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how to biamp with different amps?

I have a pair of Paradigm Studio 60.2 that I want to biamp with 2 different B&K amps. I want to use a ST-3140 to power the woofers on my main speakers and a ST-140 to power the tweeters. So I will have 140 wpc going to woofers and 70 wpc going to the tweeters. I am using a Denon AVR 3802 as my preamp/processor. Will I need an additional crossover? Do I just run an IC from the reciever to one amp and then a connector between the two amps? If I do this, will each speaker be capable of 210 total watts per channel?
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fishcall OP
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the B&K amps have adjustable gain knobs for each channel. so does that mean that i will not need a crossover?
sean
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While i'm not familiar with the ST-3140, i've never seen a 140 that had external gain adjustments on it from the factory. Sean
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timo
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You will need to go horizontal with two different amps. One to the highs and one to the lows.
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fishcall OP
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timo-
that is what i want to do! i want to run the tweeters on both main speakers with the st-170 and the woofers on both main speakers with the st-3140. will i need a crossover to do this or can i do everything from the denon? the st-3140 has adjustable gain knobs for each channel but the st-170 does not.
gnev
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Not all Paradigm models can be bi-amped. