Great video, I've been adding new speakers to my 71 Oldsmobile Cutlass and had been running into problems this video and your other one cleared everything up. Thanks again
If you ever get confused about the positive and negative connections do a trial and error. If the cone pushes the opposite way on say outwards bass, you got them mixed up. Don't turn them up really loud but it doesn't hurt them at all
Great video I have been trying to figure out how to build bipolar surround sound speakers I wanted to use 2 4inch 4ohm aftermarket car speakers with my 7.1 amp that takes a 8ohm load. This video did the trick thanks
I'm so glad you put this post up. I just bought a sound system for a model railroad display and was told to wire my two speakers in series. Had no clue how to do this. The only question I have is, do I need special wires for this? The speakers are 8ohm 1watt 3 inches.
No not really in your case, just 20 gauge stranded wire or something close to that would work for you. You're not sending much power to the speaker, and at a 3 inch run there isn't going to be any loss to speak of. And I'm guessing that you are working with maybe a 3 or 4 inch speaker at most, they generally have pretty small terminals to work with. That said, 20 gauge wire would be OK
Thank you so much! The speakers are 3 inch but will be spaced about 8 feet apart. I think I already have some 20 ga. wire. So I should be good to go. Thanks again.
Wiring in Series is used more in a home speaker design than in a automotive project.. In general the impedance to shoot for in that application is 8 ohms, you can wire two 4 ohm speakers in series to get that 8 ohm circuit. Unlike parallel, wiring in series do not increase the power handling of the circuit, it remains the same.. In series you simply add the impedance's of the speakers together.
@Gregory Grimm At the very basic sense, that is correct. But there are other variables that affect output as well. Speaker efficiency also plays into it as well. Speaker impedance also can change the output power of the source, in general driving a lower impedance speaker setup will cause the amp driving it to produce more wattage. There is a trade off, more power includes more heat for the amplifier as well, to much heat and you can end up with a fried amp. It isn't just one thing that can affect the output, it is that design of the system in total. I can remember when I was 16 years old, had my first car, no clue about anything electronic, I had a 1966 Dodge Van, I though I was cool with my 6 speaker on my AM radio, If I was lucky, I kept everything to 2 ohms, but I'm guessing at this point that it was most likely less than that. I just ran wires and hooked things up any which way since I didn't know any better. Jump a head 50 years, and it would give me nightmares today.
I bought a Bluetooth chip with a built in amplifier that only has two channels out (right and left) but I wanted to hook two speakers per channel. Manufacturers recommend using with 8 ohm impedance so I was just going to wire two 4 ohm speakers in series per channel. My question though is this going to reduce quality or volume at all?
+Cameron Jones It really depends on the efficiency of the speakers, and the power output of your amp. The great er the efficiency of the speaker the more sound they produce. Something at 91 dB or above is something to shoot for.
Hi Brad, you can always check a speaker with a multimeter, but you will only get the resistance at DC, Speaker as they go through a frequency range, will change resistance. So a speaker at DC will have a resistance, a speaker measured at 1000 hz. will have a different resistance. SO your measurements will only give you an idea of what you are working with, not an exact.
+Wubbzyyy It is just a method to match speaker impedance to a value that your source is looking for the work properly. For automotive applications, say you have a 4 ohm stable amp and only have 2 ohm woofers, you can put them in series to get to that 4 ohm load your amp works best at or is rated at. John
Good Video Question now i have 6 speakers + a Subwoofer in my Tahoe i want to ADD 2 more in the Rear Quarter , to make Total of Eight . would it be in Series or Parralel
There are some variables to deal with.. You will need to understand what impedances the stereo in your Tahoe is working with. The best and safest answer is series which will not blow up your stereo. It will add resistance to your system and thus reduce the power output of the source, but it will also not blow out the amplifier, so it is safer. There are many factors that you need to take in account. You can fly by the seat of your pants and just add a pair and see how they sound, but you may or may not shorten the life of your system. That said, you can replace other speakers with lower or higher impedance drivers to balance out the system to where it needs to be in order to keep everything at the proper impedance. It will take some planning to do it right, and you may end up with a series parallel configuration once all it done..
@@electromavin the Original Tahoe just had 4 door Speakers and 2 Tweeter on Dash , a Sub Woofer was added with a Line OutPut Converter .to the OEM Amplifier . but SOUND is Cutting out Over Bumps - i suspect Somthing id Shorting out under the CONSOLE - will take appart when Weather Gets Warmer
yes that is true if u are wiring speakers to 1 ohm meaning positive and negative connections easy right. what he is talking about is home stereo when there are multiple channels and the speakers require resistence or ohms to run properly
Yes, if each woofer is rated at 300 watts, wiring in series will not increase the power that they will handle. The circuit will remain a 300 watt circuit. In order to increase the power of the circuit, you would need to put the woofer / drivers in parallel. If the same 300 watt drivers are put in parallel, then the wattage will increase to 600 watts, if you add a third 300 watt driver in parallel to the circuit, then it would increase to 900 watts. Resistance also becomes a factor, be careful.
No, you would need to have four 4 ohm speakers to keep the stereo, doing it that way you would end up with two 8 ohm circuits. One for the Left channel, and one for the right channel.
Why would you want to do this what’s the advantage to putting them and series what do I gain. And is it necessary for two speakers or is it strictly for multiple speakers
if you use 4ohm car speakers in most home audio application you can "over drive" amp as the resistance is less in circuit. This may cause to trip circuit protector.
