what is the best way to go, vertical or horizontal?Go vertical, put the amp close to the speaker, use shorter speaker cable.
I need advice on bi amping
So I have a Citation 11 pre-amp into a Quatre DLH 100 amp pushing a pair of Veritas 2.4s and two subs. The amp and pre-amp and Veritas were all re-worked by Stan Sciban in KC, great guy. I have a chance to pick up another Quatre DLH 100. Can incorporating it into what I have give me more of what I want and if so, what is the best way to go, vertical or horizontal? I do not want to buy another crossover, the ones in the Veritas are excellent in my mind.
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What "more" are you looking for? Bi-Amping can often bring some benefits if you are taxing the amp with bass, but with the subs, I would assume you are not pushing the amp very hard? It's an old amp, lot has changed. If you feel you must have a new amp, but a better one and sell the Quatre DLH 100 while it has value. |
Thanks for your collective input. Perhaps I am being sucked into the vortex. I have yet to turn it up past half volume, so maybe I am just being a "look at my massive system" guy, though I am literally the only person who ever sees it (the neighbors hear it sometimes). The specs recommend 250 watts and I am pushing them with 100 a side. I am running a pair of re-built Veritas 2.4s. Would bi-wiring them add an appreciable difference? |
I am sure there will be many different opinions, but unless you have inadequate wire, especially thin gauge, bi-wiring is unlikely to offer much if any improvement. Ignore the specs for power on the speakers. They tend to be a bit meaningless and depending on how big your room is, 100W in an amplifier with good "reserves", i.e. able to push higher than that for peaks, my be more than sufficient for the volumes you achieve without pushing into clipping. If you want "loud" then there are speakers for that. If you want "good", then room treatment, perhaps an amp upgrade, etc. etc. are better places to spend your money. |
heaudio123"Ignore the specs for power on the speakers." That is extremely poor, misinformed, unconsidered advice ignoring power recommendations for speakers is the first step for failing to tune, optimize, and protect you're speaker system. |
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