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hey i have 4 speakers at 4ohm each, and a 4 channel amp. Is it possible to bridge them all to the amp. i'm new to this stuff and dont really understand how to bridge. if someone could show me or teach me that would be helpfull?
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If you have 4 speakers and a 4-channel amp, the simplest thing to do is connect one speaker to each amplifier channel.  Why do you think you need to "bridge" anything?  What is it you hope to accomplish? 
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can i bridge 2 of the speakers to get more power out of them then wire the other 2 to mu HU?

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There is a reason why you should list the specs for the equipment you're asking questions about on here...so answers can be given.  Give the RMS rating of the amp, and the RMS rating of the speakers.
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i have the MTX mxa4004 4 channel amp. it is 50wx4 at 4ohm   100w at 2 ohm and 200watt bridged at 4ohm   

my speakers are infinity with 100 RMS and 350 watt total , i was thinking if i could bridge these, or would they be over powered and blown.

i also have rockfords which are 75watt RMS which could hook up to the head unit.

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Posted: September 08, 2004 at 9:05 PM / IP Logged  

Bridging a speaker across two channels is the equivalent of running the amp at 2 ohms.  You notice how the power is doubled when the load goes from 4 ohm to 2 ohm. When you connect a 4 ohm load across 2 channels, it's each channel's output at a 2 ohm load.  That would be 200 watts into a 100 watt speaker.

You should never connect a speaker to an amp when it will get more power than what it is rated to get.  Especially that much more.  And you don't need to run that speaker with 100 watts for it to be loud.  50 clean watts is loud, and you have four of them.  I wouldn't suggest you run those speakers bridged in these circumstances...in fact, it would have to be a very compelling reason.  There's no reason.

The amp is bridgeable, and marketed like that, but you'll notice that they are referring to subwoofer bridging.  That is a different story altogether, and doesn't pertain to the mid and high range frequencies that your speakers have to reproduce clearly.  It is not uncommon to connect a 100 RMS speaker to a 50 watt source, and is done quite often, in fact.  The RMS of the speaker lets you know what it is capable of receiving all day long...but that doesn't mean it needs the 100 watts to play properly.

Connect the four speakers to the four-channel amp, adjust the gains, and enjoy your music.  If the rears seem a bit too loud, you can use your fader.

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