Featured Multichannel mono amps?

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Here is a weird amp... both stereo and mono...

8-Zone Stereo Amplifier 8000W Rack Mount LED Display

The Pyle 8-Channel Home Theater Amplifier is perfect for high-powered audio control. Multi-zone source control allows you to connect multiple speakers and sound systems from nearby rooms. It’s used for wide array of sound applications and connects to all of your favorite devices including TVs...

pyleusa.com

Some other weird 3 channel amp...

XPA-3 Gen3 3 Channel Audiophile Home Theater Power Amplifier

The new XPA-3 is a three-channel audiophile quality power amplifier, and is perfect for powering the three important front channels of a 5.1 channel, 7.1 channel, or Dolby Atmos / DTS:X home theater system.

emotiva.com

Yet another 3 channel.... MULTI CHANNEL mono amp.

BasX A3+ Three-Channel Power Amplifier

The BasX A3+ is the ideal choice to power a 3.1 channel system. Upgrade the three channels of a surround sound receiver for great sounding clean power. Shop online today!

emotiva.com

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Here is another MULTI-Channel mono amp. My OPINION is that someone on this site will argue that the manufacturer is WRONG.

Dual-Mono Amplifier

ATI Technologies AT6002 Signature Dual-Mono Power Amplifier (0/1)

Shop used ATI Technologies AT6002 Signature Dual-Mono Power Amplifier (0/1) with confidence at The Music Room. Expertly inspected, tested, certified, and backed by our Risk-Free Guarantee.

tmraudio.com

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Here is a weird amp... both stereo and mono...

8-Zone Stereo Amplifier 8000W Rack Mount LED Display

The Pyle 8-Channel Home Theater Amplifier is perfect for high-powered audio control. Multi-zone source control allows you to connect multiple speakers and sound systems from nearby rooms. It’s used for wide array of sound applications and connects to all of your favorite devices including TVs...

pyleusa.com

Four stereo amps in a single chassis, and each one can be bridged. So you go from 8 channels to 4, but more power. Pretty cool. Maybe biamp your mains, and bridge two of the stereo sets for the woofer sections.

A stero amp that can be bridged to mono is far from weird in the car audio world.
Not so common in the home audio world, but they sure do exist.

Some other weird 3 channel amp...

XPA-3 Gen3 3 Channel Audiophile Home Theater Power Amplifier

The new XPA-3 is a three-channel audiophile quality power amplifier, and is perfect for powering the three important front channels of a 5.1 channel, 7.1 channel, or Dolby Atmos / DTS:X home theater system.

emotiva.com

Three mono amps in a single cabinet? They've made them since the 60's. I remember selling the Denon POA8300 amps for home theater.
Still kick myself in the butt for not grabbing one at cost, but I got their monster AVR for 1/4 of retail, so I can't cry too much.

Yet another 3 channel.... MULTI CHANNEL mono amp.

BasX A3+ Three-Channel Power Amplifier

The BasX A3+ is the ideal choice to power a 3.1 channel system. Upgrade the three channels of a surround sound receiver for great sounding clean power. Shop online today!

emotiva.com

Also three mono amps in a single chassis.
Techincally, all multichannel amps are just sets of mono amps in a box.

Emotiva does it the modular way, it seems.
I remember many years back, a mfgr sold the chassis, and you added the modules as needed.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

In summation, multi-channel mono amplifiers do exist.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

In summation, multi-channel mono amplifiers do exist.

Amplifiers with multi mono amp circuity exist.

A mono audio amp will never be multichannel.

I suppose you could amplify a multichannel PCM signal that later gets decoded, but we don't drive our speakers directly with PCM data, so that would be apples an oranges.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Here is another MULTI-Channel mono amp. My OPINION is that someone on this site will argue that the manufacturer is WRONG.

Dual-Mono Amplifier

ATI Technologies AT6002 Signature Dual-Mono Power Amplifier (0/1)

Shop used ATI Technologies AT6002 Signature Dual-Mono Power Amplifier (0/1) with confidence at The Music Room. Expertly inspected, tested, certified, and backed by our Risk-Free Guarantee.

tmraudio.com

Dual-mono amp.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Dual-mono amp.

Looks beastly. Two independent mono amps in one big box, I'd assume from the fact there is no mention of bridging capability.

