Amp Configuration

[Mike75 10+ year member]

I have 1 four channel amp that will power my front components with 1 channel per side..So I have channels 3 & 4 left...I want to bridge them and power 1 sub...The sub I have is 4ohm DVC...How would the wiring work? The amp puts out 200 watts rms x 4 @ 4 ohms, how much power would be made from the bridged channels at what ohm? What ohm/power would the sub see? (the sub needs at least 400 watts rms)....Thank you, and I hope this is not too confusing.

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[Darth Audio 10+ year member]

In the future you might want to at least tell us the name and model number of your amp so when can give you a better answer based on it's specs. More than likely your amp isn't stable at 2 ohms bridged. So your options are A) wire the DVC in series to present an 8 ohm load B) run the sub stereo with CH3 running one voice coil and CH4 running the other. I would suggest B. Now if your amp can run at 2 ohms bridged that's another story. What amp is it anyway?

 

[Mike75 10+ year member]

Sorry for not making it clear...The amp is an Audiobahn A4801T...I understand that Audiobahn is crap, etc. but please look at this amp's specs on the web before you say how bad it is...Thank you for the help.