In general 8 ohm speaker were used in home applications. This is a hold over from old style stereo receivers and amps were used. They had Front and Rear speaker outputs. If you hooked up two sets of speakers, both needed to be 8 ohms. The reason, be cause each channel used a single amp to drive the speakers. When both the front and rear buttons were pushed in, it put the front and rear speakers in Parallel, the amp would see 8 ohms over 2, or 4 ohms. Keeping the amp within an accepted power range and margin of safety. If you are using one of today's receivers with multi channel amps, it is just that. Each channel has its own amp to drive that speaker. And it would depend on what the maker of the receiver designed the amp to work with. If the receiver is designed to work with 8 ohm drivers, and you run 4 ohm drivers, then sure, you can over drive the amp and trip the protection. It depends on the amp, and what it will handle.
i have 2 old speakers out of a car i want to use for my ipod. there is a small box connected on both covering the positive and negative with the wires sodered to the positive and negative. the box is labeled on both A and B for the two wires. I want to know which wire is positive and negative. it's from a 92 oldsmobile if it helps. please respond
Here is a cheap and easy way to tell positive and negative. You will need a couple of things.First a battery, just one.. 1.) One AA, AAA, C, D or 9 Volt battery. 2) a couple of lengths of speaker wire. To get your answer, we can id the positive and negative terminals on the speaker. Using the battery and the two lengths of speaker wire, tape one piece of wire to the positive side of the battery. Next, tape the other length of wire to the negative side of the battery. Now you have a simple polarity tool to check the speaker for positive and negative. Taking the battery with the two leads, put the positive lead from the battery to one of the terminals on the speaker. Then finally touch the other lead from the battery to the other lead on the speaker. If the speaker move out, or in a positive direction, then the lead from the positive side of the battery is the positive terminal on the speaker. If the speaker moves in, or in a negative direction, then the lead from the negative side of the battery is connected to the positive terminal of the speaker. From this, you can easily see which terminal is positive and which is negative on the speaker. Remember, when you connect the battery to the speaker, if the cone moves out, the lead from the positive side of the battery is the positive terminal on the speaker. If the cone sucks in, then the lead from the negative side of the battery is on the positive terminal of the speaker. Hope this helps, john
What if I have amp that supports 4-16ohms speakers and I have 2 ohm and 8 ohm speakers = 10 ohm in total (in series). Is this OK or do I still need the speaker to have at least 4 ohms?
What do you want to do with them? Increase resistance or reduce resistance? To increase the resistance wire in series, to reduce the resistance wire in parallel. Frequency or Hz. doesn't really play into it. Although it is true that the impedance of a speaker changes with frequency, you wire for a nominal resistance. For example wiring two 8 ohm subs in parallel will give you a 4 ohm circuit, you basically ignore the resistance changes caused by the frequency. Likewise wiring two 4 ohm subs in series will give you a 8 ohm circuit. Speaker resistance is normally taken at 1000 Hz. which is how the impedance rating is determined 8 ohms at 1000 Hz. When measured with a DC ohm meter you will always get an impedance of less than the impedance rating of the speaker, DC is zero Hz. an 8 ohm driver will read somewhere in the 7 ohm range, a 4 ohm driver somewhere in the 3 ohm range.
I have 2- 1.5w 8ohm speakers and am trying to hook them up to an amplifier and battery to make a portable speaker. What kind f battery should I be using?
It would depend on the impedance you are trying to get? That is Series is adding Resistance values together, if you want to increase that resistance, then wire in series.
hi, i have ibanez soundwave SW100 that can produce 100w. The original speaker is 8ohms 200watt ( according to the suipplier ). it is possible to add one more 8 ohm speaker in parallel ( it has 2 output jack ). Question : can i change the original speaker to 2 x 400watt RMS ?
Sorry you are wrong. In series, the circuit power handling would remain the same. The two 200 watt speaker would still only handle 200 watts. In parallel the two 200 watt speaker would handle a total of 400 watts across the circuit. In series, there is no split, everything is inline. In parallel, there are at least two voltage paths, but in series, the voltage path is singular. Not sure if you don't have Parallel and Series backwards.
Hi electromavin, I see how the wires are set up for series, but... "How do you know which wires to connect to an input like a 1/4" inch jack. or Neutrik connection?"
+RADARLOVE MUSIC For a 1/4" Plug or Jack, the Positive is the Tip, and the Negative is the body. It is the same for the Neutrik connector, the body, shield or what ever you choose to call it, is the Negative and the center is the Positive. John
wot can i say. ill tell you just that!!!!!!!!! it is very strate forword 2 speakers at 4 oms in parallel would give you 2 oms / 2 speakers in sek would give you 8 oms. TOP MAN could not put that better my self.
I'm just a beginner and what I don't understand is a power source. People say you can just strip your iPod headphones and just go positive to positive and negative to negative and then it's playing loud and everything, but when I do it I can barley hear anything it's really quiet cuz I need a power source or something
I want to make an 8 ohms 30 watt speaker system. Can I connect one 4 0hms 20 watts with one 4 ohms 10 Watts in series to make 8 ohms 30 Watts speaker ?
Sure, electrically that would work, but there is a bit more to building a speaker than just throwing a couple of speakers together. But if all you want is a speaker that will handle 30 watts, that would work.
It changes from car to car, due to the color choice of wire, there isn't a common way of knowing. Try doing a search for your specific vehicle. Or use a multimeter to get your answer.
hello sir, nice video., i want to ask few questions., i just bought 2.1 speaker few days before and i already have another 2.1 speaker., can i merge both speakers into 1?
+Muhammad Syafiq That would depend on the impedance that your Amp can handle. Several factors come into play. The impedance of the two 2.1 systems, the impedance the Amp will tolerate, and finally how you wire the two systems together. IF you have a 8 ohm Amp, and the speaker systems are 4 ohm, then wire in Series to get the 8 ohm load your amp is looking for, If the 2.1 systems are 8 ohm wiring in parallel with give you a 4 ohm circuit, it could damage your 8 ohm amplifier. Chances are low that it will happen, but is always something that can happen. Although it could shorten the life of the Amp because it will generate more heat. If you wire the two 8 ohm speaker systems in series, you get a 16 ohm circuit, this will also affect the amp, it will produce less power, and run a bit cooler. Anything you do outside of having the exact impedance that you amp needs will have some affect. John
yes, i'm using system powered but i want to use both speaker system with full performance without having any failure., I've noticed that if i used 2 satellite speaker, the sound produces is more powerful than 4
Can I ask you if I have a Speaker that has a Dual Voice Coil its 2 ohm and it's 400 watts RMS I want to wire it to 4 Ohm would the speaker still be capable of producing 400 Watts RMS ?
