Can i bridge AND wire a 2 chanell amp for 2 ohm?

[jriley3 10+ year member]

I just bought a kicker compvr cvr10 rated at 300 watts RMS at 2 ohms with dual voice coils.

i want to get an amp as cheap as possible for it. Can i buy a 2 channel amplifier, bridge it AND wire it for 2 ohm? Will that be complicated?

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[jriley3 10+ year member]

also are all 2-channel amps bridgeable or does it have to say bridgeable in the specs?

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

not all two channels are bridegeable, and not all can be bridged to 2 ohms...

are each of the coils on your sub 2 ohm? im assuming they are...

why not just buy a mono block?

 

[jriley3 10+ year member]

But if the amp says it is stable at 2 ohms. and it says it can be bridged, can i do both? Because i can find better amps cheaper if i buy a 2channel. liek this one, look at this and tell me if this will work well.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultra-Linear-400W-RMS-2-Channel-Stereo-Amp-Amplifier-NR_W0QQitemZ130205209959QQihZ003QQcategoryZ39739QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

that amp bridgeable at 4ohm only...as with most cheap amps

 

[UpNCommin 10+ year member]

no

 

[jriley3 10+ year member]

alright. i have been answered. looks like ill be going with this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=120230011132&_trksid=p3984.cWAT.m240.lVI

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

why exactly do you want to buy crappy amps

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

that one should work fine, just check your wiring and make sure you wire the sub up for 4 ohms //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

why exactly do you want to buy crappy amps

he could be on a budget. not everyone needs to have the best equipment possible to be satisfied //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

also, i just got to looking, and that first amp looks like it would work as well. again, wired to 4 ohms.

 

[jriley3 10+ year member]

wait, why would i wire it for 4? it says i can do it at 2. And my sub is at 2 ohm.

heres another sites spec on the amp if it helps

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=17589

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

if it is a dual 2 ohm coil config, you would wire it to either 2 or 4 ohms.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

if it is a dual 2 ohm coil config, you would wire it to either 2 or 4 ohms.

1 or 4 and that amp doesn't do 1

hoss..you thinking each coil to its own channel @2ohm on the 2 channel?

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

thats what i meant to say //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

that was also why i made the disclaimers to check wiring to ensure its wired to 4 ohms. thanks for catching that though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[jriley3 10+ year member]

oh i see. so if its a dual at 2 ohms, that equals 4 ohms. Tricky. im glad i got that cleared up before buying an amp. so i guess i can buy a 2 channel and bridge it and leave it at 4 ohms. Will there be a difference in power or sound quality between a 2 channel bridge or a mono amp to my sub? how complicated is it to bridge an amp, its simple is it not?