6 ch amp question

deronb1
deronb1 Posts: 5,021
edited December 2013 in Electronics
Found a good deal on a 6 ch rotel amp. Not bridgable, but was wondering if using Y splitters on the back of the avr would work so i can bi amp my speaks
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited November 2013
    Yeah, you could do that. Split the line level signal coming out of the avr so that you have one amp channel for the top and one amp channel for the bottom of the speaker.

    Wouldn't be my preference, but hey, try it....may blow your skirt up, who knows.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited November 2013
    Been there, done that, didnt make a difference.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited December 2013
    deronb1 wrote: »
    Found a good deal on a 6 ch rotel amp. Not bridgable, but was wondering if using Y splitters on the back of the avr would work so i can bi amp my speaks

    Does it have xlr inputs? (I'm guessing you don't have XLR on your receiver). If it's common ground AND it has XLR, you can bridge it:
    -Strap the grounds on two channels
    -Y out the back of your AVR
    -One side of the Y goes to the + XLR pin and ground on one channel
    -Other side goes to -XLR pin and ground on the other channel

    See instructions for doing it on a bryston here:
    http://bryston.com/PDF/Other/9BST_BRIDGED_NOTES.pdf

    Just keep in mind that:
    1) It's going to run HOT. Consider adding a fan
    2) You're going to have to muck around with levels since it'll have more gain than the other non-bridged channels
    3) If it's not common ground, you'll break something. Badly.
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