Can I bridge this amp to 1 channel??

[Simon96Taco]

Alpine V12 MRV-F300

It says on it - Alpine 4/3/2 channel power amplifer MRV F300

My roommate says that I can bridge it down to one channelby connecting ch4 (-) to ch1 (+). Does anyone know for sure if this is possible? The guy that I bought it from only bridged 2 of the four channels to run his sub?

I'll be using it to drive a single 10" (SVC) Pioneer sub in a sealed box.

Thanks

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[mattj 5,000+ posts]

nope

 

[mattj 5,000+ posts]

you can run 4 channels into 2, though

 

[Simon96Taco]

Well that *****. How do you know for sure? All I want to run off this thing is the sub. I think if I can only bridge to two channels, I'll only be getting about 60w RMS into the sub.

If I bridge down into 2 channels, can I twist the + and - wires together on each side and then hook them up to the sub? Or is that just stupid? hmm....it sure sounds stupid.

 

[Simon96Taco]

no Problem, thanks very much for your help! 160w RMS for the sub Im' running is not too bad. It's only a low end Pioneer IMPP TS-W254C - spec sheet says it's good for 250w RMS, so 160 is not bad.

Could you link me to the site where you found info for the MRV-F300? Thanks again bro //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Simon96Taco]

cool, thanks.

So, in your opinion, will that be adequate to power the 10 in a small sealed box?

 

[Simon96Taco]

I haven't made the box yet.....Im' leaning towards sealed though, for the sake of simplicity.....this will be my first box building experience.