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[mikec2289 10+ year member]

What is the difference between single and multichannel amps? What are the capablities of each? Like i said im a newbie..

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[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

the difference is in the name, one amp has multiple channels to run speakers, subs, comps. ect ect. a single channel amp, or commonly called a mono amp, has only one channel to run, usually used to run a sub or what not. for more info to read up on stuff like this, check out http://www.bcae1.com . thats a great site, read everything.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Well, a single channel amp has a single, lone output channel. Most amps of this design (not all, but most) are Class D amps designed for subwoofer duty.

A multichannel amp, by way of comparison, will have more than one output channel. 2-channel and 4-channel units being the most common but there are 3, 5, and 6 channel units out there as well. Most of the multichannel units are designed for interior speaker duty unless you're talking about the amps meant to be an all-in-one solution for an entire system and these, typically, will have some channels using a Class A/B topology for interior speaker duty and then 1 or 2 channels with a Class D topology for subwoofer usage.

 

[mikec2289 10+ year member]

thank you my nigs