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Help with bi-amping

Can some of you help me to understand bi-amping?
I'm considering bi-amping my speakers, but I would like to know more about what's involved. Obviously, my speakers are bi-ampable, so my question is surrounding the amps. If I have 2 100w stereo amps, one for each speaker, does each speaker then get 200w of power, since I'm feeding one speaker with both channels? And what about the preamp/amp - does the amp have to be a "biampable" amp, or will any amplifier be capable of doing this, and does my preamp have to be biampable? Right now, my preamp only has 1 pair of front outputs - do I need 2 pairs? And lastly, do any of you have experience with both bi-amping and bi-wiring, and how do they compare, musically, logistically, financially, etc.
Thanks for any help with this topic.
ktsteamer

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awdeeofyle
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Its my opinion that Ktsteamer's thread & your responses begin to beg the question: Should mono amplifiers be a consideration?

Who of you have (at one time or another)bi-amped or mono amped? ...have you experienced both? Which do you like best? What are/were the benefits in your system?

If you were building a new system what route would you go (Present systems notwithstanding)?

Thanks for the indulgence,
Mike
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