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2 ohm
TWO 4 OHM SPEAKERS IN PARALLEL.
NOTE ! Not for bridge mode operation.
MULTIMODE OPERATION
Multimode operation means that you connect one or
two systems in normal stereo mode and then add
one or more subwoofers in mono bridge mode to the
same speaker terminals. A center channel can be
connected in the same way.
To avoid amplifier overload you must ALWAYS use
passive filters in multimode operation. The subwoofer
needs a 12 dB lowpass crossover and the stereo
system needs a 6 or 12 dB highpass crossover.
MULTIMODE OPERATION SCHEMATIC
SPEAKER CONNECTION EXAMPLES
SERIES / PARALLEL TO 4 OHM.
4 ohm
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Each
speaker
is 4 ohm
TWO 4 OHMS SPEAKERS IN SERIES.
8 ohm
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Not a recommended way to connect, the power is
only half.
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Right system
Left system
Right
channel
Left
channel
C1
L
Mono connected
subwo
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C2
C1
This drawing shows a mono multimode connected
subwoofer together with a normal stereo system.
The subwoofer crossover frequency is 95 Hz
(12 dB lowpass filter).
The stereo system crossover frequency is 140 Hz
(6 dB highpass filter).
Components with 4 ohm speakers:
C1 = 200
µ
F
C2 = 300
µ
F
L = 10 mH with low resistance, 0,5 - 0,7 ohm
Do not use the amplifiers internal lowpass cross-
over.
Use only the amplifiers internal highpass crossover
as a SUBSONIC filter adjusted to approx. 30 Hz.
2.5 BRIDGE MODE OPERATION
Subwoofers are normally connected in mono bridge
mode to the amplifier. This is done by connecting
the s to the amplifiers LEFT+ terminal,
and the speaker - to the amplifiers RIGHT- termi-
nal.
Now the speaker will recieve a signal that is the sum
of the signals from each channel.
SPEAKER LOAD, BRIDGE MODE OPERATION
CAUTION!
In mono bridge mode the
speaker impedance must
never be less than 4 ohms.
The amplifiers sees a 4 ohm speaker
as a 2 ohm load.
