Bridge Query

Where's the confounded bridge?

Only joking......

I have a Studiomaster AX3500, I use it in stereo, connecting each channel to an 8 ohm speaker, which gives me 710 watts per channel, i.e., each speaker draws 710 watts from the single channel to which it is connected.

According to the user manual, the amp will run bridged at 2900 watts into 4 ohms. So can I bridge the amp, link the two speakers in parallel, and connect one of them to the bridged amp channel in order to deliver 1450 watts to each speaker?

Thank you very much.

Just to make sure that I get this right:

In bridge mode, I have to use a cable that is wired up differently, specifically Pin 1+ = +, Pin 2+ = -, instead of the usual Pin 1+ = +, Pin 1- = -, I have two questions:

1. Should the cable be wired the same at the speaker end too? i.e. Pin 1+ = +, Pin 2+ = - ?

2. The cable that I link the speakers with, should that be a 'normal' Pin 1+ = +, Pin 1- = - at both ends? Or should I use a diffrently wired 'bridge mode' cable to link them?

Thank you.

So in bridged mode the cable's amp terminal is wired Pin 1+ = +, Pin 2+ = - and the other end of the cable, the speaker terminal, is wired Pin 1+ = +, Pin 1- = - ?

In bridge mode, it converts your two channel amplifier into a bigger single channel amplifier. The output is therefore 'bridging' the two channels by being connected to the positive output on both.

Love it!! Keep using bridge. Keep blowing the coils> Keep us reconers busy!!!!!! I have customers that run more than 4 times the rated power into their speakers at full bore all night....boom. I needed more headroom!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ They stand there and tell Me they must need more power.....while I try to pull the melted coil out of the magnet gap. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ They need more speakers not more power to each speaker, VECTORSONICS

rosssss224 wrote: VECTORDJ wrote: Love it!! Keep using bridge. Keep blowing the coils> Keep us reconers busy!!!!!! I have customers that run more than 4 times the rated power into their speakers at full bore all night....boom. I needed more headroom!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ They stand there and tell Me they must need more power.....while I try to pull the melted coil out of the magnet gap. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ They need more speakers not more power to each speaker, VECTORSONICS Did ye aye?

Is he advocating no head room and running amps to thier power limits so the amp blows be for the driver dies?


Edited by mini-mad - 28 September 2017 at 11:08am