phawx

Alright, here's the deal, I've got a Rockford Fosgate p5002 (1500@2ohms) 2 channel amp and two RF 10" Punch Stage 3's (800? max) i believe.

I was thinking about briding the amp, to get more bass from the subs. is this a good idea, or should i just leave the setup alone.

prelude1897

I say go ahead and do it. Thats what I usually do with my systems that I put in my car...I've gone through a few of them already, but each one I hook up, I bridge my amp. So instead of having half the power going to each speaker, have the full power going to each speaker

phawx

Alright. The manual for the amp says it'll run the full 1500w at 2ohms. So that, ruffly, would be 750w per speaker, right?

TTT

Well, first of all, I don't know what the previous guy said about having full power go to each speaker... when you bridge a 100x2 amp, its not like both subs are getting 200 watts a piece... just to clear that up. Usually bridging an amp will give you a few extra watts, depending on the amp maybe like 40 or so, which will not make an audible difference in the first place if you already have 300 watts or so... but anyways, back on topic. You should bridge your amp for mainly two reasons
1. to get those extra watts for god knows what reason, maybe spl competition
2. to be able to wire your speakers to the correct resistance.

What is the resistance on your speakers? We don't know if you should bridge it or not without this.

slammed91-hatch

it depends on your subs. Most likely they are 4 ohm and bridged they would create a 2ohm load. If that is the case then bridge the amp and you will get much more power. I also think the sound is cleaner cause your subs are not hitting in stereo