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Should I bridge my amp?

Series wiring with amp in bridge mode ?

  • Hello, I have heard that series wiring subs together on an amp is not a good idea. I have two 10inch SVC subs (Alpine) with a 260watt Kenwood 4 channel.(Rated for a 2ohm load bridged). I have used them series wired together on the bridge side of my amp for years.Well...all this reading freaked me out a little bit...so I hooked the subs up stereo style. Man what a difference running bridged makes. In stereo I had to turn up the gain as well as the bass on the head unit...and they still are not as punchy as they were in bridge. My question is...what is so wrong with a series connection ? I know no two speakers are the same, and something about electric feed back through the amp, and one speaker moving the other. I am looking for a real world answer...what is the worst that can happen ? I'm not rich so I don't want to ruin my equipment...but damn ther is a sound difference !! Do I need to try a Y splitter on the inputs to make a mono left and right ? Is there a difference between mono and stereo that might help ? I have a simple system, but it sounds great, so I'm just trying get the best performance it can give me. Thanks for any help, Brad

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    You have a very sexy name :P You're worrying about a whole lot of nothing. Here's what the deal is. If you wire in series, and one of the subs blows, then the other one won't work, because the circuit goes through the other sub. If you wire in stereo, one sub failing won't do anything to the other sub. Although then that sub will effectively be in a box twice as big, which usually isn't good. Now, the volume difference you noticed between stereo and bridged ISN'T normal. They should be very similar in volume. You could use a Y adaptor, but I would be willing to bet that the signal coming from your deck for subs is mono, in which case it doesn't matter, because both channels would be the same

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as brad saod, there is nothing wrong with wiring in series at all. wiring in series just gives you a more resistance or a higher ohm load. wiring in parallel gives less resistance or a lower ohm load. If you liked your system wired in series, then wire it in series. if someone said that wiring in series isn't good, they are wrong. its just different. Its useful for helping you get to the ohm load you want to run your amp at.

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