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Upgrading front 3 speakers to GoldenEar Triton Reference or B&W Nautilus 800?



I am an avid home theater guy and am looking to upgrade from my Triton Ones. Love movies and concert Blu-rays.

I have the XXL center channel and find it to be not as clean as I would like.

I have 2 choices, one to go from the Ones to the Reference

or

found some used B&W so wish to

Upgrade Mains from Golden Ear Triton One to B&W Nautilus 800

Upgrade Centre from Golden Ear Supercenter XXL to B&W HTM1D


The challenge, in my eyes, with the 2nd choice is that I am using the Classé 5300 and would bi-amp my front L & R but only have 1 channel left to bi-amp the centre, so would have to get another 3-channel amp to run my lower part of the centre + my 2 rears, as I did not bi-amp the GE Ones, but feel that I should do for the Reference.


The B&W may be a little large for my room (14.5' x 23'x8') but I will have front speakers that will be much more clean than the Ones that I have now.


Hope to hear from a few GE or B&W fans very soon so I can make a decision


Steve


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eternalcamper OP
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Soix

Thanx for your response

You really think that the B&W centers are that good!

I did make a mistake when I said "bi-amp"

I did mean "bi-wire".

At this time I have 12 channels running,

with 2 amps

a 5-channel Classé 5300 with 3 channels running my front 3 + 2 rears

and a 7-channel Emotiva running 2 sides, 4 Atmos ceiling speakers, + a second center channel in my ceiling.

What I would do if I purchase the B&W is bi-wire the 2 fronts + the lower part of the center channel with the Classé,

and purchase an additional 3-channel amp to run my upper part of the new center channel + the 2 rears.

I am hoping that this new set-uip would be much better than what I have now.

Steve
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eternalcamper OP
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Soix

I have never bi-wired before, but  if I do as you suggest, that seems to me that I will be using only 1 channel of the Classé (which is 5 x 300w) and send basically only 300 watts to each speaker, which, from what I have read, may not be enough power for those Natilus 800 speakers. If I actually use 300w for the top and another 300w for the bottom of each speaker, it may give the speaker that little extra to be a little smoother sound.
What are your thoughts on this scenario?

Steve
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eternalcamper OP
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Hello frostdotcom

I hear you

BUT
WHY do you say that I should not run 2 centre channels if one is in the ceiling?
Steve
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