Running the sound through the JBL MSC1 is definitely going to degrade the sound quality of the Emotiva DAC, but if that's all you have, that's what you are gonna have to use.
Is the amp better to use as stereo? Generally speaking, yes. It really depends on the speakers and if they drop below 8 ohms, but usually stereo amps do not perform as well in bridged mode.
Generally, a dedicated balanced/differential amp will have power from both the +(RED) and -(BLACK) speaker posts. In this situation, you cannot bridge amp channels because they are already, in a sense, bridged.
The service manual does not give a complete schematic, but if you look at page 6-3, you can see the Output Stage schematic. On the right side of the schematic you can see the output connected to one speaker binding post. The other speaker binding post is shunted directly to ground, so this is a single ended amp (even though the input stage is balanced).
Is the amp better to use as stereo? Generally speaking, yes. It really depends on the speakers and if they drop below 8 ohms, but usually stereo amps do not perform as well in bridged mode.
Generally, a dedicated balanced/differential amp will have power from both the +(RED) and -(BLACK) speaker posts. In this situation, you cannot bridge amp channels because they are already, in a sense, bridged.
The service manual does not give a complete schematic, but if you look at page 6-3, you can see the Output Stage schematic. On the right side of the schematic you can see the output connected to one speaker binding post. The other speaker binding post is shunted directly to ground, so this is a single ended amp (even though the input stage is balanced).