Should I get a 2-channel amp?

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

I was just wondering what I should do here. I plan on running a two-way active set up with my Alpine CDA-9853. Originally I was going to run two 2-channel amps, one for my mids and one for my highs.

However, I found a good deal on ebay for a 4-channel and a 2-channel Rainbow amp //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif . I was going to bridge the 4 channel for the mids then use the two channel for the tweets, but i lost the auction for the 2-channel amp though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif. So I will posess a 4-channel rainbow amp soon enough.

So after all that, my question is this, should i run the 4-channel for the mids and highs? Or should I try to get another rainbow 2-channel amp and bridge the 4-channel so I can get some headroom?

Thank you for any helpful replies

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[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

Anybody?

 

[Relax 10+ year member]

will the 4 channels give you enough power? If so I would just run that. The only reason you would need a seperate amp for your tweets is if your mids need the 4 channel bridged or the tweets need more then the 4 channel can give.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

The amp is 4x75 at 4ohm and my tweets and mids are 6ohm. I know the mids might need 100 watts, don't know about the tweets though.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

the 4-ch will be fine.