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Emotiva Xpa 2 as a mono block.

Hello need some advice. I have one Xpa 2 gen 1 amp thinking of getting a second one same gen 1 and doing them as mono blocks.

My owners manuals states that in the this mode speakers should be a 8 ohms.
My Wharfedale 250 are rated 6 ohms is there any way I could configure this to run both the amps  and speakers safely.

Thanks Wayne 
wayne3720
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This is a common problem with many stereo amps.  They can overheat and cause problems when bridged because the circuits pull too much current from the power supply.   I think you are better off selling this XPA-2 and getting a pair of XPA-1 monoblocks.
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twoleftears
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Where's georgehifi when you need him?
johnto
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Be careful I used xpa 1L with Maggie's and they kept blowing and that was at low volume. Maybe the 6 ohm load would be okay with them.
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