Originally posted by contour se driver:
Originally posted by cthomp21:
Originally posted by TheGrimace:
I still contest that bridging will dirty up your signal. Feel free to argue but you can't win.
Hard to argue with someone who doesn't know what they're talking about. 
Generally, running an amp in bridged mode will increase the THD and amount of heat generated. Will the increase in distortion be measurable by scientific instruments? Yes. Will the increase in distortion be detectable by human ears? No.
BTW, 99.99999% of signals will have some level of distortion in them. So, I guess we're all running "dirty" signals.
My ATI does sound a tick worse in bridged mode. But you didn't mention what amp you are speaking of. Mcintosh quotes no difference in bridge mode. As far as distortion goes about every amp amplifies the signal to a much higher level then it will cut the tops and bottoms off then do it agin. Why do you think there are stages?
I have no idea what you just said, but I can comment on McIntosh's technology. They use an autoformer on the output to make sure that you get full power with low impedance loads, without stressing the amp. Autoformers are pretty common in the proaudio scene, but relatively unused in the other audio fields.
