Should I bridge?
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Should I bridge?
Getting ready to install mmats 4110 amp my cerwin Vega b52 crapped out. I have mmats pa601cx 4ohm should I bridge the new amp? I did not run the b52 bridged. Thanks Scott
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I would run them in their own channel. Bridging a 4110 will be over kill at 350w per channel and the mmats wont handle that much.
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Just going off of the specs it looks like you lost quite a bit of wattage per channel. 150 down to 110. I just went the opposite direction for the same speakers. I went from 115 up to 140 and noticed a nice bump in volume. Maybe see how much your voltage changes with your gain setting to see if you can get the wattage bridged down to around 200 watts. Not sure if it's possible as I've never tried to see how much of a swing in voltage you get when trying to back off the voltage.
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Absolutely I would bridge them, being cautious with the gains when setting target voltage.
Someone who has experience with those speakers will chime in and tell you where they have had the best luck with wattage
Someone who has experience with those speakers will chime in and tell you where they have had the best luck with wattage
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The reason I suggested running them off their own channel is those mmats get stupid loud without needing a bunch of power. Without running a dsp, the voice coils will get real hot. Yea you can bridge them IF you run the gains very conservative but keep in mind you will have to bump the HPF up as the more power you give a speaker, the more low end distortion you will have.
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I'm running a PN4.1000D and set mine around 23.6 volts to get the most out of my amp. Without doing the math or looking at a chart I think you should be good. I've read a few posts where people send 150-200 watts to the Mmats without having any issues. Setting your crossover just right makes a big difference. At first I set it where I guessed 100 hz would be and the highs were too bright. Lowered it a bit a couple of times and got the sound I was looking for, now there's some punch to the mids.
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Update took bike apart today when I went to lift amp up off try i Noticed the ground wire fell off with ease. This bad connection has to be the issue I was having left speaker would be crackling like it was blown would not happen all the time.
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Well there you go my friend. Now you know .That is a good deal and easy fix.
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