[sdiy] Wiring many speakers

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Mitchell Hudson <mitch at sirius.com>
Subject: [sdiy] Wiring many speakers
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 15:08:08 -0800

>     I have this little project i am working on. It involves wiring up
> about twenty small speakers. Can anyone give me some advice on this. How
> do I determine how of an amp I will need to build? All of the speakers
> are small about 2" across 8 ohms. Do I wire them In parallel or serial?

I'd connect them in a 4 time 5 maner, that is serially connect 4
speakers (that would give the impedance of 32 ohm) and then parallel
these strings. This would give the impedance of 6.4 Ohm, which most
amps should be able to handle without trouble.

Another way to acheive the same result is to parallel them in groups
of 5, and then connect the groups in series.

Not any of the solutions are very artistically beutifull, but they
will do the job. You should be able to use any amp able to handle 4-8
Ohm loads.

Cheers,
Magnus