2 Stereo amps to be used in Mono...hookup?


Hello..

Could one explain the hookup from the preamp? Does left channel out from pre have to be Y'd to the left and right input of that designated amp....Carver M500t manual states..make sure both inputs are connected...
A little confused...

Thx!
ishkabibil
ishkabibil


This amp is said to have
8-ohm FTC rated power/ch251W
4-ohm FTC rated power/ch450W
2-ohm dynamic power/ch500W

Why would you need more power for a pair of Boston A200’s?

As by bridging it, that’s all you’ll get more watts in a P.A. sense, everything else will take a hit sound quality wise.

Cheers George
@georgehifi 



Well I guess that opens things up to weather the sound would improve?

Would it not have any benefit as far as better seperation...i.e. Imaging..Soundstage?  Seems to be like the jury is not quite out on one amp or to Mono....
No all you gain is more wattage.

" all you gain is watts, distortion goes up, damping factor is reduced, stability into low impedance’s is reduced, and current ability is reduced. "Basically" you turn a good amp into a high wattage fair amp."

Cheers George

As per manual..."Identical Signals"...
Would mean....preamp left out split to left/right input of amp.

Same for right channel....





"Same for right channel..."
Exactly. The right channel from the preamp hooks up the same way to the other amp.