If each set of voice coils is 2 ohms, you have 2 positives and 2 negatives, run a wire from the positive on one set of hookups to the negative terminal of the other set of hookups. That will put the two voice coils in series. It will still be able to handle 400 watts RMS
I have 500wattst amplifier, it has 6 to 16 ohms on the output speaker's terminal, I want to connect 6 speakers per channel, how many ohms and watts of speaker should i used and how to connect them,thank you and more power,.
+Eileene Castro Are you asking about the jumper wires I'm using? They are simple alligator clip jumpers, they come in a number of lengths from 12" to 36" or longer. john
I am looking to connect regular stereo speakers into 2013 Samsung smart tv located in the living room, to be able to hear from speakers in the kitchen. How do I do that?
Hello electromavin, last night, from my vintage tube amplifier, I mistakenly connected my Spendor Bookshelf speakers as with two + wires to the one speaker and two - wires to the another speaker. But one side speaker worked and another side didn't work. 'Balance control worked both sides only for one speaker. I shocked and sweated then found it was wrongly connected. After made the correct polarity connection, they now sing. Here, I need your clarification for: Since I made the wrong connection for 10 minutes, is there any possibility for weakening the Cross-over and speakers? Actually, What would be happened by this wrong connection? I am much much worried about my beloved - expensive new speakers. Kindly explain and please let me know : Did my speakers fully escaped and are they safe now? How could two +wires connected speaker sing without - polarity? Thank you. Regards.
That statement would be true if you wired in Parallel, but not in series. Power in series remains the same, In parallel you have two paths or more for power to travel, but in series, it is a single path.
hi guys i have a question. I have a fender mustang v head. each output(2) is label 75 watts / 8 ohm min. i just going to use one output. im planning to buy 2 speakers -- 60 watts 8 ohms each , since conecting 2 speakers in series reduce the ohms to 4, my question is, i am in risk to blow out each speaker? as the sir explain the ohms are reduce to half so im concern about to damage the amp or speakers because the amp demands 8 ohms. thanks in advance
+kartman74usa If it has (2) outputs then use both of them, you stated you were getting two speakers so why run them in series? I would also suggest looking at getting the rated watts 60 is good but if it's rated at 75w @ 8 ohm then shoot for that. you could double bridge the leads and outputs to create 150w output @ 4 ohm, the bass hits A LOT harder that way.
+kartman74usa Lets get you on the right track. First putting a speaker in series will increase the impedance, not reduce it. Putting two 8 ohm drivers in series will give you a 16 ohm circuit. That will not hurt your head. Putting two 8 ohm woofers in parallel is what you are describing, that would give you a 4 ohm circuit at the input of the amp. That can damage your Mustang V Head. If you have not purchased the two speakers, do one of two things. Buy two 16 ohm drivers and put them in Parallel to reduce the impedance to 8 ohms. Or buy two 4 ohm drivers and put them in Series to get to an impedance of 8 ohms. Beyond that, you can put the two 8 ohm drivers in series and get to 16 ohms, that will not damage your amp in any way. A quick refresher. Series is putting speakers together like this. From the source Positive, to the first driver positive terminal, next from the first driver Negative terminal run a connector or lead to the Positive terminal on Driver number two. Finally from driver two negative terminal goes to the negative of the source or amp. Parallel is from the source a Positive and Negative lead to woofer number one, and also running a positive and negative lead to woofer number two. There are other ways to wire this too, but that is the simplest to explain quickly. Good luck, John
+kartman74usa wannerjonathan is pretty much on point with his suggestion. Looking at the Mustang V specs, it is a mono amp, it has two speaker inputs. My guess is that they put the two connections in parallel when two 8 Ω drivers are plugged in. This would make sure that the amp in the head never sees anything lower than a 4 ohm load. It is called Daisy Chaining and is common for this type of application. Now on speaker wattage, he is correct if you wire both speakers into both outputs, in theory, your speakers will push past the wattage limit of 120 Watts ( 2 X 60 = 120 ) This can shorten the life of the drivers.
Head phones need to be taken off of a low level output, such as off of the preamp circuit of the source.. They are not designed to be used off of speaker outputs, you can fry them that way.. IF you do use them with the speaker output, I would make sure to add a 500 ohm power resistor inline with the headphone jack.. Something that would handle at least 50 to 75 watts, that should give you a good level of protection for the head phones, and could make them useable at the same time. john
Sure you can do that. Wiring in series just adds impedance's together. Such as 4 + 8 + 4 will give you a 16 ohm circuit. It really depends on what you are trying to do.
is it possible to have 2 speakers wired in series, together with 2 speakers wired in parallel? so 2* [(8ohm) + (8ohm) in series] in parallel? may be a stupid question.. just wondering :P
hello sir, i have no knowledge about the watts and oz of a speaker., i have a pioneer speaker here with 120w, 40W NOM. POWER, 330g(11.6 oz.) strontium magnet., i dont know how to buy the right wire for this.. help please
+Joseph Ilag The right wire? I will assume you mean the gauge of wire to use to hook up to your source. The right wire is more determined by the length of the run you are making. In general the longer the distance you are from the source or Amp, the thicker the wire you need to use. For most home applications, a good 18 gauge wire will work fine. If it is a run over 20 to 25 feet, then move up to a 16 gauge wire and you should be fine. Now it never hurts to go bigger, if you have 16 gauge wire, you can use it on the short runs too. john
+electromavin Whenever I set up sound systems I always use 12awg no more no less. The frequencies and power travel much smoother through the wire and to the outputs (speakers). But if you're not into the movie theater home setup then definitely go with 16 or 18, it will still give you the good high's but will limit the low's so they are not over powering.
i have pmp2000 4/8/16 ohms, 800 watt and connect 5 tannoy 8 ohms 50watts together and one speaker for adjustment separately and three mics. can you kindly show me how
You can put 2 of the speakers in series to get 16 ohms. Do this for 4 of the speakers, making 2 sets or series pairs of speakers, the you take the 2 series pair sets, an put them in parallel, this will bring them down to 8 ohms, throw in the last 8 ohm speaker in parallel and you have a circuit that will work with your Amp.
