speakers are connected in series or parallel. You might want to do some research on that...
@@AudioUniversity Thanks. I wondered about the power as well.
I still have 1 more question. I want to install 2 bass shakers in series to my ext amp. I use 1 speakercable, where I connect the + from the amp with the + from bass shaker 1, the - to connect the - from the amp with the - from bass shaker 2.
Then I still need to connect the 2 bass shakers in the middle with another speaker cable correct? The remaining - from shaker 1 and the + from shaker 2. But what part of the second cable do I use to connect?
great work sir. you are excellent.
thanks.
Thanks for watching, @Shahebaz Saiyyad! I’m glad the video was helpful!
which is better . would like to put six speakers three on left three on right for ceiling in garage and a sub for the speakers whats best parallel or series thank you
Thank you for this video! If I have a 2 channel amp with 4 - 16 ohms, want to hook up 4 speakers rated at 8 ohms each in parallel, is it ok to connect 2 speakers directly to each channel rather than from one speaker to the other? I think the impedance would be the same at 4 ohms, just want to make sure that is still OK to wire it that way. Thank you!
Yes. His diagrams showed wiring in parallel from speaker to speaker, but if you tied down 2 speaker wires under the same lugs on the amplifier, that is also wiring in parallel and the amplifier will know no difference.
Thanks, PVT-PILOT! That’s correct, David. Both methods will be a parallel circuit.
Thank you..
Correct me if I wrong but the higher the load (resistance) of the speaker, the less load on the amplifier, as shown comparing the speaker output wired at 2ohms verse say 16ohms, the 2ohm speaker will be receiving almost 4 times the power. Maybe the definition of load is where I'm getting mixed up in you description
Think about it like this…
To supply 30 Watts to a 2 ohm speaker requires much more current (amps) than supplying 30 Watts to a 16 ohm speaker. So, the components of the amp will get hotter trying to supply a given power level to a lower impedance.
Hi kyle ..very informative and i learnt alot from this video but tell me what will the ohm load at my amp be if i connect a 2ohm and 4ohm speaker in parralel...your response will be highly appreciated 🙏🙏🙏🙏
This would result in a combined impedance of 1.333.... That's VERY low and is likely too low for your amplifier.
I've got 2, probably easy questions.
1: wiring 2 speakers per channel (30w max 6 ohm each) in parallel, does the wattage add together (60w) or stay the same (30w)?
2: same speakers as above, 2@ 6 ohm in parallel is 3 ohm load (per channel). I'm attempting to use a 2 channel amplifier 50w x 50w rated for 4 to 8 ohms. If I run the amp at about 3/4 volume, do you think it will "handle" and "push" my total of 4 speakers? Should I be worried about the 3 ohm load?
3 ohms is too low for your amp. Using this setup puts you at risk of damaging your amplifier.
@@AudioUniversity Thank you!
After I asked but before you replied I did hook it up for a test run. It sounded awesome but the amp got fairly warm after about 2 minutes. I guess I'll just have to get some different speakers. (Speakers are so expensive, was trying to just use some free bookshelf speakers I got recently)
Thank you ❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thanks for watching!
I have a question. I have my mixer that has left and right output..
have one 15 inch power speaker as top speaker that has 2 channels .
Can I connect left and right outputs from my mixer to one speaker.
I'm trying to see if that will make the sound louder because in the past I had connected my phone music to the speaker using 3.5 conector to left and right to my speakers and it sounded more powerful than just using one channel
I think I need to know either that I applying the active speaker cabinet for 20 watt preamp, I think they need only 12 DCV from 220 ACV power supply whilst can you tell me they need a terminals or not, they need capacitors, resistors or not?
Can I increase the impedance with a resistor connected on the speaker terminals? by series or parallel?
Can you run speaker wire and coaxial cable through the same pvc conduit?
Daisy chaining is parallel, right? Like two PA speakers, amp feeds one speaker, then that speaker feeds the next. Parallel?
How would you connect in just mono? Using a single (quarter inch) 1/4 cable from the amp to first speaker IN and then OUT from first speaker to second speaker IN?
