Rotel RB 1070 bridged/ RB 1090


I have a Rotel RB 1070 and am looking for more amplification. I'm thinking about getting another 1070 and bridging them. Has anyone done this? How are the results? Alternatively, I could trade the 1070 for a Rotel 1090 amp. Any thoughts on what would be better: two bridged 1070s or one 1090?

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Showing 1 response by glenalan

Bridged amplifiers are more suited to low sensitivity/high impedance speakers. If your speakers are low impedance your better off not bridging the amplifier. In a bridge configuration both amps see half the impedance of your speakers. In other words 8 ohm speakers become a 4 ohm load in a bridge configuration. Some speakers dip to low impedance at certain freq and at high volume this can stress amps with high current demands.

I use to own a RB1090 power amp and recommend it highly. The 380w/ch was more than enough power to drive my current hungry B&W 804 speakers.