What kind of a difference can I expect?

[timmyjimmy5150 10+ year member]

Well I'm making some changes to my system:

I had a kenwood double din DPX-4020 in my F-150....

I'm upgrading to a pioneer AVIC-D1

I had a JL 300/4 amp pushing 4 sets of Boston Acoustics RC820 component speakers in all 4 doors and had a JL 250/1 pushing a JL sub under the rear seat.

I got another JL 300/4 amp and I am going to Bridge this amp to run the front to sets of Boston components and the rear Bostons will be run by the onther bridged JL 300/4.......

Think I'll notice a difference from the single JL 300/4 to the 2 bridged 300/4's?

I haven't done anything like this before --- I'm a novice... Just lookin' to see what to expect? Louder? Clearer at low volumes etc....

Thanks guys

TJ

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[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

About a 3dB increase at most. Not that much difference, really.

 

[lifted95blaze 10+ year member]

if you ask me it was just a waste of money to fork out the $$$ for another amp to push components....... and helotaxi was right, you'll be lucky if you can tell a difference in the loudness

 

[timmyjimmy5150 10+ year member]

Not trying to be a smart a$$ but why would it be a waste of money?

What am I missing?

The one amp alone was pushing 75 watts per 4 channels.....

The 2 amps together bridged will push 150 watts per each component....

The BA component speakers are rated very high in watts (like 275).....

tim

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Doubling power doesn't make it twice as loud and you probably aren't ever actually sending more than 25-30 watts to the speakers anyway. Now you'll have more headroom, that's about it.

 

[Mike75 10+ year member]

What do you mean he is only sending 25-30 watts to the speakers....He bridged his amp to send 150 to each side?...I agree that doubling the power will not make it twice as loud, however, I think he will notice a positive difference in his sound...