[slade8200]

Is putting two amplifiers in parallel a common practice when more power is needed? I mean, of course you could just buy a more powerful amplifier to satisfy power needs; but I'm just wondering if it's possible to take two 100W amplifiers and hook the speaker to the outputs of both in order to acheive 200W. This has probably been covered a few times but the search wasn't helping. Thanks.

 

[thylantyr]

Is putting two amplifiers in parallel a common practice


This is not common.


It can be done with identical amp channels and you need to level match the signals.


It's just easier and safer to upgrade to a more powerful amp.

 

[ChrisWiggles]

I believe this is likely to cause the amplifiers to explode, catch fire, etc etc. Unless they are designed to be bridgeable, this is disaster waiting to happen.

 

[dsmith901]

Sure, Wiley E. Coyote does this king of thing all the time, and we all know how well his schemes work out!

 

[louthewiz]



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Originally Posted by slade8200 /forum/post/0


Is putting two amplifiers in parallel a common practice when more power is needed? I mean, of course you could just buy a more powerful amplifier to satisfy power needs; but I'm just wondering if it's possible to take two 100W amplifiers and hook the speaker to the outputs of both in order to acheive 200W. This has probably been covered a few times but the search wasn't helping. Thanks.

You can not do that all you will do is damage the amps and throw your money away