bridged 2 ohm

[locedout]

if you have a 2 ohm stable amp does that count in bridged mode or can you only run 4 ohm bridged. im sure it depends on the amp so i have a mtx mxa3002 and it dosent say in the manual.

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[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

only 4 ohm bridged on a 2 ohm stable amp

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

^^^ Yup. Because when bridged, each channel "sees" half of the load. So a 2 channel amp bridged at 2ohm puts 1ohm on each channel, which the amp can't handle.

 

[Scarenius 10+ year member]

If you want to join 2 speakers, you can connect them in series to double the impedance instead of parallel, which halves it. That's why some people recommend 8 ohm loads for a bridged amp.

 

[locedout]

so if i wire in series @ 8 ohms then bridge it i will have 4 ohms on each channel and it will work fine. am i understanding this correctly

 

[sickmint79 10+ year member]

your amp is 2 ohm stable in stereo and 4 ohm stable when bridged. you can put anything higher you want. you will receive no benefit in wiring two 4 ohm subs as 8 ohms for a mono load. just hook a sub up to each channel, if that's not enough power then you need a new amp.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

so if i wire in series @ 8 ohms then bridge it i will have 4 ohms on each channel and it will work fine. am i understanding this correctly

Your amp is 2ohm per channel stable, so you can bridge it at 4ohm if you wanted too. But bridged @ 8ohm is fine also.