How To Wire 4 Speakers In Series

To make a four speaker 8ω cabinet put four 8ω speakers in series parallel.

How to wire 4 speakers in series. So the most important thing here to remember is to wire speakers consistently the same way as each other. Wiring 2 way and 3 way speakers. However increasing the resistance to more than 4 ohms of speaker resistance by adding speakers in series will split the amplified audio output from the amplifier across all the speakers in the circuit. You can wire multiple speakers in series in parallel or in a combination of the two wiring configurations series parallel.

2 way speakers such as home stereo or car audio component speakers are those which come as a pre designed speaker set and use a crossover. It is a combination of series and parallel. Two 8 ohm speakers wired hooked up in parallel results in a 4 ohm load. Providing all the speakers are 8 ohms this will work as the total impedance is also 8 ohms.

Putting two 8 ohm speakers in series results in a 16 ohm load. When the mono stereo switch is set to mono the two 8ω speakers are wired either in series making a 16ω cab or in parallel making a 4ω cab. Series when you wire hook up speakers in series the speakers resistance as measured in ohms is additive i e. Parallel circuits are the simplest electrical circuit to wire.

This diagram shows how to wire four speakers in series parallel. Parallel when wiring in parallel the resistance of the speakers decreases. When using more than one speaker with your amp the equivalent overall impedance changes depending on how the speakers are wired. Check out our resource page.

Mono stereo cabinets the diagram below shows the wiring of a marshall 2x12 speaker cab having a mono stereo selection switch and two specialized input jacks. This is a safe way of wiring four speakers without a switch box or separate volume controls.