Biamping with a cd player

joysjane
I can drive my amp with my cd player directly.
Has anyone tried to biamp with a cd player?

Yes of course it can, and simply, if the two amps are the same, I do, when I use a cpd or dac that has a digital volume control. It’s the best sound you can get this way.

"If your serious about doing it" what dac/cdp do you have? and what are the two amps? what speakers? 
(amps need to be the "same" amps or "identical in gain" or have a "level control on the louder" of the two if different.)

If your dac or cdp has enough volume and has low output impedance <200ohm most are, there is no problem driving 2 x same gain poweramps with input impedances of more than >33kohm each, most are.

And do vertical bi-amping, (substitute the pre for dac or cdp in the pic)
http://www.av2day.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/biamp2.jpg

I use these on the dac/cdp output,
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHZL_enAU820AU820&q=gold+rca+splitter&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjXsqjd8_PhAhUB7XMBHb9IBdIQsAR6BAgJEAE&biw=1408&bih=858

Cheers George

Excellent...

CDP          Oppo BDP-105 
Amps        WOPL Phase Linear 700 Series II  Clair Bros Edition
Speakers  Infinity Kappa 9

Vertical rather than horizontal?

Thanks for the vertical bi-amp schematic... was horizontal biamping through a Krell AVS.

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joysjane OP

OK, you’ve got 2 x Phase Linear 700’s the same?
They are 33khom each input impedance = 15kohm at 1.2v sens, the Oppo will see. This fine, the Oppo can do this at 100ohm with 2.1v.

Yes vertical Bi-Amping is better as each amps power supply is then only having to drive one bass unit, so in theory it’s better for bass.

Which ever way you go be careful with your hookup, the Phase Linear are very powerful, but not very stable, and the Kappa 9's are a very hard load.
http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/IP.Board/uploads/monthly_2016_03/Kappa9Impedance.jpg.340a528e36b9...

Cheers George