alpha_03

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Bi-Amping
But I do not understand why the pre-amp needs to be cranked all the way up just to get nearly the same sound (dB) I had previously, using a single amplifier in bi-wire mode and yet the pre-amp would allow the amp to clip if I drove it to hard- (ar... 
Bi-Amping
Well the B&K PT-5 pre-amp has an active Low pass section @80Hz, while the rest is thru the typical crossover network with in my speakers. Mind you it sounds very very good, I am mainly concerned with the matter of the B&K's output via a ma... 
How much is too much...
Heh, this is a tough one. One manufactures 100wpc sounds totally different then the next one. It greatly depends on a few very important factors:Speakers efficentcy, room size, amperage output from a given amplifier, and finally, source material.H... 
Subwoofer Amp Recommendations
Room size determines the true freq. responce of ANY subwoofer. There fore common sence dictates that SPL will rise as power output rises in a given room. While you may be able to "feel" something below 20Hz, you certainly will not be able to hear ... 
Best 3 "channel" Amp "Under $2000.00" ??? "NEW"
Parasound 
PSB Gold,tweeter upgrade.
I would go with the focal's or morel mdt-33's- but then I prefer a soft dome tweeter over a metal dome any day. :)btw I got mine here-->www.partsexpress.com 
PSB Stratus Goldi vs Paradigm Studio 100 v2
Well in my humble opinion my legacy focus's sound far better than the gold's. The gold's are indeed a nice speaker, but as I stated in another thread- they require far to much power (inefficent) to equal the dynamics and spl of many other speakers... 
Good value upgrade from PSB STRATUS GOLDS to ?
One other thing, as for power- I have several:Proton D-1200 (1500wpc transients, 7.3db HR)Parasound HCA-3500 (350wpc)2-AB International 1100A's (bridged) (1300wpc)2-QSC RX-1400's (bridged) (800wpc)The above amplifiers will drive any speaker, very ... 
Good value upgrade from PSB STRATUS GOLDS to ?
hello guys, I would like to add that the Golds, while their sound stage is very nice, are very inefficient speakers. By way of example, I also own B&W 603's, Cerwin Vega's DX-9's (very loud), And Legacy Focus (I love the Focus') and the PSB's ...