Howdy, My name is Joe and I have been working on a speaker build for that past month. I've Worked on this same project in the past but college took my attention away from it. I'm new to the DIY speaker scene and I had a question on how to amp my drivers.
Currently I've got two drivers that I want to use in my build:
The Dayton Audio DC28F-8. Which has an RMS of 50W and is 8Ω
and
The Dayton Audio DS135-8. Which has an RMS of 50W, a peak of 100W and is 8Ω
One of the main issues with my build, is trying to find an amplifier that will run my drivers. I have a mock up design of my circuit that will get the signal to the drivers. I added a stereo amplifier before the crossover but this is not a stereo speaker build. I have a mono setup that takes in a stereo signal either from an AUX input or a bluetooth input. Then the signal is changed into a mono signal, then it is connected to the amp. After the signal enters the amp it is split into the two channels (at least this is how I presume it works). I was taking a shot in the dark and assumed that I could just connect each driver to its own channel but I'm not sure if I can do this. Below is my circuit.
Speaker_Circuit.jpg
I was wondering if I can do this with an amp. If both channels output 50W then they should power my drivers fine, right? Or should I get a mono amp and put my speakers in parallel (and change the crossover accordingly)? Or is there another way of completing what I am trying to accomplish?
Here are a couple of amps that I have been looking at for the past couple of days.
The TPA3116DA 100 watt mono amplifier
and
The TPA3116D2 50W x 2 Fosi Audio ZK-502C
If you have any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated if you sent them my way,
Currently I've got two drivers that I want to use in my build:
The Dayton Audio DC28F-8. Which has an RMS of 50W and is 8Ω
and
The Dayton Audio DS135-8. Which has an RMS of 50W, a peak of 100W and is 8Ω
One of the main issues with my build, is trying to find an amplifier that will run my drivers. I have a mock up design of my circuit that will get the signal to the drivers. I added a stereo amplifier before the crossover but this is not a stereo speaker build. I have a mono setup that takes in a stereo signal either from an AUX input or a bluetooth input. Then the signal is changed into a mono signal, then it is connected to the amp. After the signal enters the amp it is split into the two channels (at least this is how I presume it works). I was taking a shot in the dark and assumed that I could just connect each driver to its own channel but I'm not sure if I can do this. Below is my circuit.
Speaker_Circuit.jpg
I was wondering if I can do this with an amp. If both channels output 50W then they should power my drivers fine, right? Or should I get a mono amp and put my speakers in parallel (and change the crossover accordingly)? Or is there another way of completing what I am trying to accomplish?
Here are a couple of amps that I have been looking at for the past couple of days.
The TPA3116DA 100 watt mono amplifier
and
The TPA3116D2 50W x 2 Fosi Audio ZK-502C
If you have any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated if you sent them my way,
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