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Old Jun 29, 2022 | 05:15 AM
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Does anyone know which 2 channels of the RCA inputs to use to bridge a Soundigital 800.4 evox2? I’ve searched all over the web and can’t find the answer. Thank you
 
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What?!? You use all 4. Your speakers are bridged, not the rca cables. If you only have 2 cables, buy splitters.
 
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What?!? You use all 4. Your speakers are bridged, not the rca cables. If you only have 2 cables, buy splitters.
I’m well aware of the of speaker wire configuration for bridging, but most of the traditional amplifiers I’ve ever used you only needed to use 2 channels of the RCA inputs when bridging a 4 channel. It looks like I’m buying splitters. Thank you
 

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Never heard of bridging the inputs! What does that get you? Bridging the output's get's you double the watts or splitting the outputs gets you an extra channel.
 
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I have never seen a 4 channel amp being bridged with only 2 inputs. If your only wanting to use 2 channels out then its 1/2 and 3/4. It shows you on the speakers output side what channels you can bridge. Never saw a 4 channel bridged with all channels without splitters. You wont get signal to all channels without using all 4 inputs
 
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Old Jun 29, 2022 | 06:27 AM
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There are 4ch amps that allow 2ch inputs when bridging, but they will have a 2ch/4ch switch on the amp as well. Soundigital is not one of those amps.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2022 | 06:55 AM
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There are 4ch amps that allow 2ch inputs when bridging, but they will have a 2ch/4ch switch on the amp as well. Soundigital is not one of those amps.

Oh Yeeaaaah. True. Forgot about those ones.
But its still changed to 2 channel and wont use 4.
 
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Originally Posted by kloccwork419
Oh Yeeaaaah. True. Forgot about those ones.
But its still changed to 2 channel and wont use 4.
The 2ch/4ch switch is for input selection. It will bridge in either configuration.
 
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Thanks everyone, ordered splitters.
 
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Thanks everyone, ordered splitters.
Did you order the "3 male end" splitters?
 
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