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I have a BT 2180 with BT 7.1's in the fairing and BT 6.5 in the lowers.
Should I wire them up in parallel or off their own channel???
what would be best sound??
Sorry I'm a stereo newbie. I just like great sound.
 
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I have a BT 2180 with BT 7.1's in the fairing and BT 6.5 in the lowers.
Should I wire them up in this parallel or off their own channel???
what would be best sound??
Sorry I'm a stereo newbie. I just like great sound.
The 2180 is a 2 channel amp which has second set of outputs that are connected internally in the amp.
Wire the fairing to the main speaker output and the lowers to the second set of outputs.

Don't use a heavy gauge speaker wire as you will have a difficult time getting the wire to seat in the connector on the amp.

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The BT 2180 is only a 2 channel amp so there's no way to wire each speaker to its own channel. You'll have to wire them in parallel.
 
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The 2180 is a 2 channel amp which has second set of outputs that are connected internally in the amp.
Wire the fairing to the main speaker output and the lowers to the second set of outputs.

Don't use a heavy gauge speaker wire as you will have a difficult time getting the wire to seat in the connector on the amp.

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Ahhh , so it's the same as wiring them in parallel??
 
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Ahhh , so it's the same as wiring them in parallel??
Yes sir
 
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Yes sir
I was really overthinking this. I thought I was going to be splicing wires off the fairing speakers for it to be parallel.

Thank you very much sir!
 
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Originally Posted by Babyboy
The 2180 is a 2 channel amp which has second set of outputs that are connected internally in the amp.
Wire the fairing to the main speaker output and the lowers to the second set of outputs.
Learn sumpin new everyday. I didn't realize the BT 2180 had those. Actually I did I just forgot.
 
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