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Is bi amping worth it ?

New thinking ? 
 

the subwoofer world is quite confusing . so I have  left that decision alone for a bit.  I have recently read where bi amping the khorns could give me the little more bass punch I am looking for. ?    The 601 mono-blocks certainly have enough power but I have a tube pre amp C-2300 that does not separate bass and treble signals so would need to add an external crossover.  
 

anyone have any experience with this ? Is this worth the effort ?  And if so any recommendations on the external crossover ? 
 

thanks again everyone. I greatly appreciate all input from this forum.  

hardhattg

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ghdprentice
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Great thread. It's great to see that some folks have dived into this, and that it isn't simply taking you extra amp on the closet and hooking it up. That is takes deep knowledge to do something like this correctly. For some folks I sure this would be a meaningful pursuit. 

ghdprentice
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OP,

The Cambridge exn 100 is a budget streamer. You can easily assemble a streamer / DAC combo that sounds the same or much better than the McIntosh mvp 871. It is a question of careful choice and investment. In today’s world it is worth working on making streaming your best sounding option. 

I would abandon the bi-amping for now and concentrate on getting your components sorted out. You want synergistic and an equally capable streamer, DAC, Preamp and amp. Assuming you are happy with your speakers. Then you work on cables and power cords. If you make your decisions based on the sound quality of the components, I have ended up investing about streamer = DAC = Preamp = Amp < speakers. 

My vinyl = CD = Streaming... except where streaming is high resolution... then streaming wins. This is here now and the future... streaming...so  I’d recommend getting that right. 

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