veeman

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does anyone know if the Alpine 3503 amplifier can be bridged? It's the small 2 channel, 18 watts x2, circa 1992 mini amp. I need a small center channel amp and since I have 2 of them, I thought I might be able to use it, unfortunately the manual does not mention if it can be done or not. Thanks in advance....v

MR2NR

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Nope, it was a non bridgeable unit.

Dukk

Back in the day, the Alpine Tech Rep gave me a heads up that using both positive leads would effectively bridge that amp (center channels were big in the early 90s). I never tried it though so I can't confirm it..

veeman

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thanks guys, I'll try the 2 positive leads and see what happens. The center will be running off of a pxa-h701, so I was hoping I could bridge it for a 30-40 watt center, and use the other 3503 as the tweeter amp (18x2) for the front components. I am trying an all active x-over system, and since my car has a factory center speaker location, why not try a multi-channel set up.

Dukk

What are you using for a center channel speaker? You may only need the 18watts of one channel on its own.

veeman

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Initially I'm going to use the factory Infinity speaker that's already in there. It sounds pretty good as is with the factory set up, so I expect it to be pretty decent for a center speaker. As for the 18 watts; that's probably what I will end up doing, unless the amp is bridgeable. I will let you know how it works out. Thanks for the help.

theboy

Is the amp mounted and exposed...or can you hide it and use anything?I have a couple old Alpines kicking around!

veeman

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they're mounted, but pm me and I'll take a look.