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[grantg55]

Quick answer: Yes it does.

Longer answer: In your case, I don't think so. I noticed the receiver says it can take some of the channels and use them to bi-amp your speakers, but unless it is somehow disabling the passive network (crossover) in your speakers, you're pretty much bi-wiring which does nothing at all.

Now if you built a pair of speakers and used an electronic crossover and then bi-amped....that would be totally different!

Would you recommend at least testing bi-amping?

 

[monkish54]

Would you recommend at least testing bi-amping?

If it's true Bi-amping, like electronic crossover, then I recommend it. If it's bi-wiring, then I wouldn't waste my time.

 

[Burnz]

If it's true Bi-amping, like electronic crossover, then I recommend it. If it's bi-wiring, then I wouldn't waste my time.

So what would an electric crossover do? Let you divert power and freq. range and how much to were you want?

 

[Grador]

The passive crossovers built into speakers cause issues, but they are the simplest and most cost efficient way to send only the frequencies you want to each driver. An active crossover is a powered devices that does the same thing at line level, but causes less issues. The problem is you need a separate amp for each driver.

 

[Burnz]

So I take it thats why I've seen what they call active speakers, have amps built into them. Is that something one would have in their home or more for commercial use. When I say commercial, I'm talking like venues that hold concerts? Dont they consider they speakers in concerts monitors? Or something of that nature?

 

[ahblaza]

Probably because I'm somewhat insane. Odds are I went deaf years ago and don't even realize it

What did you say

 

[fuzz092888]

So I take it thats why I've seen what they call active speakers, have amps built into them. Is that something one would have in their home or more for commercial use. When I say commercial, I'm talking like venues that hold concerts? Dont they consider they speakers in concerts monitors? Or something of that nature?

No no, bookshelves are often called monitors whether they are active or passive.

Passive and powered speakers are different than passive and active crossovers.

When talking about the speaker it is just the difference between a built in amp or not. When talking about the crossover you're talking about whether there is a little board inside the speaker that determines which frequencies are sent to each driver or whether you have an external box that connects in between the line level outputs on your receiver or source device and the amps that power each driver.

Powered monitors can be of use when space is a real issue and you don't have room for amps, receivers, etc. There are certainly tradeoffs, but that's the gist of it.

 

[Grador]

Would you recommend at least testing bi-amping?

If you've already got the cable laying around and are really itching to try doing it, there really isn't much of a downside but I would say it's not worth spending a penny to try it.

 

[ahblaza]

Would you recommend at least testing bi-amping?

If it doesn't cost any more $, but seriously don't waste your time, just enjoy yourself. You may see (hear) a little cheap tweak that may have an audible benefit, swap out the standard gold plated jumpers on your binding posts with a some speaker wire, preferrably the same gauge and type your using for your speaker cables. I did, it was not a burning bush revelation or a night and day difference but I heard something, what I can't say, as I'm getting old, but I swear it sounded better Lizard oil....maybe

 

[zieglj01]

Would you recommend at least testing bi-amping?

You can try - passive bi-amp one speaker, and leave the other regular.

The receiver will not see a high or low hook-up. > Regardless of how
you hook it up - it all hits the same passive crossover in the speaker.
Even expensive speaker cables, can not change that.

 

[zieglj01]

I did, it was not a burning bush revelation or a night and day difference but I heard something, what I can't say, as I'm getting old, but I swear it sounded better Lizard oil....maybe

Was it Virtual reality?

 

[ahblaza]

Was it Virtual reality?

Could be