Bi-amp (or not) when speaker set to "small"

[Zombie]

I've looked through the past threads as well as online and was unable to find a clear answer so I'll enquire here.  Please excuse me if it has been brought up in the past and I missed it.  If so, just direct me to it.  My initial plan is to run my Martin Logan 60XT's as well as the 50XT center bi-amped with an Emotiva XPA-6 Gen 3.  I'll be using my Denon AVR-X4500H as the processor.  I also plan on using two SVS subs (not sure yet which ones).  Anyway, my question is this.  Seem most prefer to set the front speakers to "small" so that bass management is possible with the AVR making the subs do most of the bass heavy work.  Makes perfect sense.  Since the ML's won't be using full range is there still a benefit to running them bi-amped?  I'm a bit confused as to how much bass the speaker will actually use and are the tweeters and mid's typically crossed together.  I'm trying to determine if there's any real benefit bi-amping the speakers vs. just using a different amp, say a XPA-3 Gen3.  Same goes with the center channel/speaker.  I really like the idea of bi-amping the speakers but if nothing benefits from it I'll probably just go the 3 channel route.  System will be used both for music listening (mostly 2 channel but I do have some 5.1 SACD's) and home theater.  I'm open to all suggestions and advice.  Thanks, Randy.

[AudioHTIT]

If your just considering passive bi-amping, most speakers don’t benefit much, but some do — possibly your ML’s might — have you read anything indicating they benefit from bi-amping? But assuming the MLs have good bass and you’d cross your subs over fairly low, I wouldn’t let using a sub as well, stop you from bi-amping. I’ve noticed a benefit bi-amping my Maggies with some amps, but other non-bi amps have sounded even better (in both cases using subs). Which is all to say you’ll never know for sure until you try, but try to find what others using your speakers have to say.

[405x5]

Oct 26, 2019 14:02:01 GMT -5 Zombie said:

I've looked through the past threads as well as online and was unable to find a clear answer so I'll enquire here.  Please excuse me if it has been brought up in the past and I missed it.  If so, just direct me to it.  My initial plan is to run my Martin Logan 60XT's as well as the 50XT center bi-amped with an Emotiva XPA-6 Gen 3.  I'll be using my Denon AVR-X4500H as the processor.  I also plan on using two SVS subs (not sure yet which ones).  Anyway, my question is this.  Seem most prefer to set the front speakers to "small" so that bass management is possible with the AVR making the subs do most of the bass heavy work.  Makes perfect sense.  Since the ML's won't be using full range is there still a benefit to running them bi-amped?  I'm a bit confused as to how much bass the speaker will actually use and are the tweeters and mid's typically crossed together.  I'm trying to determine if there's any real benefit bi-amping the speakers vs. just using a different amp, say a XPA-3 Gen3.  Same goes with the center channel/speaker.  I really like the idea of bi-amping the speakers but if nothing benefits from it I'll probably just go the 3 channel route.  System will be used both for music listening (mostly 2 channel but I do have some 5.1 SACD's) and home theater.  I'm open to all suggestions and advice.  Thanks, Randy.

Large or small, forget it unless you have active crossovers designed specifically by the mfg. for such an application.