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<blockquote data-quote="bbeljefe" data-source="post: 8151209" data-attributes="member: 655960">Well, if you look at the video again, the guy hesitated when asked if it was bridgeable and he clearly looked like he was making up a power output number after he said yes. And... those guys don&#039;t work for Alpine.But here&#039;s what I&#039;m thinking... there is no mention of bridging in the manual. There is mention of bridging in the ad copy. Engineers write the technical manuals and professional bullshitters write the ad copy. ← You figure it out. ;-)Here is Alpine&#039;s tech support number: 800.832.4101They are remarkably easy to get hold of and they&#039;re helpful as well. I&#039;ve called them on a few occasions and never spent very much time on hold at all. I&#039;ve also experienced a discrepancy between what they advertise and what the product did, so it can and does happen. Call their tech support line and ask the guy if the amp is bridgeable and if it is, ask him which wires to use for bridged mode operation.Personally, I don&#039;t think that amp has enough power supply to do 180 watts but I could be wrong. I haven&#039;t held one so I have no idea how much it weighs... which would give some indication of whether it has a big enough toroid to boost the voltage up high enough for that sort of power. And.... I&#039;m an Alpine fanboi.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bbeljefe, post: 8151209, member: 655960"] Well, if you look at the video again, the guy hesitated when asked if it was bridgeable and he clearly looked like he was making up a power output number after he said yes. And... those guys don't work for Alpine. But here's what I'm thinking... there is no mention of bridging in the manual. There is mention of bridging in the ad copy. Engineers write the technical manuals and professional bullshitters write the ad copy. ← You figure it out. ;-) Here is Alpine's tech support number: 800.832.4101 They are remarkably easy to get hold of and they're helpful as well. I've called them on a few occasions and never spent very much time on hold at all. I've also experienced a discrepancy between what they advertise and what the product did, so it can and does happen. Call their tech support line and ask the guy if the amp is bridgeable and if it is, ask him which wires to use for bridged mode operation. Personally, I don't think that amp has enough power supply to do 180 watts but I could be wrong. I haven't held one so I have no idea how much it weighs... which would give some indication of whether it has a big enough toroid to boost the voltage up high enough for that sort of power. And.... I'm an Alpine fanboi. [/QUOTE]

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