Hi Audioholics,
After reading/ watching tons of material on Bi-Amping, Crossover, Bass Management, Speaker setting, Speaker placement, and so on - I want to ask for thoughts/ opinions on the following thesis:
Bi-Amping (passive/ horizontal) is nicely explained in an article I found (see link at the end of this thread) - I cite:
…..If one amp starts running out of power, usually the one driving the woofer, then the other side remains clean instead of becoming part of the problem, a double-win…."
Given that this is true, and passive (horizontal) Bi-Amping has the benefit of maintaining the sound quality in the mid-high frequency when the low one is struggling.
There is this little "If" - I doubt that midrange/ high-end systems - like my Denon X4300H / B&W 2.1 CM8 + ASW610 - ever struggle on the usual all-day listening levels in a everyday living room.
But let's say that this would be a good reason to actually do a passive Bi-Amping setup.
And here it comes:
In addition to passive (horizontal) Bi-Amping the floor standing speakers are set to SMALL, as generally recommended for a 2.1 setup, with a crossover frequency of 80 Hz - following the principle "let the speakers do what they are best at".
But wouldn't this be offloading the fronts even more from low frequency and - in a 2.1-scenario like above - making Bi-Amping based on the argument stated above in fact unnecessary.
Am I into something here?
Regards,
Frank
With the jumpers removed on a bi-amp capable speaker, the impedance of each section is not the usual 4 or 8 ohms, but several hundred if not more at the frequencies that the amp is "not supposed to be amplifying". Higher impedance means less curr...
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