Question: If I hook up two identical 8 ohm speakers in a daisy chain confiuration to an amplifier that outputs 800 watts per channel at 4 ohms, each speaker will get 400 watts?
I have question...my amp puts out 500w per ch. into 8ohms. and 1000 watts per channel into 4 ohms , i want to daisey chain my 8 ohm speakers to get the 4 ohms at a 1000 watts . when i daisey chain my speakers will it be 1000watts into 4 ohms per speaker or just a 1000watts total going to both speakers and which channel do i connect to ?. thanks,
Some of the info is not right. Two speakers in series doubles the resistance, just like the speakers here in the vid (wired in series). 2 speakers both 8 ohms doubles the resistance to 16. So an amp running 500w out each channel at 8 ohms going to 2 speakers in series is now giving each speaker approx half the power (like 250-200 each instead of 500W each) . So series wiring esentially cuts your wattage in half going to each speaker.
@jamblam Daisy chaining is strictly based on parallel resistances. In parallel its 1/Rtotal=((1/R1)+(1/R2)+....(1/Rn)) so the total ohm load goes down as you add more speakers (thats why theres a minimum load for amps) . Resistance goes down so current goes up for constant voltage at source (ohms law) Even though your diving the current, its stronger so you still get full power from all speakers! If daisy chaining was series based then NO cab could be used by itself- series would be broken!
Question: If I hook up two identical 8 ohm speakers in a daisy chain confiuration to an amplifier that outputs 800 watts per channel at 4 ohms, each speaker will get 400 watts?
thefamilyk 1 week ago
This is extremely helpful. I was lost as to what parallel wired inputs meant and now I know. Thanks.
archivestereo 8 months ago
Hey great video, what impedance would i get if i wired 2x 8 ohm and 1x 4ohm speaker like this?
matski1984 8 months ago
hey aint u the guy from poison?brett?lol
mrfaithfull1 9 months ago
I have question...my amp puts out 500w per ch. into 8ohms. and 1000 watts per channel into 4 ohms , i want to daisey chain my 8 ohm speakers to get the 4 ohms at a 1000 watts . when i daisey chain my speakers will it be 1000watts into 4 ohms per speaker or just a 1000watts total going to both speakers and which channel do i connect to ?. thanks,
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chickenfool121 1 year ago
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llkadell 1 year ago
Some of the info is not right. Two speakers in series doubles the resistance, just like the speakers here in the vid (wired in series). 2 speakers both 8 ohms doubles the resistance to 16. So an amp running 500w out each channel at 8 ohms going to 2 speakers in series is now giving each speaker approx half the power (like 250-200 each instead of 500W each) . So series wiring esentially cuts your wattage in half going to each speaker.
jamblam 1 year ago
@jamblam Daisy chaining is strictly based on parallel resistances. In parallel its 1/Rtotal=((1/R1)+(1/R2)+....(1/Rn)) so the total ohm load goes down as you add more speakers (thats why theres a minimum load for amps) . Resistance goes down so current goes up for constant voltage at source (ohms law) Even though your diving the current, its stronger so you still get full power from all speakers! If daisy chaining was series based then NO cab could be used by itself- series would be broken!
hamielec 1 year ago
@ Beluel haaam 6ohm i think, not sure :S
fabiuh991 1 year ago
Thank you for this video, however what happens when you daisy chain one 8 and one 4 omhs like you did in the video?
Beluel 1 year ago