Just quick question so im clear i have front door speakers 4ohm and rear ones need to be 8 but i didnt buy 8 ohm i bought 4 do i need to return it or can i wire it to become 8
Yes, you most likely will need to exchange them for 8 ohm drivers if that is what you need. You can wire the two 4 ohm speakers to achieve 8 ohms, but you can not change a single 4 ohm speaker into 8 ohm speaker. You can add a resistor to it and electrically get 8 ohms, but it isn't a practical solution, depending on the wattage you are driving them with, the resistor can be fairly large.
Sorry, you can't put two 8 ohm speakers together to get 8 ohms.. That is if they are the same type of speaker. Meaning that if you wire two 8 ohm woofers together you can only get 16 ohms, or 4 ohms. this is dependent on wiring in series for 16 ohms, or in parallel for a 4 ohm load. Now if it is a woofer and tweeter, then you combine together with a 8 ohm crossover, this will give you a 8 ohm nominal circuit.
Not exactly sure what that could be?? It could be that the driver is being over driven, that is to many watts being sent to the driver.. A driver is designed to handle a specific number of watts, for example 20 watts, if you are sending 40 watts to the driver, it can run hotter, since you are sending twice the power.
On my 2006 Honda Accord'rears speakers I have at RR,blue-yellow and pink wires on RL I have blue-white and blue-black,I want to know which one are positives and negatives
I found this on Auto Zones website.. It shows that the Pink is Positive, and the Blue White is Positive.. repairguide.autozone.com/znetrgs/repair_guide_content/en_us/images/0996b43f/80/24/c5/38/large/0996b43f8024c538.gif Hope it helps john
if im hooking up two 8ohm speakers in parallel to become 4 ohm and i want to add a tweeter which is 4 ohm to the the left wire will the tweeters stay 4 ohm? also can i add the right side speakers to the same input pos and neg to have both side wires bridged.
It doesn’t matter how many of these videos I watch I simply just do not understand series wiring or ohm capabilities of the speakers I just bought. The American educational system has failed me lol
Not exactly sure what you are saying?? If I'm wiring speakers to 1 ohm, I would most likely be wiring in parallel. Remember series will add impedance's together, 1 + 1 + 1 = 3, where parallel will divide or reduce the over all impedance of the circuit. Where two 8 ohm speakers wired in parallel will give you a 4 ohm circuit. 8/2=4. In a home stereo, it would depend on the requirement of the source or Amp, Some look for 4 ohms, some 6 ohms, some 8 ohms, you should check the minimum requirements.
Wrong.. in a ac circuit when you run in series, those speaker can now handle a higher wattage rating amp, since it is presenting more impedance to the circuit, but power is power and the formula will see both coils as one increasing more resistance to that one leg, allowing less current on one leg to be distributed among both speakers. by running together in series less load on each speaker less bass, more impedance.
irrelevant but i'd want to ask about his health by now :p i can figure out the tremor movement of his finger, which might be an early symptom of Alzheimer. and that was 5 years ago
+Eileene Castro I guess to answer that, I need more information. What type of speaker are you trying to build? A full range design, a 2 or 3 way design? What are your components? Your application? what is the overall plan, and what are you building it to do or to be used with? john
Great video, I've been adding new speakers to my 71 Oldsmobile Cutlass and had been running into problems this video and your other one cleared everything up. Thanks again
If you ever get confused about the positive and negative connections do a trial and error. If the cone pushes the opposite way on say outwards bass, you got them mixed up. Don't turn them up really loud but it doesn't hurt them at all
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Great video I have been trying to figure out how to build bipolar surround sound speakers I wanted to use 2 4inch 4ohm aftermarket car speakers with my 7.1 amp that takes a 8ohm load. This video did the trick thanks
thanks! that made a lot of sense and i've watched a few other videos never quite making ends meet in my head.
this is one of he best discription for the past years now on speaker discription.... Good one mate
I'm so glad you put this post up. I just bought a sound system for a model railroad display and was told to wire my two speakers in series. Had no clue how to do this. The only question I have is, do I need special wires for this? The speakers are 8ohm 1watt 3 inches.
No not really in your case, just 20 gauge stranded wire or something close to that would work for you. You're not sending much power to the speaker, and at a 3 inch run there isn't going to be any loss to speak of. And I'm guessing that you are working with maybe a 3 or 4 inch speaker at most, they generally have pretty small terminals to work with. That said, 20 gauge wire would be OK
Thank you so much! The speakers are 3 inch but will be spaced about 8 feet apart. I think I already have some 20 ga. wire. So I should be good to go. Thanks again.
Wiring in Series is used more in a home speaker design than in a automotive project.. In general the impedance to shoot for in that application is 8 ohms, you can wire two 4 ohm speakers in series to get that 8 ohm circuit. Unlike parallel, wiring in series do not increase the power handling of the circuit, it remains the same..
In series you simply add the impedance's of the speakers together.
@Gregory Grimm At the very basic sense, that is correct. But there are other variables that affect output as well. Speaker efficiency also plays into it as well. Speaker impedance also can change the output power of the source, in general driving a lower impedance speaker setup will cause the amp driving it to produce more wattage. There is a trade off, more power includes more heat for the amplifier as well, to much heat and you can end up with a fried amp. It isn't just one thing that can affect the output, it is that design of the system in total.
I can remember when I was 16 years old, had my first car, no clue about anything electronic, I had a 1966 Dodge Van, I though I was cool with my 6 speaker on my AM radio, If I was lucky, I kept everything to 2 ohms, but I'm guessing at this point that it was most likely less than that. I just ran wires and hooked things up any which way since I didn't know any better. Jump a head 50 years, and it would give me nightmares today.
