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[GrandAmSSE]

Hooked up my amp and sub today. Its 2x100watts/ Not bridgeable. I had just my bazooka tube hooked up but hated to waste a perfect 100watt channel so I found a 12" and box and hooked it up. It sounds great. I'm looking at a 400watt jensen now to replace my old amp. Will a bigger amp improve the sound?

[djdanger]

Save your money, and get a reputable amplifier. A 400 watt Jenson, wont keep up with a 75 watt amplifier made by a reputable company. Jensen always has, and always be a third class audio company. Not trying to piss on your Jensen, but facts are facts.

[Matt95GT]

Jenson = bad.
Throwing together random un-matching subs... bad. You may find that a single sub will outperform 2 or more unmatching subs.

[GrandAmSSE]

I heard you can sometimes bridge unbridgeable amps? How do I do that? Then I'll have 200watts and just keep the 12" and lose the tube.

[nineteen88ga]

bridge unbridgeable amps?

[GrandAmSSE]

Yeah make a 2x100watts a 1x200watt. I think you need a channel inverter.

[VanishingImage]

the electronics inside those non-bridgeable amps won't allow you to bridge them. Just buy a decent name brand amp,check out http://www.onlinecarstereo.com they have good prices and most come with warranties. Stick with either the 2 channel amps(most of these ARE bridgeable) or go with a monochannel amp which are mainly just for subwoofers but its harder to match the RMS of a subwoofer to some of these mono channel amps

[MantaGreen97]

Originally posted by GrandAmSSE
Yeah make a 2x100watts a 1x200watt. I think you need a channel inverter.

Might be possible (you'd get more that 200W--into a 4-Ohm load you'd get twice the 2-Ohm stereo rating) but it isn't worth the trouble, especially for an amp that's only 2x100W.

If the amp isn't bridgeable it has to be really old--I haven't seen non-bridgeable car audio amps in forever. If it's an old amp, you might as well buy a new one anyway. Something in that power range is not going to be that expensive plus since it's going to be for subs you can get a Class-D amp for some added efficiency :)

[GrandAmSSE]

Now that I think of it I was only told its not bridgeable. I tried once just with the bazooka so maybe I just couldn't told.

[djdanger]

Now that I think of it I was only told its not bridgeable. I tried once just with the bazooka so maybe I just couldn't told.

:jenny:

[sunrunner_pei]

Originally posted by GrandAmSSE
Now that I think of it I was only told its not bridgeable. I tried once just with the bazooka so maybe I just couldn't told.

You lost me on that one, Chief.

[inferno]

Originally posted by GrandAmSSE
Now that I think of it I was only told its not bridgeable. I tried once just with the bazooka so maybe I just couldn't told.

lol thats funny.

[MantaGreen97]

I think his last word was supposed to be tell? (Instead of a repetition of the word told?) LOL.

Anyway, what make and model is the amp, GrandAmSSE?

[nineteen88ga]

Originally posted by sunrunner_pei
You lost me on that one, Chief.

he lost me a long time ago... :lol:

[GrandAmSSE]

I had an optimus 2x100w but I got an Optimus 4-3-2 400watt brigdeable amp today. Now I need a better 12".

[curtisjade1]

why did you get a no name amp you could get a 600w mtx for under $200 and it would out preform that thing by a long shot

[djdanger]

why did you get a no name amp

Ummmm curtis, did I see AUDIOVOX listed in your system? And you advise him about non name brand ???

[GrandAmSSE]

Hey I got it for free.

[curtisjade1]

Originally posted by djdanger
Ummmm curtis, did I see AUDIOVOX listed in your system? And you advise him about non name brand ???
the xm radio tuner has nothing to do with the sound system and when i got it it was the only xm tuner i could get in canada

[GrandAmSSE]

200 candian equals like what??? 150.00 american?

[curtisjade1]

around $150.00 to About $175.00 depending on the rate at the point of time