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Old 09-20-2019, 06:20 AM
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Let make see if I understand this concept.
SO for example, of I was was to run my Arc in bridge mode j would parallel the fairing speakers both upper and lower ,upper on 1&2, lower 3&4 .that would be 300 and 300 for a total of six hundred. Well the arc is 150 par channel anyway, so what is the difference? Just trying to figure out when and with not too.
The only way you can parallel bridge 2 speakers is if they're 8ohm which gives you a resistance of 4ohms. Most all amps are stable at 4ohm bridged.

The best example would be bridging your Arc to the fairing speakers only, not paralleled with your lowers. This would give your fairing speakers 300 watts each instead of 150. But now your lowers need another source for power right??? This is why I said these things have to be planned for ahead of time.

Parallel bridging is another option when you're using two pairs of the same speakers and both sets are 8ohm. It's all in the planning and knowing ahead of time how much power your speakers will need.
 
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Originally Posted by SBates08
The only way you can parallel bridge 2 speakers is if they're 8ohm which gives you a resistance of 4ohms. Most all amps are stable at 4ohm bridged.

The best example would be bridging your Arc to the fairing speakers only, not paralleled with your lowers. This would give your fairing speakers 300 watts each instead of 150. But now your lowers need another source for power right??? This is why I said these things have to be planned for ahead of time.

Parallel bridging is another option when you're using two pairs of the same speakers and both sets are 8ohm. It's all in the planning and knowing ahead of time how much power your speakers will need.
Ok, I'm tracking. just wanted to clarify that in case I decide in the future or another bike how I would change things. Hey, I hope anybody don't mind me tapping into the knowledge brains on here. Now, I see a lot of things that should have been done before I went $$$$$$$ crazy.
 
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To throw a wrench in what I've already tried to explain......notice I said most amps are 4ohm stable when bridged....the SD Amps are available in 2ohm bridgeable, which Juice eluded to earlier. Just something else to chew on.
 
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The Arc amps and the RF amps are not a good goto, if you ever want more power at 2 ohm load. They are constant at 4 ohm and 2 ohm.

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The Arc amps and the RF amps are not a good goto, if you ever want more power at 2 ohm load. They are constant at 4 ohm and 2 ohm.

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I notice that....
 
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These are audio "systems" you need to plan out what you need from what what location and then wire and tune accordingly. You will also have to account for mono vs. stereo wiring.
 
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