Quickie question bi-amp

[chrstr]

Boys quick question

Is it possible to bi amp my avr onkyo 709 + crown power amp? without using a crossover.

If yes and you are familiar can you please please teach me

Thanks mwah!

 

[chrstr]

back panel of 709

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[PENG]

Boys quick question

Is it possible to bi amp my avr onkyo 709 + crown power amp? without using a crossover.

If yes and you are familiar can you please please teach me

Thanks mwah!

Assuming you will be bi-amping the front L&R channels only you can use a couple of RCA splitters to connect the two Crown amps (or 1 if it has 4 channels) to the 709's preouts. If you want to use the 709's built in amps for the tweeters and a two channel Crown amp for the bass then you have to make sure they have exactly the same gain. You really should use two identical amps to make things simple.

In case you have not read enough on the bi-amp topic on this forum, most posters don't believe passive bi-amping (i.e. still using the speaker's built in crossovers) improves sound quality. Some said so based on their own experience, others on hearsays. I believe theoretically you get a purer signal but will not result in any audible difference. The difference between passive bi-amping and just bi-wiring is very insignificant in theory, giving the same total power available. At the end of the day, if you believe the theoretical difference will be audible to you then do it. It is your time and money afterall. By the way, I am sure you know you have the option to use the 709's surround channels to bi-amp the front L&R so have you considered doing that just as an experiment to find out if you can in fact hear a difference?

 

[walter duque]

Boys quick question

Is it possible to bi amp my avr onkyo 709 + crown power amp? without using a crossover.

If yes and you are familiar can you please please teach me

Thanks mwah!

PENG is 100% on. I would say don't even waste your time unless you have nothing better to do.

 

[Irvrobinson]

In case you have not read enough on the bi-amp topic on this forum, most posters don't believe passive bi-amping (i.e. still using the speaker's built in crossovers) improves sound quality. Some said so based on their own experience, others on hearsays. I believe theoretically you get a purer signal but will not result in any audible difference. The difference between passive bi-amping and just bi-wiring is very insignificant in theory, giving the same total power available. At the end of the day, if you believe the theoretical difference will be audible to you then do it. It is your time and money after all.

This is basically the page I'm on, except that, perhaps, I'm not quite there on the bi-amp/bi-wire comment. I think the speakers are rare that have load characteristics challenging enough to make bi-amping worthwhile with modern solid-state amplifiers. You didn't mention what your speakers were, but there's probably a 99% chance you won't hear a difference.