Running a monoblock in stereo?

[etznova 10+ year member]

So if i wired the subs individually to 1 ohm, then wired the two to the amp, it just bridges it inside anyway down to .5ohms?

yep

 

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

Yep, except there is no bridging it is already 1 channel.

Then why did the previous owner bridge it externally when he wired it to the amp? Just wiring convenience?

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Take the term "Bridge" out of your monoblock vocabulary. It doesn't belong there. There is no bridging, only wiring in parallel or series.

Dammit.

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

Take the term "Bridge" out of your monoblock vocabulary. It doesn't belong there. There is no bridging, only wiring in parallel or series.
Dammit.

Aye, I knew I was using that incorrectly. It just allows you to wire the speakers using the amp instead of connecting the two speakers directly.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

A monoblock with two inputs simply takes whatever you plug into the inputs, and combines them in a parallel circuit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

It Has One ****en Channel, Even If It Had 50 Speaker Hookups!

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

Hifonics did make some dual monoblocks though, just to confuse you more.

 

[infamous_e46 5,000+ posts]

Wow bro u have been here longer than me and you're still asking these questions //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

He probably had it "bridged" for the same reason as I do. To keep the wires farther apart.

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

As said before THERE IS NO BRIDGING THIS AMP.It is mono with 2 parrllel wired speaker inputs that have the same output signal.You can run all the + connections to just 1 input and and all the - to the other and it would be the same as if you used BOTH terminals.They are the same!

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

As said before THERE IS NO BRIDGING THIS AMP.It is mono with 2 parrllel wired speaker inputs that have the same output signal.You can run all the + connections to just 1 input and and all the - to the other and it would be the same as if you used BOTH terminals.They are the same!

 

[orangecounty1 10+ year member]

So, every "monoblock" i have owned has actually been a two channel...
I currently have the Fusion 4000D, which is basically two amps strapped(it has dual ground and power as well). My subs are D2, so i can either do 2 or .5 ohm...

So why can't I run each channel as stereo and run them each at 1 ohm? Because I would rather run ~2000 watts to each, but I don't have the electrical to run it at .5 right now. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

nice hair

 

[kush-divinity 10+ year member]

The Fusion amps, like many others, have 2 hot and 2 neg terminals. Open the case and see, both hots are connected with a gold or brass strap, same on the grounds. This os for wiring convenience. Imagine trying to run 8 SVC subs off of 1 pair of outputs... Or using 8ga speaker wire going to a splitter, and you need 2 runs off of a single terminal.

And you have a helluva amp. If you get tired of it, donate it to my cause. "Audio for the poor in TN"

I is broke.

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

A mono amp simply connects the inputs internally.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

What everyone has said is true when it is truely a monoblock amplifier.

Though, just a bit of information... when running a 2 channel... if running bridged (single load), is the equivalent of running each channel at 1/2 of that load. So, if you present the amplifier a 4ohm load bridged, it's equivalent to the amp as 2ohm per channel stereo.

nG