Can you mix bridged and not bridge?

[profoundwill 10+ year member]

I want to run 3 speakers, can I bridge two, and run the other one in sereis to the bridged pair? If all three speakers are 4 ohm would this create a 1.84 load or is it possible to do?

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[Slaugh 10+ year member]

as long as you respect the minimum impedance i think it will be fine

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

You're confused. Bridged is not a configuration. Only parallel and series are.

IIRC you can get a 1.34 ohm load.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Here you go.

 

[profoundwill 10+ year member]

My bad, can I run two in parallel, and connect the other one in series?

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Nope

 

[profoundwill 10+ year member]

Why not?

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

what are you trying to hook up, and to what amp?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Why not?

Because then the last sub will receive half the power of the other two.

Tehnically you can do it. It's just not wise.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Why not?

Because I said so.

J/K dude you can do it.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Tehnically you can do it. It's just not wise.

Bingo.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Easy thing to remember....your wiring always needs to be symmetrical.

 

[profoundwill 10+ year member]

This is not going to be on subs. It is going to be 2-way speakers. So the only draw would be getting half the power to the last speaker? Thanks!

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

This is not going to be on subs. It is going to be 2-way speakers.

Doesn't matter. Same song, different dance. Same rules apply

So the only draw would be getting half the power to the last speaker?

Yes. The speaker wired in series will receive half the power of the other two.

 

[pwnt by pat 10+ year member]

Wouldn't it be the speakers wired in parallel would recieve half of the power as the one wired in series?

(4ohm || 4ohm) + 2 ohm = 4 ohm

Total power = 200w@4 ohm, 400w@2 ohm

(200w || 200w) + 400w

^400w per 4ohm divided by 2

-just confused, that's all