When going active, you are adding another preamp circuit (the active HP/LP filter) so all the same quality variables come into play as with choosing a preamp. That said, modern DSP units are pretty amazingly transparent in my experience. Wet your toes with the Dayton Audio DSP-408, which is versatile enough for home or car audio, has parametric EQ, and costs close to nothing.
Horizontal vs Vertical biamping
Hi all. I am looking for some feedback. I am horizontally biamping 2 Rogue ST 100 amps. I am using DS 2 preamp, Aurender N10, Yggy LIM Dac, Legacy Signature SE speakers. It sounds really good. I have tried vertical biamping with this setup thinking it would sound even better. I have read that it would but in reality it does not sound as good. A bit thin and unresolving I would say. Anyone care to weigh in on why this would be? Thanks in advance.