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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 10:38 AM
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2 speakers and a sub

hello there,

is it possible to connect 2, 6 x 9 speakers and a sub, to a 2 channel amp?

the amp i have is the lanzar vibe 800W if anyone was curios.

thanks to anyone that replies
 
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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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yes......if the amp is bridgeable 2ohm stable and all three speakers are 8ohm each.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Xray'dit_Mini
yes......if the amp is bridgeable 2ohm stable and all three speakers are 8ohm each.
Which is most likely not the case heh. Doing this would be pretty pointless as the sub requires a lot more wattage. So you would either be underpowering the sub or overpowering the 6x9s. You would be better off with a seperate amp for the 6x9s.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 11:45 PM
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you could, but the amp would have to be able to run mixed mono or play both stereo and mono simultaneously. you would also have a problem with the crossover. you need to have a low pass crossover keeping the bass (generally anything above 80Hz or so) out of the subwoofer. ideally you'd want to run a high pass crossover on the 6x9s. these passive crossovers use coils and caps identical to what you get when you have 2 way component set with a woofer and a tweeter. the active or electronic crossover which may be built into your amp can only highpass or lowpass, not both, since it's just a 2 channel and you have different speakers connect to it. they used to sell premade passive crossovers. you can build your own, but it's sort of a waste of time

honestly, i would just power the 6x9"s off the factory for now and use the lanzar amp to power just the sub. it will sound better that way because you will be able to adjust the output level of the sub to your liking on the amp.
 
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