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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 08:16 AM
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could someone explain to me whats the difference between mono, 1,2,3 and so on channel amps?
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 08:40 AM
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mono r for subs
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by bxsnypa
could someone explain to me whats the difference between mono, 1,2,3 and so on channel amps?
amps that have 1 channel have one speaker output (+ and -), to 1 speaker. 2 channel amps can have two speaker outputs, so you hook it up to 2 speakers, 4 to 4 and so on.

mono's are used for subs, i assume mono = 1, they tend to create more power i think.. but i really have no idea about mono subs h:
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 10:06 AM
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Mono amps are for subs. You ARE NOT limited to one sub because you have a mono amp. You just wire the subs together in parallel or series (depending on what amount of resistance/ohms you want) and wire them to the one speaker output of the mono amp.

Take a look at this wiring tutorial at the JL site.

http://jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring/index.html
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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ok that clarifies alot of stuff, so i dont necessarily need two amps for 2 subs. and from the looks of it according to the link you gave its really easy to hook up two subs to one amp.
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