My original plan was to use two 214's bridged like you, but tech at NAD said it was a bad idea since the drivers are 4 ohm. I guess thay were right.
I'm running the 218 amp in stereo mode, parallel. The amp has only clipped once, and that was me trying to bring the house down. It doesn't seem to have any trouble under normal conditions, even under very loud conditions. It sounds like yours didn't give you any trouble at first, but over time it wore down the amp. I asked NAD if that would happen with the 218 in stereo,and they said it wouldn't be a problem, only if I bridged it. (this would be 1000 watts@4 ohms which is too much anyway)
Having said that, I guess my question is if a class d amp will give me more slam. Or, if a class d isn't as good as the 218, is there an amp in the $400 to $500 range which is better suited for bass?
I'm running the 218 amp in stereo mode, parallel. The amp has only clipped once, and that was me trying to bring the house down. It doesn't seem to have any trouble under normal conditions, even under very loud conditions. It sounds like yours didn't give you any trouble at first, but over time it wore down the amp. I asked NAD if that would happen with the 218 in stereo,and they said it wouldn't be a problem, only if I bridged it. (this would be 1000 watts@4 ohms which is too much anyway)
Having said that, I guess my question is if a class d amp will give me more slam. Or, if a class d isn't as good as the 218, is there an amp in the $400 to $500 range which is better suited for bass?