I'm looking at the amp section at Crutchfield and the price of the 5 channel ones makes me wonder. The cheapest one they have is Clarion Pro Audio at $250, all the others are $400+. On the other hand the 4 channel US Acoustics USX-4065
is only $180 and it looks like a much better amp.

So I'm thinking maybe I can get a 4 channel amp, bridge two channels for the sub and run two speakers in parallel on each of the remaining two. Would that work? I guess the main thing I'm losing is the ability to control front and back separately. I'll be installing this in a 1990 Volvo 740 with four door-mounted speakers, so I don't really have high hopes for proper soundstaging anyway...

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Borislav
(how many posts do you need before you stop being a stranger, anyway?)