Splicing two sets of speaker wire together... extra sound or big fire?

[TallBill]

The sub on my speakers controlls the outs to the front and rear channel. The rear channel is dead.. so basically i got 2 working speakers on the front channel working just fine.. and two "rear" speakers sittin here doin nothin.. can i combine two on the front, and two on the back? its just plain ole speaker wire.. but like i said.. only two live spots to hook up to

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

dont do it. wiring in parallel will half the impendance, and screw up your amp

 

[TallBill]

blah.. thats wut i figured 🙁

 

[AnthraX101]

You will also double the wattage going to the front channel.

It will probably blow out.

Armani

 

[schmedy]

Well you could wire them in parallel but you would have to put a resistor in line too so you lower the impedience back down to what it was( I am assuming 8 ohms since if you had a high end amp you wouldn't need to worry).