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Bi-amping, "What amps would you use"

"Biamping and eliminating the passive crossover by using electronic x-over is best way to get the most out of your speakers", a close stereophile friend told me. I've decided to take the bi-amp route. Now the only thing is to decide on the amps best for my set-up. I have the McIntosh XR19 speakers (with two 12" woofers for the lows, one 8 mid and 12 x 1" for the highs) per box. Being on a high-end side of audio don't won't say....a Pass Lass is better than Krell, a Krell is better than Levinson, Rowland is better than Mc...etc. because each amp is design to satisfy a certain perfence. What would you reccommend for the highs and for the lows? What amps you know, that is known for bass their reproduction and, what is known for there super nature smooth highs. Please let me koow what you think.

Thanks, Danny
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gregm
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Sean, wow -- so cumulatively speaking, that makes it penta-amping at full home level...:) I barely manage the bi (amping, I mean) -- plus both are stereo units at that!
gregm
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Dr Sean has asked the important question. BTW, gossip has it he tri-amps, so he probably knows a thing or two on the subject.
My speakers are factory-made "bi-amps". The division is b/ween woofers (8 x 8") & the rest.
gregm
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Sean, you just blew me out of the house! Indeed, this looks (and probably sounds) like an ultimate system i.e. taking available products & implementing the most sonically efficient set-up... bending the limitations of the products to serve the system sonics.
Another A'goner has a similar concept, it seems, with a different approach: being discontent with the reproductive range of speakers (i.e. none satisfied his ear as full-range players), he relegates part of the output frequency to the "appropriate" speaker -- hence a speaker or "sound-wall".

I would assume that your primary limitations now can only come from speaker drivers & cables. (I discount digital source technology because we can't control that other than tweak the cdp's a bit -- we can't change the s/ware).

Impressive! Proof that it pays to be a music-phile & an EE at the same time!
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