Swr headlite/amplite Q?

MooseKnuckle · #1 05-20-2010, 08:18 AM

I'm trying to figure out what SWR means about their Headlite/Amplite wattage. The Headlite is 400watts, and the Amplite is 400watts. Now they're advertising it like I can combine both of them to get a single 800watts to a speaker cab. Or are the just saying that it's 400 to one speaker cab, and 400 to another. Sounding like it's 800watts, when it's just 400 to 2 cabs.

funkadelickbass · #2 05-20-2010, 08:21 AM

400 to each cab...I don't recall seeing any way of bridging them together.

MooseKnuckle · #3 05-20-2010, 08:33 AM

This is off of MF's website

Quote:"Conveniently rackmount an SWR amplite with an optional rackmount kit. Two amplites provide 800W of power in a single rackspace, or easily slip into a pocket of the optional SWR accessory bag for convenient transport"

scowboy · #4 05-20-2010, 08:37 AM

Agree 400 each.

**IvanMike** · #5 05-20-2010, 09:01 AM

you could call SWR but i doubt there is a bridging option with two seperate amps. looking at the specs, the pictures of the amps, the owners manuals, and their website I would give it a 0.0000000000000000000001 % chance of being able to bridge these two amps together.

pasta4lnch · #6 05-20-2010, 09:07 AM

Wouldn't be the 1st time MF had wrong, or misleading info. Just sayin' - I shop there tons, but I swear they have interns write up product descriptions . . .

**IvanMike** · #7 05-20-2010, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by pasta4lnch

Wouldn't be the 1st time MF had wrong, or misleading info. Just sayin' - I shop there tons, but I swear they have interns write up product descriptions . . .

i don't think they're being wrong or misleading, any more than they're wrong when they say the sm-900 will give you 900 watts. It will, in one configuration.

I do give SWR credit for being the first (i think) MF to offer their mini head in poweramp only format, and making the units slaveable. If I won the lotto, I'd get 8.

MooseKnuckle · #8 05-20-2010, 10:03 AM

I agree with all of you. I searched all over SWR's website, and found nothing of the sort. I just wanted to make sure with any/everyone who's looked at'em that it was what I thought. Thank you all.

P.S. I also agree with MF being wrong too.

silky smoove · #9 05-20-2010, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MooseKnuckle

P.S. I also agree with MF being wrong too.

They're not wrong though. Combine two of these units and you've got 800 watts in a single rackspace.

MF made no claims about connectivity or bridging that would make them wrong.

BassBot · #10 08-09-2010, 10:18 AM

I think it depends how they are connected within the circuitry. If I recall my physics correctly, in series the power should add just about add. Then, if you connect the amplite to the headlite and connect one speaker to the amplite, you'll get 800 Watts out of one 4-ohm speaker (less out of an 8-ohm speaker). You won't get anymore than 800 watts in any configuration. If you connect two 8-ohm speakers to the amplite, you'll get 400 Watts out of each. The question is, if connect the amplite to the headlite and then connect one speaker to the amplite and one speaker to the headlite, what power will you get from each speaker?

KJung · #11 08-09-2010, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by silky smoove

They're not wrong though. Combine two of these units and you've got 800 watts in a single rackspace.

MF made no claims about connectivity or bridging that would make them wrong.

+1 What they are describing is a simple primary/slave amp system.... 400 watts per side.

hasbeen · #12 08-09-2010, 11:37 AM

correct to all that say "400 watts per side".