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Matching the sensitivity of two amps for bi-amping

Hello,
I want to try bi-amping of my speakers Von Schweikert 4 Ohms, 96 dB sensitivity. I have now a preamp Conrad Johnson Premier 17 LS and a pair of Audio Note tube amplifiers. The input sensitivity of the amplifiers is 60 mV @ 0 dB. I would like to buy a solid state amplifier (or two monoblocks) to drive the low end of the speakers. I am almost sure that the input sensitivity will not exactly match those of the Audionotes. Is it difficult to adjust? I won't use external crossovers, because I don't want to touch the speakers for bypassing the filters. What should be done? Tnx in advance and have a nice audio-time.
nikmilkov

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nikmilkov OP
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Thank you fellow audiophiles for your input. I didn't reply for a couple of days for the purpose of getting more opinions. It looks like the passive bi-amping is a contradictory approach. Will try to gain some experience by using amplifiers from friends and at that point i will refrain myself from buying. The specific requirements needed for the second amplifier(s) further limit the possible choices. Yes, I do have Y-splitters - two Audioquests that I am using from my CD player for sending the signal to two different set-ups - one for a higher quality system and one for a conventional system used when I am doing fitness. I do have also balanced and unbalanced outputs from the CD player (Esoteric DV 50 S) but the preamp has only unbalanced inputs, so I am not using the XLR's. Some Mcintosh amps have gain knobs, should I try this?
Regards to all of you and happy listening.
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