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Biamping towers with tube/SS combo--am I nuts?

Hi all,

I have a pair of Triangle towers with seperate binding posts for the mid/tweets and the woofers. I've been thinking about getting a modest tube integrated with a preamp out to run the top half of each speaker, and running the signal to a SS amp for the woofers (preferably a SS amp with level controls to ensure better balance).

Sounds great in theory (tube mellowness on top, SS grip on the bottom), but what I'm wondering is, does this open up all kind of phase/time delay weirdness problems as a result of using the two different amps? I'm sure this gets complicated on a technical level which I may or may not be able to grasp :)

Any feedback appreciated.

Thanks, Jeff
jfacker

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clueless
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Bi amped systems are among the best and worst I have heard.
Here is a good general source:http://sound.westhost.com/bi-amp.htm

And one approach to the gain problem:
http://www.goldpt.com/bal_amps.html

not that much different than matching drivers with a pad.

I remain,
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