I may be way off on this but here goes. I want to hook up my four Pioneer speakers to my Pioneer amp. Here are the specs of both the speakers and the amp.


Pioneer Speakers
Impedence is 4ohm
Max Power for the speakers is 120 watts


Amp Pioneer GMX 314 2/3/4 channel amp
RMS Output Configuration Options:
30W x 4 (at 14.4V, 4 ohm)
70W x 2 (at 14.4V, 4 ohm)
35W x 4 (at 14.4V, 2 ohm)
20W x 4 (at 12V, 4 ohm)
50W x 2 (at 12V, 4 ohm)
25W x 4 (at 12V, 2 ohm)


My first question is this. Do our cars provide 12V or 14V of power? Would I be better hooking the speakers up as 4 channels (20W @ 12V or 30W @ 14.4V) or should I hook them up in parallel and run the amp as a 2 channel so I either get 70W @ 14.4V or 50W @ 12V?

Btw, correct me if I am wrong but parallel hook up means:

both rear speakers on the same channel with positive to positive and negative to negative

both front speakers on the same channel with positive to positive and negative to negative

Please correct me if I am wrong as I am not car audio expert. I am still reading and learning.

Also, if I go the two channel route, I will loose some sound control, correct?

Thanks,
Kurt