Just wondering if I'm doing this right...... Does it matter which way round you connect your Subs and Tops? At the moment I go from the left and right channel of my amp into each of my 15'' Subs and then run up to my top speakers. Does it make any difference if I go to the tops first and then run down to the subs?

Cheers

Mik

It depends what speakers/ subs you have. I would recommend running as you are though, especially if the subs have passive crossovers fitted!

Assuming your tops are full range cabinets then yes.

If your subs have passive crossovers fitted they will reproduce bass only and send the mid/top signals to your mid/top speakers.

If you do it the other way round your top cabs will get a full range signal. Your subs will still reproduce only the bass frequencies.

Not necessarily! Almost all subwoofers have passive crossovers, most are low-pass and will simply output a full range signal to the tops via the loop-through socket.

Only bass bins with 2-way crossovers in will 'split' the signal. Some will need special leads (eg Peavey Hisys system with 4-pole Neutrik) and some have dedicated mid-high outs and these will be marked.

I agree, tell us everything about your speakers before asking for advice and then we can give specific information. Dont be vague!

Quite right and that's what I was thinking of (once had a couple of pairs of Hisys bins).

lets not forget the ohmage issues here too, if the subs and tops are 4 ohms, if you go into tops first youll drop down to 2 ohms which can be very bad for your amplifier!! Whereas the Sub Crossover will allow you to stay at 4ohms

In reality we shouldnt speculate any further until the OP has posted the exact make and model of his speakers

Sorry, I am being a bit vague. My subs are Class D 15''. 350w RMS 8 ohms.

My tops are Yamaha S1151V 250w - Cant seem to find any RMS info.

These are being driven by a C MARK MR2650 1200w power amp.

Thanks for the help so far - much appreciated.

The Yamaha S115V's are usually 8 ohm.

The yamahas only have parallelled inputs, so again, I would continue to run via the Bins first. The Bins have a crossover frequency of about 250hz (i think)

Got a few tech details now - The Yamahas are 8 ohm and seem to have parallel sockets and a crossover frecuency of 1.7kh ( it says on the spec) and yes, Welshy the crossover frecuency on the class d bins is 250mz. The boys in my band will take great interest in this thread when I show them, as we are never sure which way to go!

Just friendly advice. Next time you buy some equipment, sort all this out before you hand over the cash. If those speakers had of been 4ohm the amp would've seen a 2ohm load and unless it's stable at that ohmage you could've been looking at a blown amp or worse.

Is that the technical terminology?!

Impedance my good friend... Impedance!

Ohmage

I stand corrected. There be 2 official words then!

To be honest, Impedance is the better term to use. It's definitely the more often used term.

I had not heard of Ohmage until now!

Thanks for the replys - I'll carry on as I am then. Subs first. Seems to work fine anyway!