Hi All !
I am thinking of bi-amping my speakers (B&W 804S) using two dedicated stereo amplifiers. I am thinking of powering each channel by its own amplifier. However my question is, assuming that I do not use an active crossover, would it be okay if i pass the same individual channel input signal to both stereo amplifier inputs. It would be akin to shorting both channel inputs, I would assume.
Is this the right way to do it?
Any responses would be helpful.
Regards
I am thinking of bi-amping my speakers (B&W 804S) using two dedicated stereo amplifiers. I am thinking of powering each channel by its own amplifier. However my question is, assuming that I do not use an active crossover, would it be okay if i pass the same individual channel input signal to both stereo amplifier inputs. It would be akin to shorting both channel inputs, I would assume.
Is this the right way to do it?
Any responses would be helpful.
Regards
Hi,
I'm not sure I understand correctly what you want to do - use a separate amp for every stereo channel? One amp for left, one amp for right speaker? What advantage do you expect?
Biamping is usually done with 2 (or more) amps driving different frequency ranges of both speakers. The advantage is a reduction of intermodulation products. Has even more advantages if done actively, in other words without passive crossover.
If I understand correctly, you don't short, but parallel the amp inputs. That essentially loads the preamp more as it sees only half input impedance. This will be in many cases no problem, but I fail to see the advantage of doing so.
Have fun, Hannes
I'm not sure I understand correctly what you want to do - use a separate amp for every stereo channel? One amp for left, one amp for right speaker? What advantage do you expect?
Biamping is usually done with 2 (or more) amps driving different frequency ranges of both speakers. The advantage is a reduction of intermodulation products. Has even more advantages if done actively, in other words without passive crossover.
If I understand correctly, you don't short, but parallel the amp inputs. That essentially loads the preamp more as it sees only half input impedance. This will be in many cases no problem, but I fail to see the advantage of doing so.
Have fun, Hannes
Hi Hannes
Wouldn't paralleling the inputs to the amp appear as shorted to it though? Maybe I am mixing terms here. I was worried that I may damage the amplifier if I did that.
Anyways, I intended to supply the HF/LF inputs separately via individual channels with the source via an active crossover. That way the power demands of each channel could be handled effectively, more so in the case of the LF channel.
That was the intent. I am happy if you want to advise me on that.
regards
Wouldn't paralleling the inputs to the amp appear as shorted to it though? Maybe I am mixing terms here. I was worried that I may damage the amplifier if I did that.
Anyways, I intended to supply the HF/LF inputs separately via individual channels with the source via an active crossover. That way the power demands of each channel could be handled effectively, more so in the case of the LF channel.
That was the intent. I am happy if you want to advise me on that.
regards
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