Like using the Emotiva chassis coupler, to make one big box from two:

Didn't Rockfor make coupler caps for the Punch series that made them look like one big amplifier?

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Dual-mono amp.

Dual-Mono Amp.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Here Rob, argue this.

Dual-Mono Amplifier. That is a left mono channel and a right mono channel. Guess what you can do to it? You can bridge this mono amplifier!! OMG it does exist!!!

Bryston Cubed Series 3B³ Dual-Mono Amplifier | Shop Online

Cubed Series 3B³ Dual-Mono Amplifier. Delivering incredible detail, dynamic range, and ultra-low distortion, it’s the perfect choice for audiophiles.

www.avluxurygroup.com

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Dual-Mono Amp.

yes. Two mono amps in a big box.
A triple-mono would be three in a big box, and so on.

You could easily tell the AVRs that were not-multi-mono, becasue their power ratings per channel would drop as more channels got driven.

Four single-channel independent amps in a box. No bridging, no power change if one or all channels driven.
Quadruple mono.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Here Rob, argue this.

Dual-Mono Amplifier. That is a left mono channel and a right mono channel. Guess what you can do to it? You can bridge this mono amplifier!! OMG it does exist!!!

Bryston Cubed Series 3B³ Dual-Mono Amplifier | Shop Online

Cubed Series 3B³ Dual-Mono Amplifier. Delivering incredible detail, dynamic range, and ultra-low distortion, it’s the perfect choice for audiophiles.

www.avluxurygroup.com

So I can bridge the left channel, and bridge the right channel to make two more-powerful channels? That's pretty wild.

Any idea how much power each channel makes after you bridge it to itself?
I think bridging will usually double the power, so it would then have 600 watts to the left channel, and 600 watts to the right channel after the bridging.

That's potent.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

So I can bridge the left channel, and bridge the right channel to make two more-powerful channels? That's pretty wild.

Any idea how much power each channel makes after you bridge it to itself?
I think bridging will usually double the power, so it would then have 600 watts to the left channel, and 600 watts to the right channel after the bridging.

That's potent.

Oh see, now you are being you again. Look, I proved it exist and now you want to play your game.

That amp is two mono channels that can be bridged to one channel. Each mono channel is a mono amplifier. All in one chassis. You claimed no such thing exist. Here is proof that it does. I suppose this thread is now debunked, proved and done.

 

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[RobGMN Premium Member]

Oh see, now you are being you again. Look, I proved it exist and now you want to play your game.

Proved what exists? A multi-mono amp that can be bridged? We know this exists already.
For decades.

That amp is two mono channels that can be bridged to one channel. Each mono channel is a mono amplifier. All in one chassis. You claimed no such thing exist. Here is proof that it does. I suppose this thread is now debunked, proved and done.

You must be confused. I never said a multichannel amp could not be bridged.

It was a page back and the first post, so I'll remind you of what I was looking for.
I described these two things as the unicorns: "(mono amps with multiple outputs)" and a "monoblock amp" that "can be bridged to itself to make more power."

A stereo amp that can be bridged is neither of those two things.
A 3-channel amp is neither of those two things.
A dual-mono amp that can be bridged doesn't fit the bill.
An 8-channel amp where you can bridge some channels and leave others unbridged doesn't match, either.

Maybe "(mono amps with multiple outputs)" and a "monoblock amp" that "can be bridged to itself to make more power." really ARE unicorns. 'Sure would explain why I can't find any evidence of them, anywhere.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Proved what exists? A multi-mono amp that can be bridged? We know this exists already.
For decades.

You must be confused. I never said a multichannel amp could not be bridged.

It was a page back and the first post, so I'll remind you of what I was looking for.
I described these two things as the unicorns: "(mono amps with multiple outputs)" and a "monoblock amp" that "can be bridged to itself to make more power."

A stereo amp that can be bridged is neither of those two things.
A 3-channel amp is neither of those two things.
A dual-mono amp that can be bridged doesn't fit the bill.
An 8-channel amp where you can bridge some channels and leave others unbridged doesn't match, either.

Maybe "(mono amps with multiple outputs)" and a "monoblock amp" that "can be bridged to itself to make more power." really ARE unicorns. 'Sure would explain why I can't find any evidence of them, anywhere.

I'm not arguing semantics with you Rob. You claimed there are no mono amps that can be bridged. There it is. Conversation proved and over.