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Bi-amping, "What amps would you use"

"Biamping and eliminating the passive crossover by using electronic x-over is best way to get the most out of your speakers", a close stereophile friend told me. I've decided to take the bi-amp route. Now the only thing is to decide on the amps best for my set-up. I have the McIntosh XR19 speakers (with two 12" woofers for the lows, one 8 mid and 12 x 1" for the highs) per box. Being on a high-end side of audio don't won't say....a Pass Lass is better than Krell, a Krell is better than Levinson, Rowland is better than Mc...etc. because each amp is design to satisfy a certain perfence. What would you reccommend for the highs and for the lows? What amps you know, that is known for bass their reproduction and, what is known for there super nature smooth highs. Please let me koow what you think.

Thanks, Danny
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Greetings Dan, I am bi-amping a pair of KEF series 3-2 speakers. The back of the speakers have two seperate sets of connection posts for this purpose. For the top half, which is dedicated to mid's and high frequency, I utilize a Conrad Johnson Premier 11 tube amp. Tubes just can not be beat by soild state or FET in mid to high range. Now, for the low/bottom, or bass frequency I utilize a Conrad Johnson MF2250 FET (field effect transistor) amp. FET's are hard to beat for bass frequencies. I am VERY HAPPY with this set up. What ever you do, I recommend you stick with one manufacture of amplifier, and discuss your intentions with them, if possible. There are "issues" to be concerned about when bi-amping.

Regards, Lou
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