Amp bridge Question (1 Viewer)

[Mike ZQ]

My question is...

How important is the speaker impedence on a bridged amp?

My user manual dosen't mention anything about 4 ohm speakers in bridged mode.

I'm using an old H-K Citation 16 to power my SVS sub... I'm only using one side in stereo mode right now, but I would like to try and squeeze a little more wattage out of the H-K if I could.

Thanks

Mike

 

[Kevin. W]

Basically when you bridge the amp see's 4ohms when it used to see 8ohms. If the amp can't handle it you will either blow a fuse, get clipping or overheating.

Kevin

 

[Mike ZQ]

Kevin, Thanks for the reply.

On the front of the amp is a switch to change between 4 ohm and 8 ohm loads. But the manual says that stereo mode is the norm for this amp.

So If I bridge this amp, 4 ohms may look like 2 ohms.

What the heck...the worst I can do is bake my amp.