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Opinions on bi-amping Linn Espek speakers ?

I am considering the purchase of Linn Espek speakers. Possibly in the future I would like to start bi-amping them. I wonder whether someone has experience with this? In particular:
- Is bi-amping these Linns worth the extra investment in active cards and 2nd amplifier? Or could you better invest in a higher end speaker? (which one?)
- What is the sound quality of mono-amped Espeks vs. bi-amped ones? I know the extension to the bass is better, but you could also obtain that by investing the in a sub woofer. Why shouldn't you do that?

Thanks for your feedback.
Regards,
karman

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marakanetz
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I biamp my Totems with tubes and SS.
All I needed is to adjust gain of an SS amplifier to match tube amp. I did it through balanced line converter with adjustable gain.
The line converter or gain controll you can get from any music store or visit http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/content/g=home/index.html/src=00800
In result I receive a superior top-end and midrange resolution of tubes and rich and controlled bass v.s. SS or tubes alone.
In the summer time I pack my tube amps and listen through SS amp alone so I don't get an extra heat.
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