Yes. All our power amplifiers can be used as either stereo or monoblock amps. You can switch back and forth between the two modes via a switch on the back of the unit (in older amps) or inside the unit (in newer models).
When used in parallel mode (our more specific term for how the amp is operating when used as monoblocks), the power is increased to varying degrees based on the impedance of the speaker. Changes will be more significant at lower speaker impedances. Since all speakers have impedance dips, it should offer performance gain for all speakers.
Running our amps in parallel offers other important performance gains, such as lowering the output impedance and increasing the current output capacity. Lowering the output impedance (by half) doubles the damping factor. This also means that the amps are more linear to lower impedances.
Here is a message we received from a customer who upgraded from one stereo amp to two monoblocks:
Fast forward last night, the slam in the music was so punchy that I thought I needed to make some adjustments on the sub - except the REL wasn’t even on :-). Between the monoblock and new power cords/interconnects, the slam was so tight, it changed the sonic characteristics of the Spendors! My head is spinning, it’s like a whole new system.
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