bi amping Von Schweikert vr4 jr


I just read a review by Rick Becker where he bi amped the vr4 jr with a five channel amp. My question which I hope is not too stupid is how do you get a stereo signal out of 4 channels (2 rights and 2 lefts) of the prepro to the amp? I have a lexicon DC-1 and a Harmon Kardon PA-5800. Thanks, Wade
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You drive 2 channels of the amp with the left-channel signal and you drive 2 more channels of that amp with the right-channel signal. Two outputs for EACH of the right- and left-channel signals may be available on your processor/preamp, in which case you'll need 4 pieces of IC cable. If not, go to RadShak and buy 2 1-to-2 RCA adapters (female-to-male) to use at the poweramp; then you'll need only the 2 pieces of IC you're already using.

Of course you'll have to use 2 pairs of speakercables, where there are only about a million choices. I suggest you start inexpensively to determine if you can hear any benefit to biamping.

I actively biamp my Eminent Technology 8s (with a pair of Quicksilver V4s on the MR/Treble and 2 channels of a 7-channel Outlaw 770 on the bass) and passively biamp my centerchannel ET12 and dipolar woofer with 2 more channels of that 770.

Good luck.

BTW it's 'biamp' and 'biamplify' and not 'bi amp' or 'bi-amp'.
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W, I suggest you spend the few dollars for the RadShak versions while you're experimenting. If you decide to keep the biamp setup, then you have some high-quality options, including having your IC-cable company add another output stub to your existing ICs.
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"what (sic) is it that drives men to correct a guys (sic) spelling (sic)?

Some of us care about at least trying to write correctly.
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