To bridge or not to bridge

[jiimi]

I can get either a 2 speaker box with 10" subs, or a 1 speaker box with a 10" sub. I have a 2 chanel 250 watt amp, only 1 set of RCA jacks out of my head unit so a 4 chanel brigded is not possible. AM i better off bridging to a single sub, at 250, or just regual i think its like 100 or 125 non bridged to two speakers?

 

[leenjen]

we need more info. what subs? what amp?
i run 4- 15" subs bridged mono.
there's a lot you can do.

 

[jiimi]

Im not sure bout much more info, i know the 2 sub box is a jbl. and the single is a jensen i believe. not sure bout the amp. Unfourtunatly i dont know much bout the range the speakers can handle, i know they both can handle the 250 watts but thats bout it. its a 2 chanel 250 watt amp. it has a built in subcrossover and can be bridged mono. thats bout all i know. Im basicallly looking to see if two 125 watt speakers are better than 1 250 watt speaker. thnx for any help sorry i don't have more info right now

 

[leenjen]

i think you would be a lot happier with the 2 jbls than the one jensen. they are most likely 4 ohm svc subs, so you cant bridge the two of them on the amp, as that would create a 2 ohm mono load (which the amp probably cant handle).

there are a lot better subwoofers out there. how much were you looking to spend on a setup?

 

[jiimi]

I know i can probly get better stuff, but fourtunatly this stuff is coming free to me so its not that big of a concern. Is there a way i can test my amp, or the different ways to hook up the speakers to test what i think sounds the best. IVe seen them set up, regular the L + - going to the L speaker and same with the right or the L - and the R + going to a single speaker. is there any other way to set it up? obviously i don't know much bout this, any help is apprecieated.

 

[leenjen]

since they are single voice coil subs, the best way is to hook up one to each channel or bridge them in series @8ohms mono. if you bridge them @2ohms, the amp will fry if it is not a high current amp.