Recent content by Phil Purcell

does anyone know if the stock 2016 Q-Marine speakers are 2 ohm or 4 ohm?

I sent a note to Kicker asking for their recommendation; this is what they sent me. I just need to confirm that the speakers are 4 ohm and not 2 ohm.

the combination of parallel and series cancels out the increased impedance.

I think I had an ah-ha moment. I didn't realize that KMC1 has both pre-amp outputs and speaker outputs. So, I think I can connect both front and rear pre-amp outputs to the 5-channel amp and use that to power 4 of the 6.5" speakers and the subwoofer. The last two speakers can stay on the head...

do you recall the mfg/model number of the amp you are using?

reviews on those two 4 channel amps aren't good so those are out. Back to looking at the 5 channel Kicker amp. Which I would end up wiring the way you did. DId you only connect the front channel to the amp and set it for 2channel mode instead of 4 channel? That would allow the head unit fader...

the amps are 2 or 4 ohm. I think with the configuration I described the speakers will not be in series or in parallel so the ohm rating will not drop or be multiplied. It seems to me, that I'd be ok with either 2 ohm or 4 ohm speakers (I do not know what Bennington installed for stock speakers)...

someone near me is selling two 4 channel amps. Wondering if that might not be the best solution. I'd think that it would be setup as follows: 1. Set amp1 for 2 channel input. Connect Front speaker outputs from the head unit. Connect speakers 1+2, 3+4 to that amp1 outputs. 2. Set amp2 for 2...

thanks for the reply, follow up question(s) on how you wired yours. 1. Were your speakers connected to the head unit using RCA connectors so you could take those directly into the power amp or did you have to install your own? 2. Assume you put speakers 1+2 on AMP1, speakers 3+4 on AMP2. Did...

Hi All, searched the forum and didn't see the answer to this question so hopefully not too repetitive. I've got the stock Kicker KMC1 with 6 speakers on my boat and I'm looking to do some upgrades starting with adding an amplifier to the existing head unit. The manual seems to indicate that...