sk8erteck

Alright i know that clipping is bad and such, but my subwoofer amp is
constantly clipping and not distorting at all. It isn't even enough to
trigger the 'warning' light on the woofer. When I put the amp in
bridged mode and turn the gain down, the amp doesn't clip but i get
distortion and the warning light on the woofer turns on. The only way
to reduce this is to turn the gain way down, to levels that are not
anywhere near enough or near where it was before the bridge. I've been
running it unbridged with the clipping for about 2 weeks, is this bad?
Why is it clipping but sounding fine? Why does it not sound fine in
bridge mode? Am i damaging the woofer/amp?

Here my equipment list(not great but it was provided with the gig)
B-52 Band-Pass Subwooofer rated 550 watts
Behringer EP1500, rated 260watts at 8ohms in stereo mode, 800 watts in
bridged mono


I'd estimate that the woofer is pushing 250 watts in stereo mode, but
only about 100 in bridged mono without distorting. Since it is rated
550, how can I get more out of it?

thanks in advance