Hi, I need some advice from someone knowledgeable with mono amps to help me with a confusing issue.
My system's pretty low-key, and I'm far from being an audio expert so please bear with me... Here's my current setup to clarify the situation:
Clarion HX-D10 CD tuner === Sony XEC505 in-dash X-over === Nakamichi PA-304 4-channel amp (running 30W x 2 + 90W x 1) === Nak SPS-510 5 1/4" separates + Solobaric 10" in sealed enclosure.
I just got a used Nak PA-301 mono amp (rated at 160W) so I can bridge the PA-304 to 90W x 2 to drive a pair of Diamond Audio separates that I plan to get soon (needs more than 30W to drive them). I was assuming the PA-301 would be your basic 2-in 1-out mono amp but it turns out it has outputs for 2 subs (4 terminals, 2 plus and 2 minus), and THERE IS NO BRIDGE SETTING. I only have one sub, and I'm wondering, if I hook it up to only one pair of terminals, will I still get 160 watts (Conversely, say if I had a pair of subs, if I hook them up to both pairs of terminals would I then end up with only 80 watts driving each speaker)? And which set of terminals should I be hooking my sub up to in order to get 160 watts?
As I got it through an auction it didn't come with a manual, and now I'm worried that I just wasted my money on the wrong type of amp (perhaps I shoulda gotten a PA-302 80W x 2 amp to bridge to 160 x 1).
Has anybody had experience with this sorta setup? Does anybody happen to have a PA-301 manual lying around (yeah, right)? Does anybody even know what I'm talking about?!
PLEASE HELP!
My system's pretty low-key, and I'm far from being an audio expert so please bear with me... Here's my current setup to clarify the situation:
Clarion HX-D10 CD tuner === Sony XEC505 in-dash X-over === Nakamichi PA-304 4-channel amp (running 30W x 2 + 90W x 1) === Nak SPS-510 5 1/4" separates + Solobaric 10" in sealed enclosure.
I just got a used Nak PA-301 mono amp (rated at 160W) so I can bridge the PA-304 to 90W x 2 to drive a pair of Diamond Audio separates that I plan to get soon (needs more than 30W to drive them). I was assuming the PA-301 would be your basic 2-in 1-out mono amp but it turns out it has outputs for 2 subs (4 terminals, 2 plus and 2 minus), and THERE IS NO BRIDGE SETTING. I only have one sub, and I'm wondering, if I hook it up to only one pair of terminals, will I still get 160 watts (Conversely, say if I had a pair of subs, if I hook them up to both pairs of terminals would I then end up with only 80 watts driving each speaker)? And which set of terminals should I be hooking my sub up to in order to get 160 watts?
As I got it through an auction it didn't come with a manual, and now I'm worried that I just wasted my money on the wrong type of amp (perhaps I shoulda gotten a PA-302 80W x 2 amp to bridge to 160 x 1).
Has anybody had experience with this sorta setup? Does anybody happen to have a PA-301 manual lying around (yeah, right)? Does anybody even know what I'm talking about?!
PLEASE HELP!
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