i am about to wire up 12x 100 watt 8 ohm speakers in six different rooms what will be the best way to do this?

Answer 1

I'm going to assume a single stereo amp as the source, and mention that it would be a much different answer if this were not the case. I'm also going to assume you want the same power to each speaker, i.e, same volume in each room.

For whatever your amp's max output impedance is, you want the speaker load to total as close to the same as possible, with preference given to higher-resistance loads to avoid overloading the amp. So...

All 6 speakers for one channel in parallel yields 8/6 = 1.33 ohms (probably too low for most amps);

3 parallel strings of 2 speakers in series per channel yields
(8+8)/3=5.33 ohms - good for 4 ohm amp

2 parallel strings of 3 speakers in series per channel yields
(8+8+8)/2 = 12 ohms, good for 8ohm amp

The way it works is resistances add in series and divide in parallel. Email me if not clear.

Answer 2

if you are looking to make a loud noise don't use 100 watt 8 ohm speakers just get one stick of TNT wired in one room save you alot of hassle and will annoy the neighbours just as much.

Answer 3

Unless you are using 12 power amplifiers, or 6 stereo amplifiers, you will get no sound at all.

No single amplifier is capable of driving 12 speakers...

Answer 4

tell us a little more, what are you driving the speakers with (amp) wise, what size is it and is it 2 or more channels??