I ordered some ”bookshelf“ speakers for our bedroom 2-channel setup. These speakers come with the ability to be single amped, bi-amped, tri-amped and ran with an active x-over with the addition of the Bryston BAX-2 (digital x-over). These are a bit different than other active systems in the sense that you can use the preamplifier of your choice (or receiver with XLR outs) and then the signal is fed to the BAX-2 from the pre-out, an ADC-X-over-DAC takes place and the signal is then routed to the respective amplifiers for the tweeters, mids, and woofers. I have them mounted on Target Audio Products MR60 stands. These are my first bookshelf speakers and didn’t really know what to expect. Obviously they can’t pressurize a large room like large floor standers but, I did run them for a bit paired with the RBH SV1212NR subs (2) x-over at 120HZ (same setting I use for the SV831R) and they can play loud enough without distortion as I would ever need. So what do you guys think, obviously it would be preferred to do the x-over in the digital domain however, that would restrict the preamplifier of choice. The BAX-2 comes programmed with the x-over settings from factory for the specific speakers you choose or you can download the settings from the server if you upgrade to a different Bryston speaker.
