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Anyone tried active biamping with Martin Logans?

I've just acquired a pair of Aerius i electrostats and a two Adcom power amps and was planning to passively biamp them. But, I have been reading about the advantages of active biamplification and have seen some Behringer active crossovers cheap on eBay. Wondering if this is worth further investigation. Any comments would be appreciated.
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cmo
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I agree with Beemer.....Adcom + ML= Not good. All you can do is try it and see though. I would seriously consider getting one good tube amp (or at least auditioning something) to see how that goes too.

Chris
cmo
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What is your budget? I have owned four different pairs of ML's....... From SL-3's to Prodigy's, and many different amps (tube and SS). I always preferred tubes. I had good success with ARC VT100 II (Used $2000) and Sonic Frontiers Power 2 (both 100 wpc). I also used a BAT VK75 SE, and Nagra VPA's (50 wpc). Either the ARC or SF amp should work very well in a moderately sized room. You might also look into a pair of the Rouge 150's, or VTL 150 for a little less money. All of these amps deliver a lot of current (as opposed to the voltage of the SS amps).

Chris
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