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#33096 - 01/13/04 06:14 PM bridging m-200's
sam g Offline
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are the m-200's bridgeable? use 2 for one
channel with an output of about 400W??

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#33097 - 01/13/04 06:46 PM Re: bridging m-200's
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The Model 200 is a monoblock amp -- a single channel -- and multiple Model 200 amps cannot be bridged together into a single unit.

Bi-amping is an option (assuming you have speakers capable of being biwired or bi-amped), and it has been discussed elsewhere in the saloon several times by some very knowledgeable people. In those discussions, the concensus was that it was of little practical use unless the speaker's internal crossovers can be defeated and external crossovers installed at each amp. What sort of speakers are you looking to drive?

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#33098 - 01/14/04 12:07 PM Re: bridging m-200's
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id agree with gonk on this one. only bi-amp to get more power to a speaker (i.e. 2 X 200wts mono = 400w total), which is what you are trying to achieve; getting more power.
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#33099 - 01/17/04 07:10 PM Re: bridging m-200's
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what if you took the preout for the left channel and put a y splitter on it one input to each amp and do the same for the right channel. Would this work?
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#33100 - 01/17/04 07:31 PM Re: bridging m-200's
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jordan D:
what if you took the preout for the left channel and put a y splitter on it one input to each amp and do the same for the right channel. Would this work?


No it would not work. Bridging works by inverting the polarity of one of the channels. A simple "Y" connection will not do this.

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#33101 - 01/17/04 08:11 PM Re: bridging m-200's
Jordan D Offline
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would what I said earlier work for bi-amping?

[This message has been edited by Jordan D (edited January 17, 2004).]
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#33102 - 01/17/04 08:17 PM Re: bridging m-200's
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Originally posted by Jordan D:
would what I said earlier work for bi-amping?


Yes.

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