amp for componet system

[slidegirl]

if i am going to get a compnet system a pair of 6.5 mids and pair of twetters would i need a 4 channel amp or a 2 channel amp? or what? i am not sure exactly how they would be wired

[MrSo0h0o]

hypothetically, you can use either a 4 or a 2 ch amp for your components. it all depends on how much power the set can handle, how much u are looking to spend, if u want to keep wiring to a minimum, etc.

[rawdawg]

2 channels means Left + - wires to the left side components and Right + - wires to the right side. You would be using a passive crossover to route the signals, probably the ones that came with your speakers.

4 channels means you are going to bi-amplify the component set. That's one channel per speaker. You would need an active crossover to route the signals correctly. Sometimes amps come with them built in, sometimes you have to buy one and stick it in. Technically, you can use passives but that would be weird.

So, you can use either set-up for your components. A 2 channel amp is easier to set-up but a 4 channel amp gives you more tuning capability, amongst other things.

[cam2Xrunner]

You can also use a 4 channel amp on a component set and Bi-Wire them using capable passive crossovers. For example the Alpine Type-X(spx-177r) is capable of doing this. This will give you control over time alignment between the tweeters and mids and from left to right.

The easiest way to set this up with less confusion is getting a two channel for the components.

Also another route, if you are going to be using a sub is to get a 4 channel amp, and use the front two channels for the front speakers and bridging the rear 2 channels into one to power a sub(s).

You can also get a 5 or 6 channel amp and use the front 4 channels to power a component set Actively(meaning one channel to each tweeter and one channel to each mid, or Bi-Wire, using the capable passive crossover. Then using the sub channels for the sub(s)

There is alot of different ways to wire up a system, it all depends on a couple of things- Space available, Budget, Components you are going to be using, what kind of proccessing you are using, ad basically just what kind of setup you would like.

Also if you ahve a capable headunit you can use the headunit's onboard crossovers for wiring the front components active.

Hopefully this hasn't confused you.