I am designing a subwoofer for our new home theater setup. I have the Yamaha RX-V663 receiver with 7.2 outputs. I have a Yamaha stereo amp we don't use now.
Ideally, I would hook up 2 identical subs, one for each channel, at 100w per channel into 8 ohms. Another way I thought to do it would be to have 2 speakers in one cabinet and use one channel for each. I would have access to the 200 watts either way.
Could I somehow "parallel" the two channels to get 200 watts into one "bigger" speaker. I understand many commercial or contractor amps are bridgeable in this way. They can also power 2 ohm loads which the Yamaha should not do. The manual for the Yamaha does not show this being possible with this model amp, AX 592.
To sum it up, it would be convenient for me to use our existing amp for the sub. I believe it will drive a ripole with two opposing 12" speakers. For the same money I can build a dipole with a single 21" speaker. I would like to do that if I can give it the 200 watts available. Is this safe and doable? :huh:
Ideally, I would hook up 2 identical subs, one for each channel, at 100w per channel into 8 ohms. Another way I thought to do it would be to have 2 speakers in one cabinet and use one channel for each. I would have access to the 200 watts either way.
Could I somehow "parallel" the two channels to get 200 watts into one "bigger" speaker. I understand many commercial or contractor amps are bridgeable in this way. They can also power 2 ohm loads which the Yamaha should not do. The manual for the Yamaha does not show this being possible with this model amp, AX 592.
To sum it up, it would be convenient for me to use our existing amp for the sub. I believe it will drive a ripole with two opposing 12" speakers. For the same money I can build a dipole with a single 21" speaker. I would like to do that if I can give it the 200 watts available. Is this safe and doable? :huh: