The issue Rrog raises is real but it may come down to whether the crossover point is low enough to avoid any soundstaging or tonal disparities between the 2 amps. If near 100hz or so it shouldn't be any big deal, but much above 200hz or so and things could start to get dicey, depending on the degree of disparity in sound. Also it may be a question of macro dynamics, but it may also come down to roughly the same frequency range I mention - just as long as the specs for each amp don't point to a major difference in dynamics between the 2 amps. And you just use some common sense, too, I think: I wouldn't try to mate a 400-million watt class D amp with an 8-watt tube amp with a wooly-sounding mid-bass or anything like that - but, that's not to say that I think this idea can't end up working pretty dang well, actually. I'm considering this move for myself down the road when I can afford it in total (looking at Behringer Inuke currently). You may prefer the high-level inputs going into the pro amp for a bit better sound quality if your main amp already has 2 pairs of speaker outputs. If you've only got 1 pair, the single-ended inputs will do. If your system is balanced, then you'll have to make for yourself what nobody sells: a balanced Y-adapter! That's the boat I'm currently in.
Bi-amping LF with high-powered pro amplifiers
Has anyone tried bi-amping the low-frequecy portion of their speakers with high powered pro-amplifiers? I am think that one may be able to get the best bass definition using pro-amp such as the Crown macro tech series with >1000W/8 ohm with >5000 damping factor (rated all the way down to 1 ohm). I know most will argue that these may not be sonically equivalent to class A or A/B amps, but what would the result be if one were to direct the power from a Crown Macro tech amp to LF portion of the speaker, and use the likes of Ayre for the mids and highs?
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