Is bi amping worth it ?

@hardhattg 

I was the one who asked if you'd ever heard better or more bass from another set of khorns. Maybe they just don't have it, I don't know. Cd's reach 20hz, LP's down to 16hz that I'm aware of. No idea about streaming but it would seem possible to be nearly uniimited or at least limited only by the original source. I don't stream anything so can't really speak to what it actually can or can't do. I do know that an awful lot of people seem to be in love with it, I'm just not one of them. 

Anyway, if you are very fond of bass, it is possible that having speakers that are limited to 33hz, will not completely satisfy you. I don't know but I'm sure I would feel as though I'm missing something, after listening to AR9's for the last 20 years plus. I, like you, hate the sound of flabby or exaggerated bass. I do not get that from my speakers at all. They are very solid performers down to 18hz. I guarantee that it is an appreciable difference from 35hz or so, felt and heard.......distinctly. 

If you are in love with your speakers, you may benefit from a subwoofer system. It can be very  tricky bringing that into an unrelated speaker system and finding real synergy. I do understand being very fond of the Klipsch sound. It has been very popular for a very long time. You just need to figure out if deeper bass is what you really want or if it's the sound of those big khorns. 

Parasound JC1+ and JC100 monoblocks have two sets of output connections for bi-amping speakers.

You're mistaken. Those are for bi-wiring not bi-amping.

Mike

Ah.. That makes sense.  Thanks for 'splaining.  

Many misunderstand what you are saying and it is a big distinction. I am currently setting up a combo theater and 2 channel set up. 40 channels of power amp- to 40 separate drivers all actively controlled crossovers using 2 MiniDSP Flex HTX and 3 Flex Eights. 4 Monolith 7x200 amps. 8 channels of ATI AT6000- to run the 2 channel. Two Dayton SA1000's running Buttkicker LFE's, 2 Monolith active 15" subs and two M&K MX350 12" subs. The two channel will be 18" woofers in their own box. JBL 2441 compression driver paired with Yamamoto F350ii horns. B&C De120 tweeters and all the subs and butt shakers active.

@billpete 

I remember hearing the ar 9s back in the day.  Incredible speakers .!   I do love the clarity of the horns though and will stick with them for at least a few more years till we downsize into a smaller house and probably , physically won’t have room for them.  
 

wanted to ask what you thought about running the speakers through the 2 ohm taps. ? The 601s have 8-4-and 2 ohm taps so it’s easy enough .  The horns are rated for 8 ohm but I did not like the sound at eight ohms.  They really came alive at 4 ohms.   Does it make sense to try the two ohm taps. ?  Can that hurt anything. ? 
 

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.