Bridging amp for components?

[antler skills 10+ year member]

Hey guys, just wanted some opinions on this.

I currently have a Kenwood amp that puts out 35 watts rms x 4 channels. It's a pretty good amp and it's bridgeable. For my next speaker upgrade I want to go with a decent set of 6.5" components up front. I can bridge this amp to 100 watts rms x 2 which would be perfect for the components I am considering. However in bridged mode it puts out 0.5% THD whereas in normal 4 ohm operation it is only 0.05%. Is this going to make a big difference? Also if the amp is bridged then each channel is seeing 2 ohms, would that make them not sound as good? Or will it still sound pretty decent? Thanks guys.

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[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Well, i don't think it will be seeing 2 ohms for each channel when bridged. The components u get (http://www.thezeb.com check out the cdt cl-61a's) will be 4ohm. Bridge the 4 channel amp like you said, basically you use bridge mode and bridge cahnnel 1+2 and bridge 3+4. As long as the THD is leass than 1%...it is great...you will not notice any difference at all. good luck, peace

NG

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

It should work fine bridged. You could identify .5% thd on an o-scope, but I seriously doubt your ears would notice the difference.

 

[antler skills 10+ year member]

Thanks for the opinions. I have heard good things about the CDT's those are some I am considering. Others that I am thinking about are the Focal Polyglass 6.5's on ebay for $200.

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

mono instead of stereo though

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

it would still be stereo as long as the LF/LR are bridged to the L and the RF/RR are bridged to the R.