mono amp question

[Crodski 10+ year member]

so i was looking at the Hifonics BXi 1206D, http://sonicelectronix.com/item_6522_Hifonics+BXi+1206D.html#

and i know it says Class D Monoblock series, but their is two pos speaker & two neg speaker terminals...same with the Audioque 1200D http://www.audioque.com/aq/AQamps.htm

can you tell me why for?

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[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Internally Bridged

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

make it easier to wire AFAIK

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

Internally Bridged

or that

 

[Crodski 10+ year member]

so they are still mono's, not two channel right??

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

so they are still mono's, not two channel right??

Sounds like my sundown -- in which case you use those if you are going to strap.

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

I thought it was if you had 2 4 ohm speakers and each was wired down to 2 ohm. And connecting both wired like that would make the amp see 1 ohm.

 

[Crodski 10+ year member]

Sounds like my sundown -- in which case you use those if you are going to strap.

Ok now what is ment by strapped ??? because i want to pre order 2 1200D so what is it?

I thought it was if you had 2 4 ohm speakers and each was wired down to 2 ohm. And connecting both wired like that would make the amp see 1 ohm.

Ok if this is true, then i am going to be purchasing 2 DVC 15" Fi Q's....so this means that i could run them @ a 1 ohm load?? and not a 2 ohm or .5?(2 ohm would not be enough power from the amps and .5 might not be doable)

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

Its a mono block amp.The extra set isn't for strapping its just extra terminals.Either one will provide you with the same output.

 

[backthepack 10+ year member]

so could you bridge it exteranally?

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

It is already bridged inside the amp to both terminals so both are the same signal.They can be strapped using 2 amps but it still remains a mono amp.

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

could, but it would make no difference.. You could bridge it then use the left most positive, and the right most negative (or vis-versa)... Or you could just use both sides and still the amp would see the same load. Just to make it easier.

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

All speakers ran to the terminals would be parellel when connected.No matter if you use just one set or both sets of terminals you will get the same results mono.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

It's just two terminals to provide for multiple speaker leads. They are parallel to each other. If you connect 2 ohms on both terminals the amp sees 1 ohm, 4 ohms each and the amp sees 2.

There aren't that many mono amps that are "internally bridged".

There are a FEW generally HUGE (3000w+ rms) amps that are actually two smaller amps strapped and housed in the same chassis, but for the most part a mono amp is just a mono amp. Many have mono inputs, and the ones that have stereo inputs combine it into a mono signal immediately after entering the amp...mono signal in, mono signal out, no bridging, internally or externally.