Crossover - hard to find for biamping

Interested in biamping a stereo tube amplifier into mid/tweeter drivers, and a solid state Mono block into the bass speakers of a floor speaker.

I probably will need a crossover to adjust levels since i am leaving the internal crossovers inside the main speakers untouched.

Problem is, audio dealers don’t sell crossover Devices and don’t get involved in this area, and there’s very few crossover devices out there.

why is this? It appears not too many people do this sort of thing. Recommendations?

emergingsoul05-06-2023 7:24pm

hertzhead Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 30 posts 05-06-2023 at 10:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete jji666 If the speakers have separate binding posts for low/mid-hi and any jumpers are removed then the amps will not combine. The low amp will drive the woofer via the internal low pass network and the high amp will drive mid/hi via high pass-separate paths. Assuming they are good speakers then a lot of thought and design went into tailoring those internal x-overs for the drivers. Additionally it would be a bit of a project to get inside cabinet and re-solder wiring to by-pass x-overs. The SS low amp will have good low frequency extension and control of woofers and the tube amps will give their tube magic to mid/tweets.
hertzhead Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 30 posts 05-06-2023 at 09:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you're thinking of leaving the frequency dividing to the internal passive x-overs and using the active x-over just for level control you may not need one. If you choose tube and SS amps with the same gain (e.g. 26db) they should power the drivers to matching levels (even if they have different power ratings). Perhaps other, more technically minded members can verify my thinking. Then you would simply have to "Y" the L and R outputs of the preamp into the two sets of amps. Generally, the less electronics the signal has to pass through, the better.