JBL 600.1 amplifier: one or two channel?

[Goro]

Is a JBL 600.1 one channel or two channel amplifier?

It has 2 RCA inputs (front and rear), 2 high level inputs (front and rear), and two speaker outputs: -+-+ (left and right). JBL's manual says it is one channel amplifier but why it has output for two speakers.

Can someone having experience with this amplifier explain me how to connect only one sub to this amp and get all the stable power it can provide? Thanks

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[Clarion_Guy 10+ year member]

Its one channel... If you got one sub.... just connect one of the terminals .....

if u had two subs... by connecting them to both terminals u are paralling them togther...

 

[avistar23 10+ year member]

if you only want to use one channle just ridge the amp

 

[avistar23 10+ year member]

sorry bridge the amp

 

[Goro]

Originally posted by avistar23 sorry bridge the amp

Avistar23, are you familiar with this particular amp?

If yes how you think it could be bridgeable? I never saw a 1 channel amplifier being bridged... Usually it's 2 channel or 4 channel amps that could be bridged if there is a necessity. JBL's manual says that bridge mode on 150.1 300.1 600.1 and 1200.1 are not available. But all other one channel amplifiers (that I saw) have only one output: - and +.

That is why JBL's connectors are confusing to me:

Fragment from JBL's manual:

Specifications P80.2 P180.2 P80.4 BP150.1 BP300.1 BP600.1 BP1200.1

Power Output, 40Wx2 90Wx2 40Wx4 75W 150W 300W 600W

4 ohms

Power Output, 80W x 2 180W x 2 80W x 4 150W 300W 600W 1200W

2 ohms

Power Output, 1 60W x 2 360W x 1 160W x 2 NA NA NA NA

4 ohms Bridged

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

I think by bridge he meant use the left positive and right negative....there are two channels there to aid in wiring 2 subs to a mono load

 

[Jon's durango 10+ year member]

I have the bp1200.1 and it has the same setup. The two rca's are there to somewhat bypass the hu's fader from front to back, so your subs can receive constant bass no matter if your hu has the fader set to the front speakers. The two speaker outputs are just for connecting mutiple subs. I think that it is just an internal split for the multiple subs, nothing more. After all it is a mono amp, so it shouldn't change.