Ti 600.2 Question - Can it ...?

cpsmith516 · Post by **cpsmith516** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:18 pm

Can you strap Ti 600.2's together? If so, how would I go about doing it, and what would be the minimum ohm load they could handle?

Post by **Jacampb2** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:59 pm

No.

lol, edit for more detail...

The ZX600's, and basically every other "bridgeable" amp on the market cannot be strapped. This is because to bridge it, you need to invert one channel, this internally "straps" the two channels of the amp, you can only bridge or strap two channels, so your total of 4 channels from the 2 ZX600s cannot be combined.

In fact, before the current line up, none of the PG monoblocks were strapable, except for the Ti800.1. The Ti1200.1, and the Tantrum 1200.1 were both bridged internally to be marketed as a mono amplifier.

If I am not mistaken, one of the very last amps that Rodin designed was a true monoblock and was strapable. I'm not sure if they ever hit the street, but I think they sold them at the last F&F. Also, it looks like the newest lineup for PG has at least one strapable amp!

Later,
Jason

gbody805 · Post by **gbody805** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:03 pm

I believe the Ti800.1 was the only Ti amp you could.

wash with gasoline · Post by **wash with gasoline** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:13 pm

...so i could have 1600w of ti power

Post by **Eric D** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:43 pm

I have a theory on how to "strap" stereo amps. Never tried it, but I think it would work.

If you take a transformer with dual primaries, you could bridge one amp into the first primary, and the second amp into the second primary. Making sure to keep them in phase, this would (if I am thinking this through right) double your current capability on the secondary.

With the right transformer it would have minimal losses.

If you look at the real big JBL Crown amps, they make stereo ones (maybe they are dual mono) which are both bridgeable, or you can run them in parallel. I never figured out what they are doing with it though.