Okay, let's just say I have an old stereo amp that I got from a tag sale and I want to drive a really excellent subwoofer-such as Parts Express' Titanic, Peerless XLS series, or the NHT.
All of those series are single voice coil jobs, so I cannot use both channels to drive the speaker.
I have heard of the technique of "bridging" an amplifier to achieve two channels in one, but I have not come across a hookup pattern.
When I "bridge" this stereo amp, I am hoping to be able to get full power from both channels. If series resistors are used, I suspect they will cut the power.
Does anybody know the technique? Thank you.
PS: I plan to use this amp to only drive the subwoofer. I will be putting my high cutoff network in the circuitry BEFORE the output transistors.
All of those series are single voice coil jobs, so I cannot use both channels to drive the speaker.
I have heard of the technique of "bridging" an amplifier to achieve two channels in one, but I have not come across a hookup pattern.
When I "bridge" this stereo amp, I am hoping to be able to get full power from both channels. If series resistors are used, I suspect they will cut the power.
Does anybody know the technique? Thank you.
PS: I plan to use this amp to only drive the subwoofer. I will be putting my high cutoff network in the circuitry BEFORE the output transistors.