Home Subwoofer Amp Wiring Diagram
Check the amplifier s owners manual for minimum impedance the amplifier will handle before hooking up the speakers.
Home subwoofer amp wiring diagram. It shows the elements of the circuit as simplified forms as well as the power and also signal connections in between the tools. Car subwoofers with 2 or 4 ohm ratings can t be used with home stereo amplifiers because they re below the minimum amp spec. They show a typical single channel wiring scheme. Shop for car amplifiers wire.
How to bridge the amp is usually indicated at the amp s speaker wire terminals. The zx750 1 is a monoblock single channel amplifier so choose mono under the amp type in the subwoofer wiring diagram tool. A wiring diagram is a simplified standard photographic representation of an electrical circuit. 4 ohm mono is equivalent to 2 ohm.
The picture says mono amplifier 2 ohms which is just what we needed. Dual voice coil speakers have a unique benefit here as you could use a dual 4 ohm subwoofer for both car or home use. Image of the rear of a home stereo receiver amplifier. A home stereo for example may often list 6 16 ohms as being ok for use.
Collection of home theater subwoofer wiring diagram. Shop for speaker wire start building your bass system today. They ll cause a home amp to overheat shutdown and even become damaged permanently. For wiring subwoofers we recommend using wires of 12 to 16 gauge in size.
All the wires depicted in the subwoofer wiring diagrams are speaker wires. The amplifier produces 750 watts rms power at 2 ohms so this is a perfect setup. Also attempting to wire two 8 ohm speakers in parallel to an 8 ohm stereo would have the same effect. The recommended speaker impedance ratings are usually listed above the speaker wire posts.