I bought a Bluetooth chip with a built in amplifier that only has two channels out (right and left) but I wanted to hook two speakers per channel. Manufacturers recommend using with 8 ohm impedance so I was just going to wire two 4 ohm speakers in series per channel. My question though is this going to reduce quality or volume at all?
+Cameron Jones It really depends on the efficiency of the speakers, and the power output of your amp. The great er the efficiency of the speaker the more sound they produce. Something at 91 dB or above is something to shoot for.
Good tutorial mates, now I can add the extra speaker to my car. Cheer...
So can you double check the resistance via a multimeter?
Hi Brad, you can always check a speaker with a multimeter, but you will only get the resistance at DC, Speaker as they go through a frequency range, will change resistance. So a speaker at DC will have a resistance, a speaker measured at 1000 hz. will have a different resistance. SO your measurements will only give you an idea of what you are working with, not an exact.
So what's the overall purpose of doing this? I know it increases the overall amount of resistance, but why? Do you do this in vehicles?
+Wubbzyyy It is just a method to match speaker impedance to a value that your source is looking for the work properly. For automotive applications, say you have a 4 ohm stable amp and only have 2 ohm woofers, you can put them in series to get to that 4 ohm load your amp works best at or is rated at.
John
Good Video
Question
now i have 6 speakers + a Subwoofer in my Tahoe
i want to ADD 2 more in the Rear Quarter , to make Total of Eight .
would it be in Series or Parralel
There are some variables to deal with.. You will need to understand what impedances the stereo in your Tahoe is working with. The best and safest answer is series which will not blow up your stereo. It will add resistance to your system and thus reduce the power output of the source, but it will also not blow out the amplifier, so it is safer. There are many factors that you need to take in account. You can fly by the seat of your pants and just add a pair and see how they sound, but you may or may not shorten the life of your system. That said, you can replace other speakers with lower or higher impedance drivers to balance out the system to where it needs to be in order to keep everything at the proper impedance. It will take some planning to do it right, and you may end up with a series parallel configuration once all it done..
@@electromavin the Original Tahoe just had 4 door Speakers and 2 Tweeter on Dash , a Sub Woofer was added with a Line OutPut Converter .to the OEM Amplifier .
but SOUND is Cutting out Over Bumps - i suspect Somthing id Shorting out under the CONSOLE - will take appart when Weather Gets Warmer
Hey! WHats the connector you used to connect speaker to a wire called?
yes that is true if u are wiring speakers to 1 ohm meaning positive and negative connections easy right. what he is talking about is home stereo when there are multiple channels and the speakers require resistence or ohms to run properly
I have 2 pairs of speaker and I will make it in a series connection.. Is it ok to connect them in diff chanel output?
Yes, if each woofer is rated at 300 watts, wiring in series will not increase the power that they will handle. The circuit will remain a 300 watt circuit.
In order to increase the power of the circuit, you would need to put the woofer / drivers in parallel. If the same 300 watt drivers are put in parallel, then the wattage will increase to 600 watts, if you add a third 300 watt driver in parallel to the circuit, then it would increase to 900 watts.
Resistance also becomes a factor, be careful.
is this a bad idea if the speakers aren't the same type? like if i put two different brand speakrs in a series.
I have two 4 ohm speakers . If I wire them in series are they still in stereo ?? Its a stereo source ..
No, you would need to have four 4 ohm speakers to keep the stereo, doing it that way you would end up with two 8 ohm circuits. One for the Left channel, and one for the right channel.
@@johnnyplemons Thanks John
Why would you want to do this what’s the advantage to putting them and series what do I gain. And is it necessary for two speakers or is it strictly for multiple speakers
if you use 4ohm car speakers in most home audio application you can "over drive" amp as the resistance is less in circuit. This may cause to trip circuit protector.
In general 8 ohm speaker were used in home applications. This is a hold over from old style stereo receivers and amps were used. They had Front and Rear speaker outputs. If you hooked up two sets of speakers, both needed to be 8 ohms. The reason, be cause each channel used a single amp to drive the speakers. When both the front and rear buttons were pushed in, it put the front and rear speakers in Parallel, the amp would see 8 ohms over 2, or 4 ohms. Keeping the amp within an accepted power range and margin of safety.
If you are using one of today's receivers with multi channel amps, it is just that. Each channel has its own amp to drive that speaker. And it would depend on what the maker of the receiver designed the amp to work with. If the receiver is designed to work with 8 ohm drivers, and you run 4 ohm drivers, then sure, you can over drive the amp and trip the protection. It depends on the amp, and what it will handle.
i have 2 old speakers out of a car i want to use for my ipod. there is a small box connected on both covering the positive and negative with the wires sodered to the positive and negative. the box is labeled on both A and B for the two wires. I want to know which wire is positive and negative. it's from a 92 oldsmobile if it helps. please respond
Here is a cheap and easy way to tell positive and negative. You will need a couple of things.First a battery, just one..
1.) One AA, AAA, C, D or 9 Volt battery.
2) a couple of lengths of speaker wire.
To get your answer, we can id the positive and negative terminals on the speaker. Using the battery and the two lengths of speaker wire, tape one piece of wire to the positive side of the battery. Next, tape the other length of wire to the negative side of the battery.
Now you have a simple polarity tool to check the speaker for positive and negative.
Taking the battery with the two leads, put the positive lead from the battery to one of the terminals on the speaker. Then finally touch the other lead from the battery to the other lead on the speaker.
If the speaker move out, or in a positive direction, then the lead from the positive side of the battery is the positive terminal on the speaker. If the speaker moves in, or in a negative direction, then the lead from the negative side of the battery is connected to the positive terminal of the speaker.
From this, you can easily see which terminal is positive and which is negative on the speaker.
Remember, when you connect the battery to the speaker, if the cone moves out, the lead from the positive side of the battery is the positive terminal on the speaker. If the cone sucks in, then the lead from the negative side of the battery is on the positive terminal of the speaker.
