Dave Harris Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 A question for everyone if I may. I just replaced an 8 year-old pair of PSB Century 800's with the Klipsch RF-7's - which I am using for stereo listening as well as for the mains in my HT setup. Currently, I am using an integrated amplifier (Yamaha DSP-A1092) to power the whole thing. I am very pleased with both stereo and HT performance, I must say (system is only used for HT about 5% of the time). I am expecting a new integrated amplifier to arrive soon after undergoing some modifications. It is the Jolida tube amp 302B. Initially, I was just going to run my RF-7's conventionally with the Jolida for both stereo and HT. But, I understand that I may do better to bi-amp the RF-7 by using the Yamaha to power the low end, and the Jolida to take care of the highs. Does this make sense? What does anybody think about passive bi-amping? Mitsubishi 55" HDTV - 55859 Yamaha Integrated Amp - DSP-1092A Onkyo Integra Tuner - 7411 Naim CD Player Pionner Elite 200 CD Changer JVC Casette - 981 VHX Marantz DVD - SACD - DVDAudio Klipsch RF-7 (Mains) PSB Stratus (Center) PSB Silver i x 4 (Rear Effects and Surrounds) Atlantic Technology H12SO Subwoofer x 2 AKAI AA-A12 Reel to Reel Thanks, Dave H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruinsrme Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 Hi Dave, I played with both bi-amping and bi-wiring. There was a gain in performance with bi-amping but they were not significant enough to sacrifice 7.1 for 5.1 due to receiver limitations. My RF7s are currently biwired. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Harris Posted March 2, 2003 Author Share Posted March 2, 2003 I think I am getting my terminology confused. I guess I would not be "bi-wiring" I would really be "bi-amping" (albeit passively). Does anyone else have any ideas on this. I keep hearing that SS equipment does a little bit better at driving low-frequency drivers than do tubes. And, I have heard that this is, specifically, the one criticism of the tube amp I have selected (although they say with the mods, the Jolida 302B does fairly well with bass also). Of course, the strong suit - supposedly - of tube amps are the mids and the highs they produce, particularly with horns. So, I figure, why not let the Yamaha driver the low freq and the Jolida drive the high end. I wish someone would tell me if my thinking makes sense. Regards, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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