Do Mono Block amps provide better sound ??


My question: do monoblock amps, that is, one amp per speaker, provide better sound than one box stereo amp?? I have read that a pair of mono amps provide the best stereo separation, imaging, soundstage depth.... Besides, taking up more floor space or rack space, and the necessity running a longer interconnect if each amp is behind the speaker, is it really worth it?? Thank you Jim
sunnyjim

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In my case it was a huge improvement. My Thiel CS3.7 require a lot of power. I had a single Benchmark AHB2 in stereo and it provided around 250+ at 2 Ohm. It sounded under-powered. So I got a second AHB2 and switched to mono mode on both AHB2's to give around 500 at 2 Ohm range (though not officially rated for that). The sound improvement was easy to hear. More bass, more power in my hard rock music, just better.

I was also able to buy a real amazing, but expensive speaker wire, using the mono's because I could keep the amps right beside the speakers and use a lower cost length. I use 15 foot XLR interconnects that are not as important as the speaker wire. The XLR's cost about $200. So the monos made the speaker wire more affordable for me.