Tsmith Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 I would like to upgrade my low rent system. I listen to light rock and new age music with some piano mixed in for the spouse. I have a unmodified pair of 70s vintage Belles that are stock except I replaced the tweeters with EV T-350. I am currently using a DIY modified Dynaco preamp and a DIY 45 SE power (??) amp. I would like to bi-amp this setup and have some ss amps that I would like to use on the low end, and the 45s on the mid and high. I see the Elliott Sound Products crossovers and I'm wondering if I'm headed for a train wreck. Any suggestions or advise?? Thanks in advance. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Garrison Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 If you do a site search on some combo of "biamp" and "La Scala" or "Klipschorn" you should find several threads where this was discussed. I think the general concensus was that no one ws able to offer any examples of a successful attempt to biamp one of the heritage line (KHorn or Belle or La Scala), whether using tube/tube, sand/sand or tube/sand. ------------------ Music is art Audio is engineering Ray's Music System Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 doesn't really sound all that low rent to me.... Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsmith Posted June 15, 2002 Author Share Posted June 15, 2002 Thanks for the help. I'm a newbie to this site and didn't know how to navigate around to get information. You have given me a heads up that I may have a uphill struggle and it sounds like my time will be well spent researching prior to breaking our the soldering iron. Have a nice weekend. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lindsey Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 I sure would like to live in your neighborhood. Mike ------------------ My Music Systems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazman Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 Tsmith, I also have a pair of 70's Belles and came to this Forum because I was not satisfied with the sonics from them. My first thought was bi-wiring them. Nah...wrong answer. Someone was "kind" enough to suggest closer examination of the amplification I was using. It took a while for me to connect the dots on why I had fallen in love with the Belle Klipsch speaker years before, but it was because I had always heard them connected to MacIntosh tube amps and preamps.(That was not a Mac commercial) I am now using 2A3 tubed SE monoblocks with my Belles and after some extensive tube rolling feel I'm achieving a sonic signature I like. Could you reveal more about your Dynaco preamp and your DIY 45 SE amp? Which model Dynaco and what's the makeup of your 45 SE amp? I've yet to hear a 45 tube so maybe Mobile would be more help there, but I do know that rectifier and driver tubes play a part in the overall sound. Klipsch out. This message has been edited by jazman on 06-16-2002 at 05:35 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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