Mono for comps?

[Dynasty 10+ year member]

Can a mono amp power a set of comps? Is there a certain way it has to be wired for it to work?

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[wesl56 10+ year member]

if you mean a "class D" mono amp, then no, b/c they only output low freqs

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

yea it can power them but you would lose stereo sound

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

Very bad idea. It'd be like listening to a single speaker AM radio in a '46 Chevy.

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

if you mean a "class D" mono amp, then no, b/c they only output low freqs

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[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

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Hehehe, my thoughts exactly.

I can name a few full-range Class D amps that are decent to outstanding off the top of my head: Pioneer PRS, Eclipse XA, and Alpine PDX.

 

[wesl56 10+ year member]

well not if they are mono and have a built in low-pass, right?

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

well not if they are mono and have a built in low-pass, right?

that goes for any number of channels with an automatic lowpass not mono only

to answer the orignal question you can run a pair of mono amps on a set of components and maintain stereo separation but you have to run one amp per side

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The Xtant 1.1i is both mono and Class D. It is also full range and meant for running front stage speakers with one amp per side.