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Bi Amp B&W 803s with 9BSST and 4BST

I am planning to bi-amp my B&W 803 Nautilus speakers with my 4B-ST and 9B-SST ( I have 2 channels available ). Which amp should I use to power the bass / mid-treble? I currently use my 4B-ST to bi-wire my 803s. Should I even consider bi-amping? Thanks for the advice.

Other information: Using Bryston SP 1.7 as my pre-amp and Transparent Speaker cables.
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I am very happy and, if you already have the amps, I am happy to say that there is no downside to biamping. OTOH, if you do not, I cannot see why you would bother (unless your current amp sucks).

Kal
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My pleasure. Bye.

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Why? What are you hoping to achieve?

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Well, I have not "always read that it is recommended." But why not just try it both ways and decide for yourself if you are willing to invest the effort. I would not bother.

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I think biamping as it is typically done (without replacing the passive crossover with a custom-designed active network) is only of marginal value and that only if the single amp lacks adequate power for the application. Replacing it with an adequate amp is of at least as much efficacy as biamping.

Kal
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