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Old Mar 26, 2002
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Question about bridging an amp

First of all, "bridging" is the term used for hooking up one sub to an amp right? I have an amp and I am not sure the right way to bridge it to a single subwoofer. I think I have it done right but I am not sure. Thanks all!
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Bridging is the term used for turning 2 of an amps channels into one output. By wiring the positve of the right chanel with the negative of the left channel... Here's a crappy drawing

| + - | + - |
()____()


()=speaker wires.. basically leaving the 2 -/+ channels in the middle not wired to anything

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Thanks again Mohawk! One more thing, do I just plug my rear RCA's into the rear outlets on the amp liek normal?

Aslo, I decided to do the custom box thing and I am going Friday to give the guy a deposit to build it for a single 10" JL. Thanks!
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Be absolutely sure he builds it to JL's specs...

Also to bridge em. do you have a 4 channel amp, or a 2 channel amp?..

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Yeah, he said that he had JL specs for every woofer even the old w1 [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG] My amp is 4 channel but it says it can be used as 2 channel i think. Thanks again! I am learning a lot from you
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the amp can be used as a 2 channel so you'd bridge 2 channels for the sub. and use the other 2 channels for your front speakers?
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