Halder35 Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 I recently picked up a Parasound 1205A 5 channel amp for my system and was concidering using this to bi- amp my KLF-30's and also to run my center(KLF-C7). My receiver @ 120WPC should be a close enough match, power wise, to allow me to run the surrounds. I use the system for about 70% music and was wondering if this would yield a dramatic improvement? Any comments on this configuration? TIA Mike ------------------ Sony STR-DA777ES KLF-30 mains KLF-C7 center KLF-10 surrounds 2 x Velo SPL1200 subs 2 x SVS 20-39CS+ Samson 1000 Behringer DSP1124P Sony SCD-CE775 SACD Sony DVP-NC600 DVD Sony SLV-R1000 VCR Sony 32" TV HTS-2500 power center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 hald, just my gut feeling but i believe that para is a good high current amp & you'd be better off just using it for all drivers. again jmo. ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 I'll bet you won't hear much difference at all. Bi-amping first started when amps were small and speakers were generally inefficient (the 70's). It gave you more power/channel. It was then discovered that a good electronic crossover could improve the sound quality by removing the reactive elements in the passive crossover. Crossover parts are a lot better, now. And, your KLF-30s are so efficient that you will be hurting at 10 watts out of the 140 the Parasound produces. You will never tax the power amps in your receiver, so I doubt the Parasound will do you any good at all. If the receiver's power amps are so poor you hear a big difference with the Parasound, then your preamp section is also suspect. The better use of the Parasound is to hook it to a HT Pre/Pro. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halder35 Posted April 16, 2002 Author Share Posted April 16, 2002 John, You are right about the amp not being MUCH better than the reciever, but the sound was a little cleaner and the bass in analog direct mode is a little bit better. I would like to move to a pre/pro some day, but the Sony has a wounderful pre amp section, from what I have heard. The other plus is the gain adjustment on the amp to reduce the volume sesativity on the reciever, as I rarely made it past 1 on the dial, which made volume control a little tricky at times. I have the gain set at 75% which puts reference level at the 10-11 o'clock position on the receiver volume control(much easier to manage-WAF). Klipsch speakers are so efficeint. Mike ------------------ Sony STR-DA777ES Parasound 1205A KLF-30 mains KLF-C7 center KLF-10 surrounds 2 x Velo SPL1200 subs 2 x SVS 20-39CS+ Samson 1000 Behringer DSP1124P Sony SCD-CE775 SACD Sony DVP-NC600 DVD Sony SLV-R1000 VCR Sony 32" TV HTS-2500 power center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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