bi amp

[buffdaddy]

has anybody here used the xpa-5 to bi-amp speakers for a 2 ch audio system, if so what is the best way to do that?

thanks
Mike

[DYohn]

It depends on your speakers, but the BEST way is not the easiest way. The best way requires an active crossover and proper testing equipment and intimate knowledge of the loudspeaker's drivers capabilities. The easy way (assuming your speakers allow it) is to use a Y-cable to drive two amplifier channels from one preamp channel and power the upper and lower crossover sections of a loudspeaker system separately. Your results might or might not be meaningfully different from just using the system conventionally in the second case.

[bub]

I bi-amped my fronts last week.. My pre-pro has bi-amp capabilities.. Check yours.. I did it a

couple of months back and it sounded worse.. Hopefully soon I can stop admitting Im an idiot.. I finally figured it out. I never set my Onkyo to bi-

amp ..Did it again and voila..Im going to leave

it like this for a while and then try it again ..With mine I use the zone 3 pre-outs. Its clearly marked on the back . Good luck.. And let us know how it works

out for you ..

[repeetavx]

If your speakers have a set of binding posts on the back, then yes, you can biamp.

Using "only" four channels of the XPA-5 won't be a problem. The fifth channel will quietly "sit it out" in reserve until you change you configuration some day. The power supply will happily give what it's got to the four channels being used without holding anything back for the unused fifth channel.

There are arguments for passive vs active biamping that I won't get into. I found that dividing the number of speakers in my towers between two different amp channels helped my XPA-2 control the speakers noticeably better.

[jlafrenz]

What is your long term plan? I see that you currently have 7 speakers and 7 channels of amplification. Are you reducing the system or adding more/different amplification?

[buffdaddy]

Thanks for the replies, i was thinking about future configurations for another 2ch system, keeping the XPA-5 and the Studio60's and using the extra channels in the XPA-5 to bi-amp the speakers. i think the amp bi amping the studio 60s would be a sweet setup.

thanks again