Yes.
Is bi amping worth it ?
New thinking ?
the subwoofer world is quite confusing . so I have left that decision alone for a bit. I have recently read where bi amping the khorns could give me the little more bass punch I am looking for. ? The 601 mono-blocks certainly have enough power but I have a tube pre amp C-2300 that does not separate bass and treble signals so would need to add an external crossover.
anyone have any experience with this ? Is this worth the effort ? And if so any recommendations on the external crossover ?
thanks again everyone. I greatly appreciate all input from this forum.
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It depends on what your goals are but generally yes, bi-amping will improve your sound. In your case the Khorns were designed with bi-amping in mind, so you technically do not need an external crossover, but to realize the benefits of bi-amping you will need a way to adjust the gains of the amp(s) reproducing the mids and highs so if you do not have an amp that has adjustable gains, you probably will need an active external crossover. The frequency dividing function of the external crossover will be of little benefit for you since you will still be using the passive crossover in the Khorn. One of the advantages of using an external active crossover is that you have the ability to set the crossover point for what works best for your room as opposed the predetermined crossover point that is hardwired at the factory. One advantage of bi-amping a floor standing speaker is that you do not have to worry about any phase/timing issues. Also keep in mind that you will be adding at least 4 more interconnect cables, and if you are running single ended, each of those new interconnects has the ability to pick up unwanted noise, not to mention that any noise picked up by the interconnects before the crossover will be amplified by the crossover gain stages, so if you have the ability to run balanced, you may want to consider doing that. |
I have the Linkwitz Orions - which have 4 channels in each speaker separately amped - with an active analog crossover to taylor the sound of each channel. It does make a difference. Few speakers sound as good as the Orions or the LX521s truly phenomenal sound. But - Linkwitz engineered the channel crossovers and signal processing for each channel - I would never have had the skill and patience to engineer it all. The Legacy Audio speakers also provide separate amplification for the various channels with a phenomenal crossover / signal processor (Wavelet) - which produces phenomenal sound like the Linkwitz speakers do. So - yes - it does make a big difference - but you must have the skill and patience to achieve great sound. Much easier to buy the complete system / set up already engineered to produce the phenomenal sound of these systems. I’m sure I would not have the skill and patience to do it - and I doubt many do. |
@namrider1 "2. If you’re streaming music, get a streamer that has EQ. I use Eversolo w/o using their DACS - just straight stream, but their EQ in their app is easy and excellent." Sorry but no. I love my Eversolo DMP-A6 as a streamer, but their builtin EQ sounds horrible compared to my analog Parasound 2100 preamp with tone controls. I currently 2-way bi-amp my PS AUDIO FR5 with PARASOUND 2100 preamp’s active 80Hz highpass to the tweeter, 2 subwoofers with builtin active crossover at 40Hz lowpass NEXT adventure: A 3-way active custom crossover controls everything: 1750Hz matches the PS AUDIO FR5 (bi-amped high and mid), lowpass 40Hz to the 2 subwoofers ---- source=Apple Music lossless My video: |
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