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<blockquote data-quote="Greg Cameron" data-source="post: 101300" data-attributes="member: 42">Re: Behringer iNUKE NU6000 amplifierHello Al. Thanks for the reply. However, in regards to this amp, your specifications indicate it&#039;s only rated for a 4 ohm load per channel (and no supported bridge operation) which by most standards is not the &quot;low impedance loads&quot; I was referring to. I&#039;m referring specifically to 2 ohm stereo or 4 ohm mono bridge operation which puts significantly more thermal stress on an amplifier. Or rather, an amplifier&#039;s internal components. I have yet to find a budget amplifier that can operate long term under these conditions, and understandably so. If you have a NU series amps that can tolerate a 4 ohm load in bridge mode well, I&#039;m all for testing it out. I&#039;m looking for something that can deliver ~6kW into a 4 ohm bridged load for subwoofer duty.I believe I read a while back that this particular amp, the NU6000, is essentially a pair of your smaller NU amps running in bridge mode already, stuffed into a single chassis. It would make sense then why operation below 4 ohms and bridge mode are not supported if that is the case.Greg</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greg Cameron, post: 101300, member: 42"] Re: Behringer iNUKE NU6000 amplifier Hello Al. Thanks for the reply. However, in regards to this amp, your specifications indicate it's only rated for a 4 ohm load per channel (and no supported bridge operation) which by most standards is not the "low impedance loads" I was referring to. I'm referring specifically to 2 ohm stereo or 4 ohm mono bridge operation which puts significantly more thermal stress on an amplifier. Or rather, an amplifier's internal components. I have yet to find a budget amplifier that can operate long term under these conditions, and understandably so. If you have a NU series amps that can tolerate a 4 ohm load in bridge mode well, I'm all for testing it out. I'm looking for something that can deliver ~6kW into a 4 ohm bridged load for subwoofer duty. I believe I read a while back that this particular amp, the NU6000, is essentially a pair of your smaller NU amps running in bridge mode already, stuffed into a single chassis. It would make sense then why operation below 4 ohms and bridge mode are not supported if that is the case. Greg [/QUOTE]

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