Amp

[vas_95]

Hi

I have kenwood amp with four channels

I have tried everything and only channel 3 and 4 work so i have connected the rear speakers to them and have put the sub bridged also on channel 3 and 4

It works but maybe not getting the best possible sound in theory

How can i check if channel 1 and 2 are "scewed"

vas

[krzysiu]

well if 1 and 2 are screwed then wouldnt the speakers not work?

Its confusing, So you got a subwoofer and 2 rear speakers working on 2 channels?

I dont think that was possible :confused:

More info please

[vas_95]

Ok my amp has 4 channels each channel has a positive and negative terminal . Each speaker has a positive and negative wire hence you in theory should hook up each one of the speakers to a seperate channel

In theory i can therefore hook up 4 speakers to a four channel amp

i have 2 channels that are not working i have tried to hook up the speakers or sub to the faulty channels but nothing happens

So this is what i did install LR speaker to channel 3 and RR speaker to channel 4

I have a sub and in theory i would hook it up to channel 1 or 2 or if i want optimium perforamce bridge channel one and two for the sub (connect the positive sub wire to the positive terminal on chanel 1 and the negative wire on the sub to the negative terminal on channel 2. So what i have done is bridge the sub on channel 3 and 4 so this means i have both speaker wire and sub wire doubling up on some amp terminals

[krzysiu]

K that means your speakers and sub are getting close to nothing power

eg. 800Watt Amp 2 channels not working. Makes it a 400Watt straight away. This means that your speakers would be getting 100watts each and your sub would only be getting 200.

[vas_95]

Yea thats what i though its running inefficiently

Can i get the channels repaired or go out and buy an amp

[krzysiu]

Depends on the value of your current amp. If its not that expansive then just replace it. I got a 4 channel 800 watt which i payed 100 bucks for and is still doing the job

Or another option would be to run the speakers off the broken amp (on the 2 channels that work), and buy a monoblock for the sub. That would sound awsome