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Is true-biamping now cheaper and easer?

Crown now, in their XLS series, sells high powered stereo amps (300 -500 per channel/8 ohms, doubling into 4) that offer a highly variable low and high pass filtration that can be channeled selectively into the left and right outputs. Moreover, the gain of each output is individually variable. Hence, two-way, bi-amping is now easy (you select the cross-over point, and adjust the volumes of the tweet and woofer) and cheap, ~$300-500 per speaker. Just get rid of that awful passive crossover.

Is this a great possibility, or am I missing something.

P.S.In responding to this, please realized that I don't believe that one can hear either cables or amps (given they have the watts). I prefer objectivity, something one hear it 'blinded'!
pmcneil

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martykl
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If you use exclusively digital sources, I'd say that the answer to both of your questions is "yes", but not via the route you describe. Crossover units operating in the digital domain provide a bi-amping solution that is immensely effective. You can spend a lot or a little, and set up can be complex or "push button" simple.

Either way, I'd argure that it's "cheaper, easier and more effective" now than before.

Marty
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