another 4 channel question

[Proskier 10+ year member]

im running my fonts off an amp like everyone else. i was told to just run rcas from the front on my hu to the front on my amp. i am bridging the amp and when i looked at the speaker terminals on the amp it says bridged front and rear. when i bridge the amp it that wont matter will it? and will i have to control the settings on both sides?

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[Proskier 10+ year member]

anyone?

 

[AVSTANG02]

I dont think anyone understands what yer asking..

 

[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

x2, you slack-jawed yokel...

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Check your owner's manual on which rca inputs to use in a "bridged mode" configuration. Different mfgs use different systems for this. If you're worried about where to put the rcas you could always Y them so you would then have 2 reds and 2 whites if you know what I mean. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

You should bridge the left channels together, and the right channels together. That way you will get a stereo signal to your speakers.

if you bridge the left and right terminals together, you will get a mono signal, which sounds like crap for your front stage.

 

[Proskier 10+ year member]

i was thinking i need to use Ys but when i asked flakko told me all i needed was one set for the fronts on the amp. but right now all there is as far as rcas go is front on my hu to front on amp. i want to know about bridging....on the amp, it has 2 sets of control since it is a 4 channel obviously. is each side separate? like am i going to have to guess to match one side with the other as far as xover points go?

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

^ on mine, only the controls for the front channels are used. Leave the rear channel controls alone, they wont affect anything

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Flakko is right you should only really need one pair of rcas but you need to check your owner's manual to find out which inputs you need to use when you're bridging it because it isn't necessarily the front ones in this case. The reason why I recommended Y connectors is so that you're covering both sides.

 

[Proskier 10+ year member]

well, i cant even test that out cause i keep blowing fuses....i have blown 8 25 amp fuses....(the amp holds two 25 amp fuses).....why?