I have 2x Neo 10 8ohm. Should i wire them in series 16 ohm or paralell 4 ohm? my ICEpower1200A2 can handle both
Thank you for your explanation. I have 2 pair (4 speakers) of 4ohm 50 watts (for each pair) speakers, Can I connect them in series to make them work like a 8 ohm 100 watts speaker to connect to one of the channels on my Amplifier that provides 2 channel of 8 ohm, 100 watts?
I'm doing 8ohm speakers x4. Haven't picked out an amp yet but must install them soon because ceiling drywall is going in. So which system should I use? Parallel or series? Very good video, just wish it touched on the pros and cons of each setup. ww
What about if my 8 pcs speaker is located atleast 120meter from my amplifier do i need special device to amplify the signal?. What wire should I used? Hope you answer this query of mine thank you and God Bless
How to connect 3 speakers to a 2 channel amp in stereo?
Plan to buy a center channel speaker with 2 woofer 1 tweeter setup, but mono bluetooth battery capable amplifiers are hard to find.
when using 6 ohm speakers can I simply add a 2 ohm resistor (in series) to match an 8 ohm amp?
Maybe you can explain what happens if I take parallel wiring that make impedance of my speakers are below the requirement of my HU/power amp? Any effect to sound quality?
That’s a good idea for a video! Thanks. You definitely want to avoid that. Using speakers or speaker combinations that present an impedance lower than your amplifier’s rating will allow too much current. This will likely cause your amplifier to overheat and eventually stop working!
I’m new at this. So, I have to ask questions. I understand that wiring 2 or more speakers in parallel lowers resistance or OHMS. So, if I run a speaker wire to a passive crossover then to an 8 ohm woofer and 8 ohm tweeter does going through the passive crossover lower the resistance or OHMS???
It does have an effect on the impedance of the circuit, but it depends on the impedance of the crossover.
Is it safe to connect two same speakers on one one channel of amplifier.
As long as you do it in a way that doesn’t result in too little impedance to the amplifier, yes.
@@AudioUniversity ok thanks for answering bro
I need some help connecting 4 passive speakers thru my amplifier to a mixer. I want to use 2 of the passive speakers as monitors.
Amplifier - sound blast sb2500
Mixer - sound blast sb desk mg24
Nicely done!
Thanks, Halsey Ballistic! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Just to confirm I got this right, im looking at buying x4 fane sovereign 600w rms @ 8ohm and a t.amp 2400 2 channel, 2400w rms @4ohm, if I were to connect x2 drivers in parallel on one channel and the same on the other channel would this work out correct? Thanks :)
Thanks alot🙌 But what if I have 8ohm multiple speakers and I want to connect it into an 8ohm Amplifier? Just want to know.
Actually the easiest way to calculate different impedance speakers in parallel is by multiplying all speaker ohms and dividing the result by the total sum of all speaker ohms. eg : 4x8 ÷ (4+8) = 2.7
What if I’m wiring the speakers to speakon connector jacks?
Thank you so much!! But I have a question for wattage. If my amp is say 100w. And I have 2 speakers of 60w. Does Wiring them in series or parallel make any difference in the totall wattage?
I have four 8omh speakers. So would I use the series method?
It depends on how many amplifier channels and the rating per channel.
Great video thank you bro
Hi Kyle, excellent knowledge videos, very well defined terms. Thank you.
I have 5.1 system configuration on Yamaha RX-A3000 receiver believe it's 6 ohm connected with all B&W speakers.
Two cm8's (left-right) 8ohms each.
CMcenter in 8ohms.
Two rear cm5's also in 8ohms each.
Am I over clocking or over loading receiver?
Also do you have knowledge video on bi-amp wiring?
Thank you in advance for everything you do.
Sorry RX-A3000 is 8 ohms per manufactur specifications.
Hi Ashish. It sounds like your speakers and amplifier impedance is matched and correct. The calculations in this video apply only to multiple speakers on a single amp channel. A 5.1 system includes 6 separate channels.
hi sir which is better connection parallel or series connection.tnx