Problem with bi amping speakers


I tried to biamp my PSB Stratus Golds tonight using a Dussun V6i 150 watt SS integrated amp for the woofers and a Nobis Contigore 40 watt tube amp for the mids/highs. The contigore is similar to a Dynaco ST70. I used the preamp out on the Dussun and ran one cable to the preamp in on the Dussun and the other cable to the Nobis. Took the jumpers off the speakers and connected both amps to the respective terminals using the 8 ohm output on the Nobis.

When I turned on the amps, they both worked well for about a minute. Then I heard what sounded like feedback from a guitar amp, then ok, then feedback again, then the Dussun amp tripped. the Nobis kept playing. The feedback sound lasted for about 2 seconds each time.

Took it back apart, and both the Dussun and Nobis work fine alone. So what about my connections would cause this problem. I use a 2 male phono to a single female phono. One male end goes in the preamp out on the Dussun, the other male goes in the preamp in on the dussun, and an interconnect goes into the female end of the connector. There is one of these for each channel.

So, what am I doing wrong?
manitunc
Al

Let me ask you this, if the jumpers are removed this disconnects the integrateds amplifier power output so hence the need for the "Y" cable

Ed
Let me ask you this, if the jumpers are removed this disconnects the integrateds amplifier power output so hence the need for the "Y" cable
Yes. If no jumper and no y-cable were present, no signal would be going into the power amp section of the Dussun. Presumably the purpose of having a removable jumper between preamp out and power amp in is to allow the Dussun to be used just as a power amp, in conjunction with a separate preamp or other front-end component.

Best regards,
-- Al
Yes, the line out bypasses the preamp volume control. That is why I dont use it for this purpose.

Almarg, you get it. So, if everything is hooked up as I say with no shorts, then you say the only cause of my problem could be a connection between the woofer and the mid/high in my PSB Golds. The manual for the Golds definitely provides for biwire and bi amping the speakers just by removing the jumper between the speaker connectors and running the cable from each amp to each pair of connectors. But I will try the multimeter this weekend and see what I can see.
thanks.
12-21-11: Manitunc
So, if everything is hooked up as I say with no shorts, then you say the only cause of my problem could be a connection between the woofer and the mid/high in my PSB Golds.
More precisely, it's the only one I can think of :-)

Best regards,
-- Al