Hope this helps, john
What if I have amp that supports 4-16ohms speakers and I have 2 ohm and 8 ohm speakers = 10 ohm in total (in series). Is this OK or do I still need the speaker to have at least 4 ohms?
If your Amp supports 4 to 16 ohms, and you end up with an impedance that is within that 4 to 16 ohm range it should work fine..
Can you explain how to hook up subwoofers...matching hz etc...wiring. Thx
What do you want to do with them? Increase resistance or reduce resistance? To increase the resistance wire in series, to reduce the resistance wire in parallel. Frequency or Hz. doesn't really play into it. Although it is true that the impedance of a speaker changes with frequency, you wire for a nominal resistance. For example wiring two 8 ohm subs in parallel will give you a 4 ohm circuit, you basically ignore the resistance changes caused by the frequency. Likewise wiring two 4 ohm subs in series will give you a 8 ohm circuit. Speaker resistance is normally taken at 1000 Hz. which is how the impedance rating is determined 8 ohms at 1000 Hz. When measured with a DC ohm meter you will always get an impedance of less than the impedance rating of the speaker, DC is zero Hz. an 8 ohm driver will read somewhere in the 7 ohm range, a 4 ohm driver somewhere in the 3 ohm range.
I have 2- 1.5w 8ohm speakers and am trying to hook them up to an amplifier and battery to make a portable speaker. What kind f battery should I be using?
+Ranger McCue Ranger, it looks like you have all of the components to do your project, go for it.
john
+John Plemons thanks John
It would depend on the impedance you are trying to get? That is Series is adding Resistance values together, if you want to increase that resistance, then wire in series.
i have a speaker with 2 wire how should i connect it to my pc using 3.5mm jack
hi, i have ibanez soundwave SW100 that can produce 100w. The original speaker is 8ohms 200watt ( according to the suipplier ). it is possible to add one more 8 ohm speaker in parallel ( it has 2 output jack ). Question : can i change the original speaker to 2 x 400watt RMS ?
Sorry you are wrong. In series, the circuit power handling would remain the same. The two 200 watt speaker would still only handle 200 watts.
In parallel the two 200 watt speaker would handle a total of 400 watts across the circuit.
In series, there is no split, everything is inline. In parallel, there are at least two voltage paths, but in series, the voltage path is singular. Not sure if you don't have Parallel and Series backwards.
Hi electromavin,
I see how the wires are set up for series, but...
"How do you know which wires to connect to an input like a 1/4" inch jack. or Neutrik connection?"
+RADARLOVE MUSIC For a 1/4" Plug or Jack, the Positive is the Tip, and the Negative is the body. It is the same for the Neutrik connector, the body, shield or what ever you choose to call it, is the Negative and the center is the Positive.
John
Hi John...
Thanks for the information.
wot can i say. ill tell you just that!!!!!!!!! it is very strate forword 2 speakers at 4 oms in parallel would give you 2 oms / 2 speakers in sek would give you 8 oms. TOP MAN could not put that better my self.
I'm just a beginner and what I don't understand is a power source. People say you can just strip your iPod headphones and just go positive to positive and negative to negative and then it's playing loud and everything, but when I do it I can barley hear anything it's really quiet cuz I need a power source or something
Ples add written documents in along with video it's very helpfull
brilliant. simple but helpful
I want to make an 8 ohms 30 watt speaker system. Can I connect one 4 0hms 20 watts with one 4 ohms 10 Watts in series to make 8 ohms 30 Watts speaker ?
Sure, electrically that would work, but there is a bit more to building a speaker than just throwing a couple of speakers together. But if all you want is a speaker that will handle 30 watts, that would work.
@@johnnyplemons Thank you Sir
so series wiring increases the oHms, why would i want to do this? if i series wired two 4 Ohm subwoofers, this would decrease theyre power?
I am the number 1k subs
How you know witch wire from your car is negative and witch positiv
It changes from car to car, due to the color choice of wire, there isn't a common way of knowing. Try doing a search for your specific vehicle. Or use a multimeter to get your answer.
hello sir, nice video., i want to ask few questions., i just bought 2.1 speaker few days before and i already have another 2.1 speaker., can i merge both speakers into 1?
+Muhammad Syafiq That would depend on the impedance that your Amp can handle. Several factors come into play. The impedance of the two 2.1 systems, the impedance the Amp will tolerate, and finally how you wire the two systems together.
IF you have a 8 ohm Amp, and the speaker systems are 4 ohm, then wire in Series to get the 8 ohm load your amp is looking for,
If the 2.1 systems are 8 ohm wiring in parallel with give you a 4 ohm circuit, it could damage your 8 ohm amplifier. Chances are low that it will happen, but is always something that can happen. Although it could shorten the life of the Amp because it will generate more heat.
If you wire the two 8 ohm speaker systems in series, you get a 16 ohm circuit, this will also affect the amp, it will produce less power, and run a bit cooler.
Anything you do outside of having the exact impedance that you amp needs will have some affect.
John
thanks for your comment sir., what if i use 2.5 jack splitter, what connection it will be? series or parallel?
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+Muhammad Syafiq Is by chance your 2.1 system powered? If it is, then you have nothing to worry about, the amp is built in and you will be fine.
john
yes, i'm using system powered but i want to use both speaker system with full performance without having any failure., I've noticed that if i used 2 satellite speaker, the sound produces is more powerful than 4
Can I ask you if I have a Speaker that has a Dual Voice Coil its 2 ohm and it's 400 watts RMS I want to wire it to 4 Ohm would the speaker still be capable of producing 400 Watts RMS ?
If each set of voice coils is 2 ohms, you have 2 positives and 2 negatives, run a wire from the positive on one set of hookups to the negative terminal of the other set of hookups. That will put the two voice coils in series. It will still be able to handle 400 watts RMS
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I have 500wattst amplifier, it has 6 to 16 ohms on the output speaker's terminal, I want to connect 6 speakers per channel, how many ohms and watts of speaker should i used and how to connect them,thank you and more power,.
