hey guys, what are some decent 2 channel amps with independent crossovers? let's say i'm planning to run all my speakers and subs off 1 amp...
TIA
-demitri

 

Why do you want to use 2 channel amps? Why not a 4,5, or 6 channel amp?

 

you said you wanted to run ALL speakers and subs on 1 amp...you cant do that with a 2 channel amp...2 channels means it has 2 speaker outputs..meaning you can only hook up 2 speakers...unless its bridged...

from what you're saying sounds like you'll need a 10 channel amp( if they have those )...using 8 channels for your speakers and 2 more for your subs...unless your subs are DVC...

but its probably easier for you to get 2 seperate amps, thats what most do, get one for your mids and one for your subs...why do you want only 1 amp...?...trust me, you'll need 2 amps...you'll be much happier with 2 anyways

 

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^^Exactly^^
How many subs do you plan to run? If more than one, I'd reccomend a 2 channel or a monoblock amp for the subs, and a 4 channel to run your interior speakers. If you only want to run one sub, most respectable companies offer a 5 channel amp which will run everything in your car including the sub. If you can give me more specifics, I can point you in the right direction.....

 

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There are in fact, some two-channel amplifiers that can run two independent stereo channels and a subwoofer sharing the + terminal of one channel and the - terminal of another channel. This is called "tri-way."

You can run one or one hundred speakers on each channel of the amplifier. The only thing you have to pay attention to is the impedence load.

Independent crossovers are an intirely different animal. Four-channel amplifiers sometimes have two crossovers, one for each pair of outputs. As for the tri-way amplifiers, I'm not sure if the center channel would be low-pass filtered.

As mentioned above, a 5 or more channel amp would offer you the best flexibility in building your setup. If you still HAVE to pull it off with a two channel, you can always install passive crossovers before each speaker.

 

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There are in fact, some two-channel amplifiers that can run two independent stereo channels and a subwoofer sharing the + terminal of one channel and the - terminal of another channel. This is called "tri-way."</TD></TR></TABLE>

with this setup you will lose the ability to fade between front and back, and your amp's crossovers will be useless. I had a good link about this, but I can't find it. I'll keep looking.

 

i was thinking of bridging all the components into 1 channel (yes, fading will be lost) while maintaining proper impedance load, and run 1 sub with the other channel. my components will have passive crossovers, but my sub won't. that is why i want 2 independent crossovers for each channel that way i can set the speakers to full and the sub channel to low pass.

...what are some good 5 or 6 channel amps? the only ones i have in mind are from soundstream. are they any other ones?

TIA

 

yeah..thats why i said or BRIDGED...like bridged 100 speakers onto one channel...!!!!

 

there's a small difference between bridging 100 speakers into 1 channel and 4 speakers into 1 channel