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Main => Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Forum => Topic started by: Malikai on July 29, 2014, 10:56:40 pm

Title: How to power a series of speakers.
Post by: Malikai on July 29, 2014, 10:56:40 pm

Alright question for someone with better knowledge of speakers than me.  Which doesn't take a whole lot.  I have a logitech set like this one.

https://www.google.com/search?q=logitech+5+speaker&client=firefox-a&hs=BPg&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&tbm=isch&imgil=0qxbWNiWaAk4aM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcTbGJh8Pt35byr1zLfV_NVR4cf_ftz-A43KRvkcXYk_nF-QDn1H%253B370%253B333%253Bv_VuX0Gc9XFkRM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.hqspeakers.com%25252Flogitech-540-speakers-review%25252F&source=iu&usg=__mNAzNM78rCO9BvG0nZCtcgmeQbI%3D&sa=X&ei=QV3YU-uOOefyiwLB8YDwBQ&ved=0CIYBEPUBMAY&biw=1600&bih=763#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=0hwNbRsP2NgdpM%253A%3B2P1auFQKpHRzOM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fecx.images-amazon.com%252Fimages%252FI%252F41TKYK95W9L.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.amazon.com%252FLogitech-X-530-5-1-Speaker-System%252Fdp%252FB0002WPSCG%3B500%3B278 (https://www.google.com/search?q=logitech+5+speaker&client=firefox-a&hs=BPg&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&tbm=isch&imgil=0qxbWNiWaAk4aM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcTbGJh8Pt35byr1zLfV_NVR4cf_ftz-A43KRvkcXYk_nF-QDn1H%253B370%253B333%253Bv_VuX0Gc9XFkRM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.hqspeakers.com%25252Flogitech-540-speakers-review%25252F&source=iu&usg=__mNAzNM78rCO9BvG0nZCtcgmeQbI%3D&sa=X&ei=QV3YU-uOOefyiwLB8YDwBQ&ved=0CIYBEPUBMAY&biw=1600&bih=763#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=0hwNbRsP2NgdpM%253A%3B2P1auFQKpHRzOM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fecx.images-amazon.com%252Fimages%252FI%252F41TKYK95W9L.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.amazon.com%252FLogitech-X-530-5-1-Speaker-System%252Fdp%252FB0002WPSCG%3B500%3B278)

The subwoofer and I am assuming amp that powers the five speakers has died.  Just wondering if anybody has a good option for me to get the speakers running for my arcade.  I have them all decased and mounted in the cab just need to figure out if I need an amp to run them all and how to wire them up.

Title: Re: How to power a series of speakers.
Post by: lilshawn on August 01, 2014, 05:53:17 pm

any old amp will work. they are just speakers.

are you planning to run the subwoofer as well? the original amp probably had a crossover built into it, you'll need to take that into account when you power it with a different amp.

measure the original speakers with an ohmmeter and find out how many ohms they are. sometimes these custom speaker system use a low impedance speaker (>4ohms)

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=95513.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=95513.0)

this thread mentions several small amps people have used in their cabinets. it would probably be good enough to drive something like this.

Title: Re: How to power a series of speakers.
Post by: Malikai on August 02, 2014, 08:21:31 pm

Excellent thank you very much I will check the thread out.  No sub being power, just the five speakers so nothing to big needed then.

Title: Re: How to power a series of speakers.
Post by: lilshawn on August 19, 2014, 07:41:31 pm

this is a thread where several people use a small amp to power speakers....

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,95513.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,95513.0.html)