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Tri-amp with stereo SS on bottom / tube monos top


I've been considering a set-up of driving my Tyler Acoustic taylo ref monitors with a solid state amp for the lows and a pair of tube monoblocks for the midrange/highs.

Do the amps have to be exactly matching in output? If not, is there a curve of diminishing return where they should be close? Does it matter at all?
kevinw

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thanks for the feedback.

this article from Cary Audio got me thinking about this:
http://www.caryaudio.com/html/biamping.html

in this example, two identical stereo amps are used. this led me to believe, as your message confirms, that matching the output is critical and if the equipment can't be matched without endless 'add-ons', you've reached the point of deminished, if not no, return.
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