Do you want to play with solid state on the woofers and tubes on the mid/highs;any interest in this method?
best way to amplify seperate woofers?
I am pursing my first attempt at a 4-piece (2-channel) speaker system with seperate tweeter/mid enclosures and woofer enclosures. Two SEAS 8" woofers. I have a Vincent solid state 50 watt/channel (80 max) integrated amp with pre-outs (no main-in). I am not considering a large power amp to drive all 4 pieces as there is no point to pursuing seperates in that scenario. I know I could get a power amp (with a gain control)just for the woofers, but loose all the benefits of my last option. I like the idea of a stereo(dual mono) sub amp component in one chassis which has adjustable crossover and phasing. I see that there are offerings from Niles, Sonance, Klipsch, Polk, Velodyne, Boston Acoustics, and Anthony Gallo. Most of these have some kind of draw back, be that lack of wattage,combining both channels, or lack of controls except for the Gallo. This speaker system has a MSRP of around $7500, so I am not willing to compromise. Does anyone have any real world experience with this application? Can you make any manufacturer recommendations?
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