Is it ok to daisy chain a passive 15" speaker to a 12"speaker (8 ohms) for mains, I realize the split in ohms when doing this but is it kosher??
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Yes, that is OK. Just make sure to not over power them. Remember, the total power in will be divided in HALF, going to each speaker, so even if the 15" speaker can handle more, the total max power output of your amp shouldn't exceed twice the rating of the 12" speaker.
2027471
These are passive speakers .All you are required to do is connect speaker wire from a receiver or amplifier. The electrical resistance of each speaker or ohms. I never really checked. HOWEVER ,due to the cheap cost of these speakers I am confidently predicting that they are 8 ohms. Only if they are connected in parallel with the receiver will the electrical resistance be change to 4 ohms.
1442610
Yes, you should be able to power your 8 ohms speakers. Just don't daisy-chain another set of speakers.
1809487
Hi Drew, yes, these can be daisy-chained according to the owner's manual and website. I haven't done so myself yet, but am considering buying another XBoom speaker expressly for this purpose!
359638
I hope I understand your question correctly. If you connect each of the three speakers to the connections on the crossover, each of the 8 ohm speakers will be fed correctly without any other modification.
701658
Thanks, I have bought 100ft mediabridge 16 gauge speaker wires. And was reading comments that for better sound quality and no loss, better to use end connectors as exposed wires can result in short circuit. I dont entirely agree with that, but wanted to confirm with people who have already installed speaker systems.
305481
No problem at all. Also for future reference, say if you have an amp with four and eight ohm binding posts, just wire the 6 ohm speakers to the 8 ohm posts and rock and roll!
1229948
One 4 ohm cabinet per side, YES. My amp is quiet and sounds great. Use short shielded [like six inch] cables from mixer to amp. For a 20 foot speaker distance use 14AWG cable. For the AC mains extension power cord use 12/3. Rule No. 1: never run a solid state amp at full volume aka "on 10" as they can peak/distort and blow your speakers. And just an aside, I never run any amp at 2 ohms load per side or 4 ohms load bridged, I don't care what brand or power rating, it's just asking for trouble. 4 ohms per stereo side is OK.
86977
Hi, you should have no issues at 8 ohms. Used a dozen of these for an install last year and they sound great, and the moveable tweeter makes a difference
1558287
This is a passive speaker with a pass-thru system. Two 1/4" connectors are on the back, which allow you to daisy-chain two of these speakers together on one amplifier output channel
2014330
No, a 4x12 cabinet has all the speakers daisy chained in some fashion. Look at the speaker jack. It will say, "4, 8, 16" ohms (one of those) match that value to the amp output and you're good to go. If your speaker cabinet has two jacks, one is for an extension speaker. (sort of a loop through) You'll just need to plug into one.
2113969
My 2c here. I wouldn't run 2 sets of speakers off this amp. Even though it is rated at 8/4 ohms, I would just get a speaker selector. This is essentially a $150 amp. I wouldn't mess with it being that it is expensive. And overpriced imo.
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It all depends on the impedance of the woofers. If you have three 8 ohm woofers, you wire them in parallel for a 2 ohm load or series for a 24 ohm load - not recommended. If you have three 4 ohm woofers, wire them in parallel for a 1 ohm load or series for a 12 ohm load - not recommended. Basically, if you have a 2 channel amp, be sure it can be bridged to 1 or 2 ohms. Otherwise, you need a mono sub amp that matches the impedance of the woofers of choice. You need all three subs on one channel or have each sub on it's own amp.
2139660
The question should be what are the impedances of your speakers. According to the Installation Guide "As more pairs of speakers are connected to a receiver the overall system impedance becomes lower. Ex: 2-pairs of 8-ohm speakers lowers the impedance to 4-ohms" The Niles allows impedance correction. It will handle 3 or more pairs of 8-ohm speakers protecting he receiver from low impedance loads.
424024
It depends on how far apart you will be placing the speakers. Ideally you'll want to use two separate #14 awg speaker cables one from each speaker as a left and right set-up going to the connect:amp. It wouldn't hurt to bump that wire size up to # 12 if your running longer distance. Think voltage drop
1251203
If your amp can handle a 4 ohm load that means you can hook two 8 ohm speakers up per side. That's 8+8 =4 ohm. You Re fine as long as the total resistance of your speakers are 8 ohm speakers.IF you run two 4 ohm speakers per side you get 2 ohms etc.You could also wire the two 8 ohm speakers I a series and get 16 ohms. To learn more about properwiring and Ibm's law you can find it at 12volt.com
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One 12 bridged would sound good. But of you run 2 10"s in mono it might sound even better. Both of these would sound good.