Is bi-amping for real or psyco-acoustic ?

Posted by Alan L. Maier [SysOp] [IP: 12.75.199.101] on July 25, 1999 at 10:38:43
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In Reply to: Is bi-amping for real or psyco-acoustic ? posted by Charlie K on July 21, 1999 at 08:26:36:

Charlie,

I am not a bi-amping fan so-to-speak. There are too many variables that you run into such as amplifier gain, polarity and so on. I suspect after you take the time to adjust levels and check polarity - you might not gain a thing after all your efforts.

My opinion and suggestion is a little different. I would suggest taking bi-amping to the lowest bass and using a subwoofer for the bottom end. The important key here is that you will remove a great deal of demand on the Energy and Paradigm speakers at the lowest octaves, which will reward you back with cleaner midrange. A high-pass filter needs to be used, and that is installed between the preamp and power amp. Hey! Now you have the real benefit of having that monster power amp!

Alan

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