I need to know, can you use a series circuit with multiple speakers (5+)
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Ain't called "dope" for no reason.
what do you call the wires?
+Eileene Castro Are you asking about the jumper wires I'm using?
They are simple alligator clip jumpers, they come in a number of lengths from 12" to 36" or longer.
john
If I have two 300w subwoofers (600w total) and I wire them in series, does that make them 300w total?
It’s been 7 years.. did you find the answer?
@@motazpharaon1397 😂😂😂 it's really funny because now I'm an electronics technician. If you have them in series they are added together
LOL I noticed that to but couldn't remember the names XD
I am looking to connect regular stereo speakers into 2013 Samsung smart tv located in the living room, to be able to hear from speakers in the kitchen. How do I do that?
Hello electromavin, last night, from my vintage tube amplifier, I mistakenly connected my Spendor Bookshelf speakers as with two + wires to the one speaker and two - wires to the another speaker. But one side speaker worked and another side didn't work. 'Balance control worked both sides only for one speaker. I shocked and sweated then found it was wrongly connected. After made the correct polarity connection, they now sing. Here, I need your clarification for: Since I made the wrong connection for 10 minutes, is there any possibility for weakening the Cross-over and speakers? Actually, What would be happened by this wrong connection? I am much much worried about my beloved - expensive new speakers. Kindly explain and please let me know : Did my speakers fully escaped and are they safe now? How could two +wires connected speaker sing without - polarity? Thank you. Regards.
No you will be fine. There isn't going to be any damage to your speakers.
john
Really! Thank God! Thank you for your nice words Jhon! God Bless You. Best Regards.
-susee
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That statement would be true if you wired in Parallel, but not in series. Power in series remains the same, In parallel you have two paths or more for power to travel, but in series, it is a single path.
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hi guys i have a question.
I have a fender mustang v head. each output(2) is label 75 watts / 8 ohm min. i just going to use one output. im planning to buy 2 speakers -- 60 watts 8 ohms each , since conecting 2 speakers in series reduce the ohms to 4, my question is, i am in risk to blow out each speaker? as the sir explain the ohms are reduce to half so im concern about to damage the amp or speakers because the amp demands 8 ohms. thanks in advance
+kartman74usa If it has (2) outputs then use both of them, you stated you were getting two speakers so why run them in series? I would also suggest looking at getting the rated watts 60 is good but if it's rated at 75w @ 8 ohm then shoot for that. you could double bridge the leads and outputs to create 150w output @ 4 ohm, the bass hits A LOT harder that way.
+kartman74usa Lets get you on the right track. First putting a speaker in series will increase the impedance, not reduce it. Putting two 8 ohm drivers in series will give you a 16 ohm circuit. That will not hurt your head. Putting two 8 ohm woofers in parallel is what you are describing, that would give you a 4 ohm circuit at the input of the amp. That can damage your Mustang V Head.
If you have not purchased the two speakers, do one of two things. Buy two 16 ohm drivers and put them in Parallel to reduce the impedance to 8 ohms. Or buy two 4 ohm drivers and put them in Series to get to an impedance of 8 ohms.
Beyond that, you can put the two 8 ohm drivers in series and get to 16 ohms, that will not damage your amp in any way.
A quick refresher. Series is putting speakers together like this. From the source Positive, to the first driver positive terminal, next from the first driver Negative terminal run a connector or lead to the Positive terminal on Driver number two. Finally from driver two negative terminal goes to the negative of the source or amp.
Parallel is from the source a Positive and Negative lead to woofer number one, and also running a positive and negative lead to woofer number two. There are other ways to wire this too, but that is the simplest to explain quickly.
Good luck, John
+kartman74usa wannerjonathan is pretty much on point with his suggestion. Looking at the Mustang V specs, it is a mono amp, it has two speaker inputs. My guess is that they put the two connections in parallel when two 8 Ω drivers are plugged in. This would make sure that the amp in the head never sees anything lower than a 4 ohm load. It is called Daisy Chaining and is common for this type of application.
Now on speaker wattage, he is correct if you wire both speakers into both outputs, in theory, your speakers will push past the wattage limit of 120 Watts ( 2 X 60 = 120 ) This can shorten the life of the drivers.
You wire in parallel, that will double the power each speaker can handle.
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no in parallel the voltage would be same on both speakers.
In series, the voltage would be split by 'voltage divider rule' (google).
Wow did not know that, thanks
power handling should increase because the voltage would be divided between two speakers.
where do i connect the headphone jack???
Head phones need to be taken off of a low level output, such as off of the preamp circuit of the source.. They are not designed to be used off of speaker outputs, you can fry them that way.. IF you do use them with the speaker output, I would make sure to add a 500 ohm power resistor inline with the headphone jack.. Something that would handle at least 50 to 75 watts, that should give you a good level of protection for the head phones, and could make them useable at the same time.
john
How can I incorporate a bass speaker (if there is such thing) into the series?
* Correction: More just a third speaker overall.
Sure you can do that. Wiring in series just adds impedance's together. Such as 4 + 8 + 4 will give you a 16 ohm circuit. It really depends on what you are trying to do.
is it possible to have 2 speakers wired in series, together with 2 speakers wired in parallel? so 2* [(8ohm) + (8ohm) in series] in parallel? may be a stupid question.. just wondering :P
hello sir, i have no knowledge about the watts and oz of a speaker., i have a pioneer speaker here with 120w, 40W NOM. POWER, 330g(11.6 oz.) strontium magnet., i dont know how to buy the right wire for this.. help please
+Joseph Ilag The right wire? I will assume you mean the gauge of wire to use to hook up to your source.
The right wire is more determined by the length of the run you are making. In general the longer the distance you are from the source or Amp, the thicker the wire you need to use.
For most home applications, a good 18 gauge wire will work fine. If it is a run over 20 to 25 feet, then move up to a 16 gauge wire and you should be fine.
