whats the differance between a mono amp?...and one with channels?.....which is better??

 

mono is single channel, 2-ch has 2 channels, 4 ahs 4, etc. the one that works best for your needs is the better one of course.

 

but what is the differance between having channels and not having channels?

 

if you have channels, you can run more speakers. mono for one speaker/channel, two channels for two speakers/channels etc

 

ok soo i am running two subs soo i need two channel....got it...thanks alot

 

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No, you can run two subs off a mono, just make the sure the total RMS of the two subs matches to RMW output of the amp depending on the Ohms you are running the subs in. Most two channel amps can be bridged into 4ohms to produce adequate power for subs, but make sure you can wire your two subs to come up with 4ohm. If you can only say wire them for a 2ohm load, then you should go with a mono amp because theyre designed to be stable to 2ohms. Most 2ch amps bridged are only stable at 4ohms

 

mono = best for subs they sound better and runs cleaner and also more effecient due to being a class D amp

muti channel = regardless of channels this is best for speakers and tweeters


also the smaller the the ohms the better i think to make things easy example you get a 800watt at 2 ohms amp and you get 2 subs each one is 400 watts in 2 0hms that would me that 400 watts x 2 = 800 which is perfect for the amp not overpowering or underpowering.... now if you get a 4 ohm 200 watt sub the amp will struggle because its watts splits based on 4 ohms specs commonly its half the watts so the amp would be 400 watts.

 

First you didn't need 2 treads.

As has been somewhat explained, with more then a little misinformation,

Mono = 1 so a mono block amp is 1 channel, however you can make most 2ch amps into a mono amp, [bridging].

Stereo is 2 channels, [left and right], so you need a 2ch amp, or two mono block, [1ch] amps, one for the left and one for the right.

There is no need for stereo separation, [left/right] at low frequencies, [sub bass] so only a 1ch amp is needed, or a 2ch amp that has been bridged into one channel, no matter how many subs you have, however a 2ch amp can be used in it's 2ch mode to run 2, 4, 6, 8 or more subs, and still get very good SQ, as long as the subs for the left and right channels are in their own air space, 2 sub boxes or a divider in a single box.

The best amp for subs is a mono block sub amp, because it will have a bigger power supply, it takes a lot of power, [current] to make low frequencies.

4ch amps are just amps that have two sets of lefts and rights, most can be bridged into a 2ch amp.

One more thing, SQ, [sound quality] including sub bass response has a lot more to do with the install then what amp(s) you use. 94