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ok..i really know nothing about mids and how u should and should not hook them up...but i was wondering what ohm are mids like 6x9 and comp. sets and all those made in,, 8ohm?...and when i get my car im gonna hook some up to an amp and i was wondering if it is ok to wire mids in parralell or should i stay away from that?(now i feel like a newbie )
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Car stereo speakers are usually 4 ohm. From tweeters to 6x9's to woofers. Now this is with the speaker at static, with nothing connected to it. Impedance is the actual resistance of the speaker while it is playing. This impedance is frequency dependant.
As far as wiring mids in parallel its going to depend on the amp. Some amps can handle the increased load and some can't. I don't like series wiring personally, so I don't recommend that as an alternative. Most amps can handle the 20hm load.
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well i know that most amps can handle 2ohm loads but i just didnt know if it was ok to wire mids in paralell.(told ya i know nothing about mids)thanks
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My first system in the BII was wired in series, but it didn't have a strong amp on the co-axials either (not a bad one, the Series 1 20x2 - just not beefy). When I upgraded to the Punch 40, I put them in parallel and could crank it to the point that my ears were ready to bleed (oh the joys of a heavy metal Guitar at 9 on the 10 point volume knob).
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