shovelnose Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) So I bi-amped my KLF 30's. The amp is rated 140w in surround and 200w in stereo. This seems like a lot of power for the high end. Am I going to damage the mids/tweeters? Edited May 31, 2015 by shovelnose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Without an active electronic XO, bi-amping will send the same amount of power to the Hi's and Lo's. The excess wattage sent to the Hi's will be wasted as heat in the passive XO. A lot of forum members feel that passive bi-amping has no benefit. I have tired passive bi-amping and gave up on it. I tried it with 3 different amps and with an avr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Those are beast-sized speakers! According to the spec sheet those KLF-30's are rated for 200 wpc, 800 peak. I say crank it up and have fun! http://www.klipsch.com/klf-30/details Edit: I just re-read your post. What you are asking is if 200 watts will be too much for the HF/squawker because of the bi-amping. The answer is you are good to go. Let us know how the bi-amping works for you. This is normally a topic of controversy, the majority opinion is that bi-amping using a normal AVR does not help the sound much, if at all. The minority opinion is that with some speakers it may work, but others it does not help. I bi-amped my CF-4's and found maybe a little more clarity in the midrange, but it's subtle at best. You really have to listen for it to hear a difference. It was not louder at all. In fact, you may like it NOT bi-amped because the AVR will have some reserve power so the sound will be more dynamic, especially at louder listening levels. Edited May 31, 2015 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shovelnose Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Thanks! As soon as I posted this I took the bi-amping off. Therefore I don't have an opinion whether I like it or not.Glad to know it was safe. I liked when I bi-wired... but that's another can of worms lol. Those are beast-sized speakers! As opposed to CF4's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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