bridging channels on stereo reciever

9am53 · 4th December 2005, 07:14 PM

Hello, I have a Kenwood KR-920B stereo reciever which I use for my phonograph, I am bidding on a Technics SA-R277 on ebay. I was just thinking, my main issue with the Kenwood is volume, I would like MORE. I think the technics has more wattege/channel, but I think I will still be lacking. I was thinking if its possible to bridge the 2 "Speaker A" and "Speaker B" channels so that I still have stereo, but I have only one speaker combination. Thanks, I hope this isnt confusing.

pinkmouse · 4th December 2005, 07:16 PM

Sorry, no. The A and B selectors are just switches to turn connected speakers on and off. The amp internally only has two amps, one each for left and right.

9am53 · 4th December 2005, 07:19 PM

ok, how about bridging my kenwood and the technics?

9am53 · 4th December 2005, 07:21 PM

or would that be a huge mission?

theAnonymous1 · 4th December 2005, 07:29 PM

Don't buy the Technics, sell the Kenwood, and buy a receiver that better fits your needs.

pinkmouse · 4th December 2005, 07:30 PM

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Originally posted by 9am53
or would that be a huge mission?

You might be able to bridge both amps, but that would give you a bridged Technics and a bridged Kenwood, so two mono amps of different types. Do you actually know what bridging means?

Just sell both and buy a bigger amp. Or keep one, sell the other and your current speakers, and buy more senstive speakers.

9am53 · 4th December 2005, 07:37 PM

I unfortunately dont know what bridging really means...but I get the gist...just get a better reciever...now my speakers sensitivity is 96 db 1w/1m whast that mean?

pinkmouse · 4th December 2005, 07:42 PM

That's pretty good for domestic speakers, what are they?

9am53 · 7th December 2005, 08:38 PM

sorry about the delay...they are these huge 330 WSamaurai 3-way speakers with a big 12" woofer 4 or 5 " mid and horn tweeter.
Will the speakers sound good even if I use much lower wattage amps to power them?

CBS240 · 8th December 2005, 05:24 AM

I have a couple of KLH 15" 4 way "linear dynamics" that are rated 120Wrms. They sound superb with 25W RMS music power...considering I currently live in an apartment complex.

I don't want to be a total jerk... The thing is they are 4 Ohm. Impedance matching is important. So I designed and built an amp to do just that.

If your speakers are 8Ohms, you should not have a problem finding a quality home amp.

4th December 2005, 07:14 PM	#1
9am53 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario	bridging channels on stereo reciever Hello, I have a Kenwood KR-920B stereo reciever which I use for my phonograph, I am bidding on a Technics SA-R277 on ebay. I was just thinking, my main issue with the Kenwood is volume, I would like MORE. I think the technics has more wattege/channel, but I think I will still be lacking. I was thinking if its possible to bridge the 2 "Speaker A" and "Speaker B" channels so that I still have stereo, but I have only one speaker combination. Thanks, I hope this isnt confusing. __________________ Guitar is Good

4th December 2005, 07:16 PM	#2
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Sorry, no. The A and B selectors are just switches to turn connected speakers on and off. The amp internally only has two amps, one each for left and right. __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

4th December 2005, 07:19 PM	#3
9am53 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario	ok, how about bridging my kenwood and the technics? __________________ Guitar is Good

4th December 2005, 07:21 PM	#4
9am53 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario	or would that be a huge mission? __________________ Guitar is Good

4th December 2005, 07:37 PM	#7
9am53 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario	I unfortunately dont know what bridging really means...but I get the gist...just get a better reciever...now my speakers sensitivity is 96 db 1w/1m whast that mean? __________________ Guitar is Good


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4th December 2005, 07:29 PM	#5
theAnonymous1 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Anonymityville	Don't buy the Technics, sell the Kenwood, and buy a receiver that better fits your needs.

4th December 2005, 07:42 PM	#8
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	That's pretty good for domestic speakers, what are they? __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

7th December 2005, 08:38 PM	#9
9am53 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario	sorry about the delay...they are these huge 330 WSamaurai 3-way speakers with a big 12" woofer 4 or 5 " mid and horn tweeter. Will the speakers sound good even if I use much lower wattage amps to power them? __________________ Guitar is Good

8th December 2005, 05:24 AM	#10
CBS240 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: K-town	I have a couple of KLH 15" 4 way "linear dynamics" that are rated 120Wrms. They sound superb with 25W RMS music power...considering I currently live in an apartment complex. I don't want to be a total jerk... The thing is they are 4 Ohm. Impedance matching is important. So I designed and built an amp to do just that. If your speakers are 8Ohms, you should not have a problem finding a quality home amp. __________________ All the trouble I've ever been in started out as fun......

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