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This is a consumer amplifier. I don't want to say it is a joke, but any consumer hi-fi amplifier that cannot handle a four ohm load when bridged is a joke. Why even have the 'feature'? That is what I would ask the designer. My guess is that Topping knew that a 36 watt per channel amp wasn't going to 'look' that strong, from a marketing standpoint, and at its price point. So they needed to beef up the rating. But the basic design just didn't have enough meat in it to match comparable amplifiers, at the price point. So they just said you can't use it into lower impedances in bridged mode.Some of Crowns commercial amps require 8 Ohm or greater when bridged.
With a Power-Tech or Com-Tech amplifier you need to stay at 8 ohms or greater.
I could have that totally wrong, but it's the only thing I can come up with to explain it.
As far as Crown? This certainly doesn't have the raw power capability of any Crown amplifier ever made. Ever.