Will Kenwood KAC 7201 work for 1 JLw6AE

[Weeznur32 10+ year member]

I know the amp puts out 4XX @ 4ohm. Will running it at 3 ohm when its bridged cause a problem? I figured it would but just want to check.

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[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

Boston Acoustics GT-2125 (gt2125) GT Reference 2-Channel Amplifier

Get that. That way you know you're safe as far as ohm loads and power. Plus it's a better amp than the Kenwood.

 

[neonblack 10+ year member]

Bridging is not the best solution. Here is description of what bridging does to the load on the amp:

AudiogoN Forums: Bridging amps, Good idea or bad idea?

Bridging (also called monobridging or monoblocking) is the summing of two channels of an amp to give one higher-powered channel. An amp normally rated at 100W might deliver 300W to 400W when bridged. Because of the summing however, the load on the amp is seen as half of its normal value. In other words, an 8-ohm speaker becomes a 4-ohm speaker load, and a 4-ohm speaker becomes a 2-ohm speaker load. Speaker impedance ratings are nominal only. Actual impedance may dip to a much lower value through part of its range. When an amp's current load has been doubled due to bridging, it can often fail to provide the required amount of current into the load. Sonic effects include harshness in the midrange and highs, and thin bass.

 

- Most amps when bridged cannot drive low impedance loads.

 

- The damping factor is also cut in half.

 

[naughtyca 10+ year member]

you should be fine, im running kac 7204 and kac 7203 on my other car and both are bridged 500watts at 4ohm 3ohm is close enough. but if you are buying this amp i will suggest get a 2ohm stable will work better on 3ohm, you ussually want higher ohm on your sub than amp ie if you have an amp that is 4 ohm you can run 8ohm and will still be stable.