Ive decided Bi amping is just too much for me... Not to mention my OCD is off the charts with all the variables that were discussed in this thread. So Im gonna stick with the Pass for the Dunlavys and try to Swarm (mutil sub) the bass. Ive spent at least 60 hours A/B ing the BAT and the Pass. I really really like the BAT VK 200 and it sounds just like a Levinson 334 to me and I cant recommend this amp enough to anyone especially given the used market price. There was one review I read that said "It just sounds good enough" and I cant agree more. But there is something about that 2 stage Aleph that grabs my soul every time I listen and I just cant get rid of. I cant even turn off songs I dont like. Its a trophy wife well actually much better I had one of those. haha. Thanks again for all the input.
Bi amp pros out there I could use some help! First time Bi Amping...
Just picked up a BAT vk 200 for the bass and using my Pass Aleph 5 for the mids and tweets. Ive never played around with bi amping so I apologize in advance for any lame questions My speakers are Dunlavy SC3's original 5.5 nominal load. The pass is 90 wpc at 4 Ohm and the BAT is 200 wpc at 4 ohm so Im guessing around 75 wpc off the Pass Amp and 150 plus with the Bat Amp. My pre amp is a Aleph P and Im running the Single ended through a XLR adaptor (cause the Bat is Balanced inputs only) and the pass Aleph 5 off the XLR outputs of the pre and inputs of the Pass amp. The PASS Pre Amp manual says there is a 6db differential between the RCA and XLR outputs two and both can be driven at the same time. So the RCA is 9db and the XLR is 15 db. Gain is within 2db on each amp. So whats the best way to do this? Get a custom XLR "Y" connector and drive both off the XLR output of the pre? Or is there a way better way to get the magic? This is past my "WORLD" Map and experience so Id thought Id ask for the smart people for advice.
Thank you in advance!
-ALLGOOD
Thank you in advance!
-ALLGOOD