3 ohm mono ??

[caddytruck 10+ year member]

I have a PPI AX606.2. Wich is basically an a404.2 and a pro art 50 and a 456 crossover in the same chassis. My question is i want to bridge my front and rear channels to my boston pro 50's. Will the a404.2 run 3 ohm stereo? Are the boston Pro 50 actually 3ohm or slightly higher or lower?

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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

3 ohms bridged shouldn't hurt the amp, and when you play music, you'll end up with an impedence higher then 3

 

[caddytruck 10+ year member]

Anyone run a 404.2 bridged? Ever?

 

[caddytruck 10+ year member]

Last try. Any other opinions? Anyone,anyone???

 

[caddytruck 10+ year member]

Still wondering! Ask your buddies? Really need advice. Don't want to damage my baby!

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

an amp that quality shouldn't have a problem. Just check it for heat after you've been pushing it.

If it's warm - no prob. If it's HOT, you might want to go another route.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Also figure that with mids and highs, you're really not asking that much of the amp anyway.

 

[caddytruck 10+ year member]

What is the worst thing that can happen? I don't want to damage my amp, just because im being greedy. Why would boston have a strange impedence like 3ohms anyway?

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Well, obviously the worst thing that can happen is your amp can go up in smoke, but that can happen running at 8 ohms stereo too.

As far as why 3 ohms?

Imo - to be different. Just something to set them apart from the crowd. It's what successful companies do.

I would imagine the marketing scheme is something like -- get more power out of your (2 ch) amp vs a 4 ohm speaker w/o the added distortion of the 2 ohm speakers.