If you run 4 ohm components to an amp bridged 4 ohm mono (one channel) vs 4 ohm Stereo (2 channels) do you loose sound quality and dynamics???

 

I would have to say yes. you'd be getting the same sounds out of both speakers, if they are hooked to one channel. Also, connecting two 4ohm speakers to one channel will make that channel run at 2ohms.

 

if anything i think you would fry voice coil because most components arent 2ohm stable (old orion HCAA's of the top of my head)

 

Explain how speakers can not be 2ohm stable as you say?

Speaker is load on the end of the line. Speakers can be any load and it is up to the power source to power them up or not. So it is up to your amp whether it can support that load or not.

As for the 2 speakers in 1x4ohm load... you will get mono signal.. asme sound from all speakers... therefore no imaging etc... very bad idea.

 

Speakers don't change impedence.

 

The reason I ask is one of my friends has a 2 channel amp that does 50x2 @4 ohms, 100x2 @2 ohms and 200x1 bridged @4 ohms, he using it bridged to a set of Infinity components (4 ohm) but they don't sound as musical and he is wondering why, I told him they can handle the power but his imaging would suffer because he is listening to his components play on mono versus stereo, I told him mono is only really good for subs.

 

if you run speakers with impedance rating of 4ohm wired @ 2ohm load the speakers can be damaged. I am not comparing running it stereo to mono but simply wiring the amp so speakers see a 2ohm load.

 

the speakers do not see a load....they are the load! If you have two 4ohm speakers hooked into one channel, THE AMP sees a 2ohm load. If the amp is rated 200x1 at 4ohms, a 2ohm load could damage the amp and/or the speakers unless that amp is rated to be 2ohm stable. 50x2 into components should be enough to power the speakers and would sound much better...and it would be a lot safer.

 

azmalu.... seriously... just stop right there.

 

okay sorry i had it wrong. its done. i knew something could get fuked if you wired it wrong. i had it flipmode

 

azmalu, i give you props , atleast you understand and accept. thats mans biggest fault, guys are always to cocky to learn. even tho u were wrong, you are still cool in my book. lol.