Jim Palfreyman wrote: > OK I have an interesting but simple problem that has nothing to do with > time. But I'm sure someone on this list will know. And besides I can't be > stuffed finding another list with such a good S/N ratio. > > In my spare time I play in a band. > > I have a 1000W amplifier that can be either two 500W stereo channels or a > single 1000W mono running in "bridged" mode. (Basically one channel > amplifies the upper part of the sine curve and the other the lower.) > > Thats not an accurate description of how bridged amplifiers work. The load is connected between the 2 outputs which are 180 degrees out of phase. This doubles the available voltage swing across the load. For a given load, this quadruples the power (provided neither of the amplifiers goes into current limit).
> The amp can drive speakers down to 4 ohms. > > 4 ohms in bridged mode? Or 4 ohms in single ended mode? > I have two 8 ohm speakers. > > The source is mono. > > Do I run each 8 ohm speaker on its own 500W channel? > > or > > Do I run in bridged mode and put the two speakers in parallel onto the 1000W > amplifier? > > Any takers? > > Regards, > > Jim > Bruce _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.