Bi-amp crossover recommendations


I’m looking to once again bi-amp my speakers. This is not bi-wire. I will have two stereo amps running to the speakers: one for the woofers and one for the tweeters. I used to have a Pioneer active crossover. I really never knew if it was a good unit or not. I had no other xover to compare it to. The system sounded better with the xover and two amps vs one and I want to experiment with that again.  If anyone is doing the same thing can you recommend an active  crossover? I’m not looking to use a DSP. Analog only at this point. I only need a 2way xover at this time but many 3way units can be used with two amps. There are lots of pro units available. I wouldn’t think those are what I want. Are there any quality home audio units being made today? Or will I be better off finding a good vintage unit? Thanks for the advice.  
vinylfan62

Showing 1 response by erik_squires

Bryston makes one, and never heard it. :)

One thing I've learned about most audiophiles turned active-biampers is that achieving the same level of driver to driver integration a speaker maker achieves with passive components isn't a very big deal to them.  DSP is overkill.

Doing active crossover's correctly is a lot of work, and DSP really helps. From adding delay to EQ'ing the final result.

Even if that isn't your goal, as noted above, DSP crossovers are cheap and can help you figure out what you want and whether you want it fairly quickly.

Best,
E