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MC275 in Mono, but which way?

Let's say we have two identical units of MC275 (unit A and unit B). And the speakers are designed for bi-amping.

There are two different ways of running them in mono:

(1) Assuming your preamp has two identical sets of left/right outputs (i.e. L1/R1 and L2/R2). First, connect L1 to the left input of unit A; secondly, connect L2 to the right input of unit A; next, connect the left output (+ and -) of unit A to the high-pass binding posts of the left speaker; and finally, connect the right output (+ and -) of unit A to the low-pass binding posts of the left speaker. For two speakers, this configuration requires 2 pairs of interconnects and 2 pairs of single speaker wires (no jumpers required).

(2) This is the 'conventional' way of running mono. First, connect L1 to the left input of unit A; then use jumper cables to link the left and right outputs of unit A; then connect speaker cables from either the left or right output of unit A to the speakers.

Have anyone tested both configuration? And if so, please share your experience.

Thank you.

viper_z

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viper_z OP
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Nsgarch, my speaker is not very efficient, it's only 85dB efficiency. Bi-amping with different amp is going to be a problem because of different output level. I wonder if you know of any solid state amp that will match well with MC275 when it comes to bi-amping?

Thanks.
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