mixing tube and solid state amps


I currently am driving N802's with a CJ2500. Is it a good idea to bi-amp with a tube amp? Solid state for the bottom, tubes for the mid's and high's.
larryrosen
that's how most people do it when they bi-amp with tubes. just make sure the amplifier gain matches so the mid isn't louder than the bass or vice versa.

kevin t
Are you proposing a passive bi-amp or an active biamp? With an active biamp, it is typical for the low freq side of the active crossover to have a level control to match the two amplifiers' differences. It is highly unlikely you will find a tube amp and solid state that you like AND that also work well with your speakers AND have the same gain/input sensitivity. If you will simply use the speakers' crossover and remove shorting bars to drive the top and bottom ends with separate amps, I think your best bet would be to use the same amps.
John
Jafox, there are amps that have a gain input trim pot for gain matching, for passive bi-amping. I thought that in active bi-amping, you would want to totally eliminate any part of the speaker's crossover network. Won't just inputting into the bass and tweeter terminals still leave part of the speaker's passive crossover in the signal path?