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Maybe a dumb question but can you bridge a receiver?

Flapjacks

Flapjacks

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I have a Kenwood KR 6050 and was curious if can be bridged? 60 watts per channel is decent but i recently got some beefier speakers and was wondering if i use A+B channel option and use both channels on a set of speakers. Would that give me 120 watts? I also dont want to blow up or over work my Kenny. I have looked to see how available replacement parts are and they definitely seem pretty hard to come by, and i lack the electrical proficiency to work on it if some thing does happen to it. Not a very savvy on the electrical rules and limitations of recievers and audio equipment. Just now learning about a lot of this stuff.
 
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Phaceless56 said:
thats the spirit what speakers are you trying to push ?
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Some Hitachi HS-371s they say rated for 80 watts but also say music power is 120 watts? So not totally sure on the wattage. They sound pretty good as is but I'm sure the nice beefy 12 inch woofers could handle more juice. Been wanting to upgrade to something stronger anyways. Save my Kenwood and get it tuned up and the incandescent bulbs replaced with leds so they quit cooking the top. Bought it from a neighbor who kinda abused it and didn't properly take care of it. He used WD40 to try and clean the the selector switchs and knobs. Probably has a leaky cap or two. I opened it up and used some dry paint brushes to remove all the dust and crud from the boards. It has some humming and pretty loud static pops when adjusting the volume, bass, and treble.
 
Phaceless56 said:
Get yourself a can of Deoxit and bath those controls and switches in it and work them a lot that should clean them up
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I planned on it. Just don't trust myself to replace caps and rig the LEDs. I'll save that for someone more qualified. I got the Kenwood pretty cheap so i wouldn't mind paying some one to do the minor repairs and updating the lights. I just hope there are LEDs that match the warmth of the original lights. Not really a fan of how they look with blue, green, or bright white LEDs.
 
I had a kenwood kr-3400 I replaced the LEDs to the bright whites and it looked awesome 22 watts per channel and put some Infinity SM-152 on it and that was also amazing I did not think it would sound good but the infinity's sensitivity is 102dB so it did not take much to get those 15 inch woofers moving air
 
Phaceless56 said:
I had a kenwood kr-3400 I replaced the LEDs to the bright whites and it looked awesome 22 watts per channel and put some Infinity SM-152 on it and that was also amazing I did not think it would sound good but the infinity's sensitivity is 102dB so it did not take much to get those 15 inch woofers moving air
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Maybe the videos and pictures i have seen just don't do the LEDs justice. I've read mixed reviews on my Kenwood some people say amazing sound some people say it sounds like playing an mp3 on the lowest kbps. I think the KR 6050 sounds great. Definitely gets loud. In a small room regardless of what speakers i have hooked up haven't ever had to turn it up past half way. Just have been trying out different speakers for it. I have some Klipsch KG 1.2's and some Knight cabinets that I replaced the blown drivers with some oldschool MTX oaktron speakers in new faces i made.
 
if you choose to do the recap yourself its not hard plus you have good people here that will guide you thru it you can get quality replacement caps at Mouser, Digikey be careful buying from online auction sites FAKES from china not good
 
I just recapped a kenwood basic c2 pre-amp and the sound after was amazing tighter bass highs became clearer better defined so i would say change the electrolytic capacitors the ones in there now are at least 40 years old
 
You should also consider a separate power amp or integrated amp when you're looking to upgrade. Especially if your receiver has pre-outs - you can still use it as a budget preamp. A dedicated amp doesn't have to spend any of its power supply on tuner, preamp, lights etc. Plus you should be able to get considerably more than 60 wpc for not much dough.
 
toxcrusadr said:
You should also consider a separate power amp or integrated amp when you're looking to upgrade. Especially if your receiver has pre-outs - you can still use it as a budget preamp. A dedicated amp doesn't have to spend any of its power supply on tuner, preamp, lights etc. Plus you should be able to get considerably more than 60 wpc for not much dough.
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I'm not sure if my Kenwood does have pre-outs. I have a little Victrola 5 in 1 deal I use so I have bluetooth and Aux inputs. That has regular rca outs though so having a dedicated amp for that would cool. Probably would be a little more budget friendly then buying another good quality receiver. Have any suggestions for a dedicated amp? I haven't really looked into them much. Saw a Dynaco stereo 80 for sale recently but thats probably the only dedicated amp I have ever seen. I don't know much about pre amps and dedicated amps.
 
toxcrusadr said:
You should also consider a separate power amp or integrated amp when you're looking to upgrade. Especially if your receiver has pre-outs - you can still use it as a budget preamp. A dedicated amp doesn't have to spend any of its power supply on tuner, preamp, lights etc. Plus you should be able to get considerably more than 60 wpc for not much dough.
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No pre outs main ins, was going to suggest the same but just looked on line for that.

I second the integrated/tuner route, and if radio isn't important skip the tuner. Better yet true separates, preamp/power amp, this option doesn't have to be expensive eh?
 
Grenadeslio said:
No pre outs main ins, was going to suggest the same but just looked on line for that.

I second the integrated/tuner route, and if radio isn't important skip the tuner. Better yet true separates, preamp/power amp, this option doesn't have to be expensive eh?
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Have any recommendations in the $100 to $300 dollar range? I haven't really looked into it much. I had to do a bunch of googling to figure out if i needed a preamp for my record player or not :D lol. The only dedicated amps i have purchased or read up on were for car subwoofers.
 
I personally like the Kenwood Basic Line for pre amplifier Basic C2a or the Basic C1 for the amp The basic M1 or the (my favorite) Basic M2a 220 watts per channel 8 ohms you can still find them for a reasonable price and they sound very good
 
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