I think it was Parasound that once advocated running just one channel of a stereo unit. Though you're at half-power, the power supply runs only one channel. Perhaps Sean can comment, I was an English major!
How to bridge a Amp Adcom GFA1A and run a Subwoff
Many of you will think "God this guy is a IDIOT" for asking this question. But been away from this hobby for 14 years.
I know that most AMP's that where made to bridge have a switch on the back for this. I have a old ADCOM GFA1A that does not. Can this still be bridge? If so how?
Little thinking out loud here, so maybe way off. If I where to split say the left channel to where it has 2 + and 2 - RCA plugs, then plug one set into the left input, and other set to the right input would that Work? If not, with ou hurting my head, why not?
Trying to drive a pair of DQ 10's and GFA not up to it. I did buy a ADCOM 555, not sure it will do it alone. Looking for a second 555 now,but in the mean time I have the GFA to play with. So what the heck.
I had not fired up the system for 8 years. Dragged the AMP, Pramp and CD player out to the garage where I could work on it. Worked out the bugs (dust in the preamp) and got the system going. Been useing a old set of Panasonic SB-750's that I might add sound pretty good for 36 year old speakers. Dad bought them when I was 12, Grank Funk sounded great on them when I was 14. Pulled one of the DQ's out, thermal shut down at 1/3 volume. Yep, I remember why I lost intrest.
I was also thinking about run a subwoffler, how? Peamp is a old Adcom GFP1A. When I get the second 555, will the GFA1A work to power a sub?
One last dumb a-s question. I broke the speaker cable off one of my DQ 10's. Pulled the wollfer so I could repair the it. Now why in the heck do we run monster cable's to the speakers, and on the other side of the termial the wires are 16 to 18 gauge? Look's like the speaker wire's I used for my 8-Track player in my Road Runner when I was 17. I might add I still have the 68 Road Runner, 8-Track long gone.
Cuda Ken
I know that most AMP's that where made to bridge have a switch on the back for this. I have a old ADCOM GFA1A that does not. Can this still be bridge? If so how?
Little thinking out loud here, so maybe way off. If I where to split say the left channel to where it has 2 + and 2 - RCA plugs, then plug one set into the left input, and other set to the right input would that Work? If not, with ou hurting my head, why not?
Trying to drive a pair of DQ 10's and GFA not up to it. I did buy a ADCOM 555, not sure it will do it alone. Looking for a second 555 now,but in the mean time I have the GFA to play with. So what the heck.
I had not fired up the system for 8 years. Dragged the AMP, Pramp and CD player out to the garage where I could work on it. Worked out the bugs (dust in the preamp) and got the system going. Been useing a old set of Panasonic SB-750's that I might add sound pretty good for 36 year old speakers. Dad bought them when I was 12, Grank Funk sounded great on them when I was 14. Pulled one of the DQ's out, thermal shut down at 1/3 volume. Yep, I remember why I lost intrest.
I was also thinking about run a subwoffler, how? Peamp is a old Adcom GFP1A. When I get the second 555, will the GFA1A work to power a sub?
One last dumb a-s question. I broke the speaker cable off one of my DQ 10's. Pulled the wollfer so I could repair the it. Now why in the heck do we run monster cable's to the speakers, and on the other side of the termial the wires are 16 to 18 gauge? Look's like the speaker wire's I used for my 8-Track player in my Road Runner when I was 17. I might add I still have the 68 Road Runner, 8-Track long gone.
Cuda Ken