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Jun 7, 2010 | 05:23 AM

Fallacy

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Question about Amp power

If an amp is rated at 400w RMS x 1 and is running to a single sub, does that mean the amp is only pushing 400w RMS, or could that amp be bridged to make 800w RMS?

Jun 7, 2010 | 06:42 AM

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if you're only getting one sub woofer, then you may want to get a 400 watt sub. you have a 2 channel amp, so you can bridge the sub to both channels and get the combined output of each one.

Jun 7, 2010 | 12:08 PM

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Not all amps can be bridged!!! Beware, you can blow an amp very easily this way.
Do you have a link to the amp? There is a bit of information missing from your question.

Jun 7, 2010 | 02:19 PM

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its more than just wiring bridged

consider ohms as well, your amp AND woofer must be 1ohm stable if your running it at one ohm. if you have a dual 4ohm sub, and a 2 ohm stable amp, then bridge it to 2 ohms