Fusion stereo with Fusion 4 channel amp quandry?

[fxsales]

Hello All,

I'm helping a freind redo a stereo on his boat, and want to pass a techie question by y'all to see if I'm punting in the wrong direction.
He bought the fusion 600 series with ipod connection. It only has one set of line out connectoer to install an amp. The P/O had a JBL 4 channel amp and ran the line out inputs to the front in, then ran the amp out connectors to the rear-in RCA to facilitate a "4 channel" set up. He is running a set of 6 1/2" flush mounts midship, and has (4) box type speakers mounted and wired under the gunwhale.
Short of installing a speaker level to line level converter to use all four inputs (channels) on the amp, will looping out of the amp and back into it damage or cause any bad things to the amp or head unit?

I realize the output onthis amp is the sum of both the front and read outputs.

Using the Zones in this seyt up is not necessary, as all speakers are in listening range.
ThaNKS FOR ANY INPUT.
jOHN

 

[HIFI]

Hello All,

I'm helping a freind redo a stereo on his boat, and want to pass a techie question by y'all to see if I'm punting in the wrong direction.
He bought the fusion 600 series with ipod connection. It only has one set of line out connectoer to install an amp. The P/O had a JBL 4 channel amp and ran the line out inputs to the front in, then ran the amp out connectors to the rear-in RCA to facilitate a "4 channel" set up. He is running a set of 6 1/2" flush mounts midship, and has (4) box type speakers mounted and wired under the gunwhale.
Short of installing a speaker level to line level converter to use all four inputs (channels) on the amp, will looping out of the amp and back into it damage or cause any bad things to the amp or head unit?

I realize the output onthis amp is the sum of both the front and read outputs.

Using the Zones in this seyt up is not necessary, as all speakers are in listening range.
ThaNKS FOR ANY INPUT.
jOHN

Dont Do That . . . .wire an amp to itself.

Why not run all three pair off the four channel amp connecting the two most rear pair in series to two of the amps channels and the third and forward pair to the other two channels? I say this because it is all one zone.

 

[fxsales]

Thanks for the input...
I actually found that Fusion makes a speaker to line level converter that is quite inexpensive. The whole zone thing from Fusion is a joke in my opinion. Not much more that a fancy fader for the outputs. The flush mount speakers are efficient enough to run off of the head, and the (in my opinion) crappy box speaker will work better from the amp. Unfortunately I've only got what was given to me, and have to go with that. The original amp JBL, was wired to it's self , that why i was suspicious. The converter will solve the problems...
Thanks again
John