bridging an amp
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: bridging an amp
Posted By: ca$ino
Subject: bridging an amp
Date Posted: March 18, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Hey all,
Got a q about bridging,...i've heard about it before, and see alot of amps talk about it, but have never used it so am not sure what it is..
Only thing i really usnderstood "though may not be true" is that bridging an amp will enable it to put out more power to a single source...
I was under the impression that bridging a 2channel amp to run 1 speaker, delivered more power to said speaker.. Is this true?
If not, can someone please care to explain?
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Look twice, think thrice, 1 splice/ 1 slice!
This is a phrase i came up with and something i will now live by.
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Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: March 18, 2009 at 10:15 PM
more power than just using a single channel for a single speaker. what exactly are you wanting to do? what amp do you have and what sub are you trying to hook up?
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Posted By: ca$ino
Date Posted: March 18, 2009 at 10:22 PM
I'm really just curious.
my current "soon to be current" setup will be 2 SVC 10" MTX's rms 225
the amp i'm supposed to get tomorrow is a 600watt 2channel Kenwood, but i'm also considering gettin a 200watt Kenwood and a 200watt Jensen amp,
But i'm lookin at some of these other amps for sale, like this 1000watt amp 2 x 500 @ 4Ohms 2channel bridgable..yada yada yada... i wanted to know what is the significance of bridgability...
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Look twice, think thrice, 1 splice/ 1 slice!
This is a phrase i came up with and something i will now live by.
Posted By: ca$ino
Date Posted: March 18, 2009 at 10:24 PM
also lookin at this amp..
#1800 Watts of Power (Max)
#Number of Channels: 2
#RMS Power (4 ohms): 300 watts x 2 channel
#RMS Power (2 ohms): 380 watts x 2 channel
#Bridged RMS Power: 760 watts x 1 channel
#Min. Impedance Unbridged: 2 ohms
#Min. Impedance Bridged: 4 ohms
#THD @ Rated RMS Power: <0.02%
#Speaker Level Inputs: Yes
#Amp Preamp Outputs: Yes - 1 Pair
#Built-in Crossover: Yes
#High-Pass Crossover: 40 Hz - 250 Hz
#Low-Pass Crossover: 40 Hz - 250 Hz
#Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >97 dB
#Channel Separation: >55 dB
#Bass Boost: 0 - 18 dB
#Thermal / Short / Overload Protection
#Pearl Silver Finish
#Power & Distress Indicator
#Three Way Protection Circuitry
#4 Gauge Power / Ground Connections
#Selectable X-Over HPF / Full / LPF
#18 dB Bass Boost with Switch Sub
#Gold Plated Terminal Strips / RCA Jacks
#Heavy Duty Heat Sink
#Adjustable Input Sensitivity
#Soft Delayed Remote Turn-On
#Low Level Inputs
#Dimensions: L 2.25" W 19.6" H 11.25"
I AM NOT SPAMMING! I'm asking a question!
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Look twice, think thrice, 1 splice/ 1 slice!
This is a phrase i came up with and something i will now live by.
Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: March 18, 2009 at 10:33 PM
you say you are looking at "THIS" amp, but you wont give a name to "THIS" amp, just some specs? and i would not even consider the jensen amp.
there is nothing really significant or amazing about bridging n amp, it just lets you get all of the power from a 2 channel amp when you only have one speaker on it.
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Posted By: ca$ino
Date Posted: March 19, 2009 at 12:21 AM
didn't think the name "THIS" amp was significant..sorry... why you don't like Jensen?
The amp is Power Acoustik
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Look twice, think thrice, 1 splice/ 1 slice!
This is a phrase i came up with and something i will now live by.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: March 19, 2009 at 5:57 AM
Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: March 19, 2009 at 7:15 AM
ca$ino wrote:
why you don't like Jensen?
i used to install them. they are lacking in quality. -------------
Posted By: ca$ino
Date Posted: March 19, 2009 at 12:48 PM
I understood some of that, some went right out the window.. but thanks!
Will read again..  ------------- Look twice, think thrice, 1 splice/ 1 slice!
This is a phrase i came up with and something i will now live by.
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