Now it never hurts to go bigger, if you have 16 gauge wire, you can use it on the short runs too.
john
+electromavin Whenever I set up sound systems I always use 12awg no more no less. The frequencies and power travel much smoother through the wire and to the outputs (speakers). But if you're not into the movie theater home setup then definitely go with 16 or 18, it will still give you the good high's but will limit the low's so they are not over powering.
Yes, you got the idea exactly. Series Parallel..
John
i have pmp2000 4/8/16 ohms, 800 watt and connect 5 tannoy 8 ohms 50watts together and one speaker for adjustment separately and three mics. can you kindly show me how
You can put 2 of the speakers in series to get 16 ohms. Do this for 4 of the speakers, making 2 sets or series pairs of speakers, the you take the 2 series pair sets, an put them in parallel, this will bring them down to 8 ohms, throw in the last 8 ohm speaker in parallel and you have a circuit that will work with your Amp.
Wat will happen if you connect the speaker to monoblock
+irwan syafais you need an amplifier to amplify the signal coming from your phone into the speaker
+Josh Clay You will need some type of amplifier to increase the volume to where it is usable.
Just quick question so im clear i have front door speakers 4ohm and rear ones need to be 8 but i didnt buy 8 ohm i bought 4 do i need to return it or can i wire it to become 8
Yes, you most likely will need to exchange them for 8 ohm drivers if that is what you need. You can wire the two 4 ohm speakers to achieve 8 ohms, but you can not change a single 4 ohm speaker into 8 ohm speaker. You can add a resistor to it and electrically get 8 ohms, but it isn't a practical solution, depending on the wattage you are driving them with, the resistor can be fairly large.
@@johnnyplemons thanks a bunch
Why you didnt show where to connect yellow wires?
He did. They go from the positive side of one speaker to the negative side of the other speaker. It's one wire.
no he didn't.. if he connects the yellow wires one speaker to other, then nothing will power the speakers..
Monchi F it connnects back to the stereo.... henceforth the entire reason for this video.
Monchi F you should not be wiring up any electrical circuits. You clearly don't have a clue how it works.
@troyluciano12 He always does that actually.I do, too. It's natural.
the energy from the sorce comes throw the positive wire not the negative!!!
speaker tutorial with a bad audio haha!
i know right! haha. So frustrating to watch audio videos with horrible audio....especially when they are doing gear reviews...its like really???
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Sorry, you can't put two 8 ohm speakers together to get 8 ohms.. That is if they are the same type of speaker. Meaning that if you wire two 8 ohm woofers together you can only get 16 ohms, or 4 ohms. this is dependent on wiring in series for 16 ohms, or in parallel for a 4 ohm load.
Now if it is a woofer and tweeter, then you combine together with a 8 ohm crossover, this will give you a 8 ohm nominal circuit.
One of my speakers it's getting very hot
Not exactly sure what that could be?? It could be that the driver is being over driven, that is to many watts being sent to the driver..
A driver is designed to handle a specific number of watts, for example 20 watts, if you are sending 40 watts to the driver, it can run hotter, since you are sending twice the power.
great intro who care. just do it.
You shouldn't wire speakers in series, all you will get is the cones flapping when even the slightest amount of bass is applied.
Valo
On my 2006 Honda Accord'rears speakers I have at RR,blue-yellow and pink wires on RL I have blue-white and blue-black,I want to know which one are positives and negatives
I found this on Auto Zones website.. It shows that the Pink is Positive, and the Blue White is Positive..
repairguide.autozone.com/znetrgs/repair_guide_content/en_us/images/0996b43f/80/24/c5/38/large/0996b43f8024c538.gif
Hope it helps
john
Thanks,it will help me
if im hooking up two 8ohm speakers in parallel to become 4 ohm and i want to add a tweeter which is 4 ohm to the the left wire will the tweeters stay 4 ohm? also can i add the right side speakers to the same input pos and neg to have both side wires bridged.
It doesn’t matter how many of these videos I watch I simply just do not understand series wiring or ohm capabilities of the speakers I just bought. The American educational system has failed me lol
plz say how to do
Sorry, I don't understand what you are asking for?
john
Not exactly sure what you are saying?? If I'm wiring speakers to 1 ohm, I would most likely be wiring in parallel. Remember series will add impedance's together, 1 + 1 + 1 = 3, where parallel will divide or reduce the over all impedance of the circuit. Where two 8 ohm speakers wired in parallel will give you a 4 ohm circuit. 8/2=4.
In a home stereo, it would depend on the requirement of the source or Amp, Some look for 4 ohms, some 6 ohms, some 8 ohms, you should check the minimum requirements.
Wrong.. in a ac circuit when you run in series, those speaker can now handle a higher wattage rating amp, since it is presenting more impedance to the circuit, but power is power and the formula will see both coils as one increasing more resistance to that one leg, allowing less current on one leg to be distributed among both speakers. by running together in series less load on each speaker less bass, more impedance.
i had connect my single speaker to my phone using audio jack . But, the volume is weak althought the sound system volume in my phone is full . Help me
+Irwan Syafais You will need some type of amplifier to increase the volume to where it is usable.
Male and female problem
Now change the pollarity of one speaker
could you please tell me is there a wiring method of linking 2 8ohm speakers that gives an 8ohm cab load. many thanks. leon.
I am having different speakers with peach red colour wires
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too much detail.
Lucas
This man is too shaky!!
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irrelevant but i'd want to ask about his health by now :p i can figure out the tremor movement of his finger, which might be an early symptom of Alzheimer. and that was 5 years ago
K
so ur not smart .... come on we all know this .... n found that long time
dose any one know how to wire a built in speaker electric guitar to the out putjack
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what do you call the wires?
+Eileene Castro They are called jumpers with alligator clips.
Thanks :) how can I attach the chord?
I have two old subwoofers.. and our project is to make an improvised device and we want to make a speaker.. May I know how ?
+Eileene Castro I guess to answer that, I need more information. What type of speaker are you trying to build? A full range design, a 2 or 3 way design?
What are your components? Your application?
what is the overall plan, and what are you building it to do or to be used with?
john