Your speakers have internal crossovers so you might as well bridge those amps and get the extra power out of them. Nice set up BTW.
Monoblock setup inquiry
Hey,
So I'm somewhat of a newbie, but I've taken the plunge down the rabbit hole and have almost completed my system. I'm running source(mix of vinyl and tidal)--> DAC/Phono--> Freya+--> Aegir--> Kef R3. Currently I'm running one Aegir which is slightly underpowered for the R3's, but I have another Aegir on the way and I'm planning to run them as mono blocks.
I've done quite a bit of research on how to set them up and can't seem to find a straightforward answer. It seems that there's a couple different methods..Horizontal vs. vertical and bi-amping vs bi wiring. To be honest I think I'd be ok with the simplest setup. I'd like to dedicate one amp to Right channel and one to the left, and bi-wire if it will improve performance.
So I have a couple questions..
1. From Pre-amp to amp do I simply connect 1 single Rca from Right output into R input on the amp to the right channel and same for the left? Or should I use both red and white cables to the Amp for the right and both for amp to left channel as my preamp has 2 RCA outs(a total of 4 connects 2 white 2 red)?
(Ive included a link with pics of amp preamp and speakers for clarity)
2. I understand that If I want to use the amps as simple mono blocks I should connect speaker wires to the top 2 red terminals on each amp and connect to speaker, but I'm wondering will I see any improvement if I chose to bi-wire the speakers? Are these amps even capable of bi-wiring? it seems that the outputs on the amp don't distinguish between HF or LF output? does that matter?
3. And if I do bi-wire should I use a different set of speaker cables that have good performance with HF and a set that has good performance with LF? or will I still see improvement if I use 4 of the same cables?
Thanks!
https://imgur.com/a/4jbmr5T
So I'm somewhat of a newbie, but I've taken the plunge down the rabbit hole and have almost completed my system. I'm running source(mix of vinyl and tidal)--> DAC/Phono--> Freya+--> Aegir--> Kef R3. Currently I'm running one Aegir which is slightly underpowered for the R3's, but I have another Aegir on the way and I'm planning to run them as mono blocks.
I've done quite a bit of research on how to set them up and can't seem to find a straightforward answer. It seems that there's a couple different methods..Horizontal vs. vertical and bi-amping vs bi wiring. To be honest I think I'd be ok with the simplest setup. I'd like to dedicate one amp to Right channel and one to the left, and bi-wire if it will improve performance.
So I have a couple questions..
1. From Pre-amp to amp do I simply connect 1 single Rca from Right output into R input on the amp to the right channel and same for the left? Or should I use both red and white cables to the Amp for the right and both for amp to left channel as my preamp has 2 RCA outs(a total of 4 connects 2 white 2 red)?
(Ive included a link with pics of amp preamp and speakers for clarity)
2. I understand that If I want to use the amps as simple mono blocks I should connect speaker wires to the top 2 red terminals on each amp and connect to speaker, but I'm wondering will I see any improvement if I chose to bi-wire the speakers? Are these amps even capable of bi-wiring? it seems that the outputs on the amp don't distinguish between HF or LF output? does that matter?
3. And if I do bi-wire should I use a different set of speaker cables that have good performance with HF and a set that has good performance with LF? or will I still see improvement if I use 4 of the same cables?
Thanks!
https://imgur.com/a/4jbmr5T