if i buy a four channel amp, one set of component speakers, should i wire each tweeters and mids to each channel? what about if i buy one set of tweeter and two sets of mids?
would there be much difference in sound between the number of speakers (one set of component speakers vs two sets) as, to my understanding, the normal audio CD only recorded in two channels?
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A component set usually consists of a mid-woofer, tweeter, and crossover network. The crossover is calibrated so as to put a 4 ohm (usually) load on the amp or radio. So, if you only plan on running one component set, then you will only need a 2 channel amp.
If you plan on adding another pair of speakers, and would like fader control, than, you may need a 4 channel amp.
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Schumy - if you wanted to bi-amp your components you could set the crossover frequency for channels 1-2 to like 2.5kHz highpass/12dB/oct and the crossover frequency for channels 3-4 to 2.5kHz lowpass/12dB/oct - then wire your tweets stereo to channels 1 and 2 and your mids stereo to channels 3 and 4. As far as your RCAs you should apply the same signal to channels 1 and 3, likewise with 2 and 4. Although it takes up more amplifier channels you'll generally get better sound out of bi-amping your components.
If you don't have an active crossover on your amplifier that is variable all the way up to a high frequency (such as 2.5kHz or whatever the manufacturer of your components recommend for a highpass cutoff) you could purchase two additional passive crossovers and just use one crossover per driver (i.e. 1 crossover per tweet - don't attach a midrange driver to it, and 1 crossover per mid - don't attach a tweeter to it)
Hope this helps
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