I had my Martin Logan Vantage speakers modified for biamping mainly to bypass the in unit power amplification for the bass units which while Ok ,could IMO be improved. I use a 90wpc @ 8ohms Rogue 90 tube amp to drive the electrostatic panels and an Acurus 250wpc @ 8 ohms for the bass units. Technically I have no idea what the modifier did re crossover bypassing but the result is much deeper and tighter bass. Well worth the expense which was not great. I also have a powered sub which I hardly ever use because it can tend to be overpowering in a small/medium sized room.
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