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<blockquote data-quote="FullThrottle7" data-source="post: 721476" data-attributes="member: 546116"><p>Hi, guys, its been a while since I&#039;ve been on since my budget has been in the negatives for a while&nbsp; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif .&nbsp; Anyways, I was just given a McIntosh MC443M amplifier and am excited to get it hooked up. I am confused however, because I can&#039;t find a manual online anywhere and although the amp is supposedly a monoblock, there are two output channels. I looked on McIntosh&#039;s website at the newer models, which look fairly similar to this one, and it appears that several models are basically two mono amps in one with two channel outputs. I have an RE SX 12&quot; sub, so it can take the full load of this amp, but I would like to know if anyone is positive about the way to properly bridge the channels first so I don&#039;t fry my new baby. There are no markings on the amp that show which terminals to use while bridging, so I&#039;m nervous to just start testing it while its powered up. Please, anyone who knows about these amps, let me know how I can get the full power out of this thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="FullThrottle7, post: 721476, member: 546116"] Hi, guys, its been a while since I've been on since my budget has been in the negatives for a while [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif[/IMG] . Anyways, I was just given a McIntosh MC443M amplifier and am excited to get it hooked up. I am confused however, because I can't find a manual online anywhere and although the amp is supposedly a monoblock, there are two output channels. I looked on McIntosh's website at the newer models, which look fairly similar to this one, and it appears that several models are basically two mono amps in one with two channel outputs. I have an RE SX 12" sub, so it can take the full load of this amp, but I would like to know if anyone is positive about the way to properly bridge the channels first so I don't fry my new baby. There are no markings on the amp that show which terminals to use while bridging, so I'm nervous to just start testing it while its powered up. Please, anyone who knows about these amps, let me know how I can get the full power out of this thing. [/QUOTE]

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