Going monoblock?


I have a McIntosh MC252 that can be bridged to mono at 500 Watts. What am I going to gain in term of sound going from a single MC252 stereo to two MC252 mono? I have a pair of Sonus Faber Elipsa
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True monoblocks have NO crosstalk, highly valued by many. There are many nice monoblocks out there, keep an eye on the used items for sale here...

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The SF Ellipsa is 4 ohm nominal, 2.5 ohms minimum and have a phase angle at 70 Hz that eats current. They really don't go that low into the bass and roll off quickly after the port tuning at 32 Hz. So the question becomes, how much power can they use because, unless mismatched to the load, the amps won't change much in character.

With the MC252, you have the mono options of either parallel or bridged for 500W. Parallel would be better for low impedance/high demand loads. Seen special, short wires for this purpose with Macs. Parallel is rather unique for a SS amp. Aside from Mac, I've only seen Bryston offer this and only as a factory option. When bridging amps, you have to be careful about the load because the current doesn't rise along with the power. With a few exceptions, bridging most amps is generally not recommended for 4 ohm loads.

Then again, what could be more macho than a pair of behemoths with big blue lights?
Sell it and move on..but if you love the 252/famous mac house sound) dont buy the 452..I go with a 402 or 501s...
Monoblocks give you an entire amp dedicated to one speaker, and no crosstalk, which corresponds to better separation, wider soundstage, better dynamics, and sometimes improved clarity, but there are lots of variables.

You could always ask Sonus Faber what they recommend.
To me the most noticeable to me was an improvement in dynamics and more pronounced transients in the material. I believe that’s due mainly to each channel having its own power supply stage. When channels share a power supply you are robbing Peter to pay Paul.