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Bi-amping MBL 101's - combining tube & ss

i'm thinking about a pair of mbl 101's. i currently use david berning quadrature z's at 200watts per channel. i love this amp and am wondering if i can biamp, using a bigger amp for the woofers, and run the berning's for the mid/tweeters. i don't want to yet endulnge in an external crossover. would like to somehow do this leveraging the internal crossover. thoughts?
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Maxitonus, your reply is so misleading but obviously your own opinion and from the date saying "about 8 years ago" suggest you owned a very old model.

I own the version prior to the current MK2's as of date and there is no such metalic sound present what so ever you refer to nor the coloured sound so you have left me scratching my head wandering what the hech was wrong with your set-up.

Davidhyman, I had PM'd you previously did you receive. These speakers are true bi-wired but in relation to your question above I do not know because I have not tried and do not know of anyone who has. Possibly ask someone over at MBL but then again they will most likely just want to steer you into using their amps etc.

VAC Statement 450 mono blocks paired up with Vac's Sig. pre are a match made in heaven with these speakers period, nothing else I have heard comes close.
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Davidhyman, private "personal" email. If for example you click onto a membership name a profile page will come up and you will see under the members name (send email) Doing this you can send a personal email.

I did this so you should have one, check your computer.
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Atmasphere, thanks for posting you are most defiantley correct.

I don't know why specific members keep posting on MBL 101E threads and continue to mislead others reading, hidden adgenda for sure.

You can refer to member "Exlibris" whom has been a member since Jan 2005 and has MasterSound 300B 30 watt "TUBE" amps driving his MBL 101E's with great success. You can see his set-up in the "All out assault" section.

Ken Steven's of CAT designed his amps specifically to be paired up with MBL 101E speakers, at this years CES show he showed his $80K Statement JL3 "TUBE" mono blocks paired up with MBL 101E speakers.

A few years ago I had a pair of JL3 Sig. MK2 "TUBE" amps driving my MBL 101E speakers

Currently have VAC Statement 450 mono blocks, dream come true.

Davidhyman it would be very interesting to hear those specific mono blocks paired up with the MBL 101E's, a few years ago I almost bought a pair.

Steve Dobbin's another member has the same amps and drove his MBL's speakers for years.

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