newb needs help with speakers/wiring/amp
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Staging Lane
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newb needs help with speakers/wiring/amp hey guys, let me just say I honestly dont know that much about this stuff so i was hopeing you could point me in the right direction. I have an 01 trans am with the monsoon system. my cd player died so i looked around and bought a jvc kd-ar5500. now i need to do something with these speakers. i wanted to replace the monsoons and go with a 10" sub in a stealthbox. i also wanted to buy most of it from circuit city becuase I work there and get an incredible discount but their selection is pretty bad. (circuitcity.com) i was thinken about an infinity reference component set for the front and infinty reference 6.5 (INI 6012I ) for the sail panel but dont know what to do about the hatch speakers. any ideas how i can set this up? what kind of amp would I use? also if i wanted that one sub i would need a mono amp right? any suggestions on what to go with from circuit city, how to wire it? i really appreciate the help cuse i feel like im in over my head lol thanks again
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Staging Lane
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doesnt the monsoon amp only supply 2ohms of power? these speakers are 4 ohms, wont it sound bad? Im not looking to save alot of money but i dont need anything too incredible
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wiring-stereo-electronics/427083-pics-new-sound-system-new-brand-sub.html
Here's a quick thread with what I did.
Go for the infinity references if you can get em' cheap, they'll work fine. Honestly I'd point you to the search button but the search is currently borked
I'd HIGHLY recommend a 5-channel amp.. less mess, and there really isn't any place to put these things, so having one unit makes it helpful. You can use your monsoon speakers, check the 'Sticky' at the top of the page on info how to do this, but since you get mad discounts, just do everything, amp, speakers, sub, etc.. it'll sound incredible. I don't regret for 1 second the cash I spent.
I got a dual voice coil sub, and ran it positive to positive, neg to neg, to 1 channel, which runs a 4 ohm sub @ 2 ohms, and it slams.
See if you can get a decent 5-channel amp, 4 guage wire kit, 10" sub of your choice really, that'd be something to look through the threads on, and those infinity references or the Polk silk tweet coaxials you sell also.
Here's a quick thread with what I did.
Go for the infinity references if you can get em' cheap, they'll work fine. Honestly I'd point you to the search button but the search is currently borked
I'd HIGHLY recommend a 5-channel amp.. less mess, and there really isn't any place to put these things, so having one unit makes it helpful. You can use your monsoon speakers, check the 'Sticky' at the top of the page on info how to do this, but since you get mad discounts, just do everything, amp, speakers, sub, etc.. it'll sound incredible. I don't regret for 1 second the cash I spent.
I got a dual voice coil sub, and ran it positive to positive, neg to neg, to 1 channel, which runs a 4 ohm sub @ 2 ohms, and it slams.
See if you can get a decent 5-channel amp, 4 guage wire kit, 10" sub of your choice really, that'd be something to look through the threads on, and those infinity references or the Polk silk tweet coaxials you sell also.
I think you are on the right track, ditch the subs in the sail panels, and go with the coaxials in there. Put the components up front, and ditch the rear hatch speakers. You can either get a 5 channel amp, one for sub, four for the door and sail panel speakers, or run two amps, a four channel for the doors and sails, and a mono amp for the sub. I don't know what they sell at C.C. but you should be able to put something decent together.
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Originally Posted by jpr884
doesnt the monsoon amp only supply 2ohms of power? these speakers are 4 ohms, wont it sound bad? Im not looking to save alot of money but i dont need anything too incredible
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He’s right.
The voice coil of the speaker in combination of how its wired determines the resistance that the amp will see.
The ohms rating has nothing to do with the quality of the sub.
It wont sound bad. It will just resist more electrons meaning you wont get as much power to the speaker. Basically it just wont be as loud.
The voice coil of the speaker in combination of how its wired determines the resistance that the amp will see.
The ohms rating has nothing to do with the quality of the sub.
Originally Posted by jpr884
doesnt the monsoon amp only supply 2ohms of power? these speakers are 4 ohms, wont it sound bad? Im not looking to save alot of money but i dont need anything too incredible
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Originally Posted by 2MuchRiceMakesMeSick
He’s right.
It wont sound bad. It will just resist more electrons meaning you wont get as much power to the speaker. Basically it just wont be as loud.
It wont sound bad. It will just resist more electrons meaning you wont get as much power to the speaker. Basically it just wont be as loud.
Be careful when comparing Sensitivity specs between speakers. I've noticed that different manufacturers use different standards. All are given in dB which is a measure of sound pressure. And are usually measured at 1 meter in front of the speaker. The difference is the input to the speaker. Most common Sensitivity stats are measure with an input of 1 Watt(rms) of power. This would be an input of 2 volts across a 4 ohm speaker (1.414V for 2 ohm). The other common yard-stick used is a speaker input of 2.83V (2W across a 4 ohm, or 4W across a 2 ohm load).
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