While i have never run any amps in bridged mode myself, most of the manufacturers that i have spoken to tell me that sonics DO take a hit in the nose. Some manufacturers will advise against this even though they do acknowledge that it can be done. Like any other company, they are simply trying to give the customer the most options for their money even if they don't think that it shows their product at the best.
As such, i would contact Steve and see what he thinks about your situation. He should be the most familiar with his products and know what to expect out of them. He might not be bridging them but doing something else.
As a point of comparison, I have disabled one channel of two identical stereo amps and then run them as monoblocks before. This gave the entire power supply that was designed to run both channels over to just one channel. No real power gain but more "oomph" on the bottom end with better control and stability into tough loads. This is most beneficial to amps that are not "big brutes" in the power supply area to begin with. Some examples as to what this works well on are old Phase Linear's, Quad's, etc...
As long as your comparing apples to apples with amps of similar sonics, i would rather have two big monoblocks than two smaller amps passively biamped. If i took that one step further, i would rather have two good sized amps actively biamped. Obviously different speakers and situations can negate some of these options. Like i said, try giving Steve a call and you might even want to run your options by Richard Vandy. Advice is a LOT cheaper than first hand experimentation, especially if you don't like the results and have to back-peddle. Sean
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As such, i would contact Steve and see what he thinks about your situation. He should be the most familiar with his products and know what to expect out of them. He might not be bridging them but doing something else.
As a point of comparison, I have disabled one channel of two identical stereo amps and then run them as monoblocks before. This gave the entire power supply that was designed to run both channels over to just one channel. No real power gain but more "oomph" on the bottom end with better control and stability into tough loads. This is most beneficial to amps that are not "big brutes" in the power supply area to begin with. Some examples as to what this works well on are old Phase Linear's, Quad's, etc...
As long as your comparing apples to apples with amps of similar sonics, i would rather have two big monoblocks than two smaller amps passively biamped. If i took that one step further, i would rather have two good sized amps actively biamped. Obviously different speakers and situations can negate some of these options. Like i said, try giving Steve a call and you might even want to run your options by Richard Vandy. Advice is a LOT cheaper than first hand experimentation, especially if you don't like the results and have to back-peddle. Sean
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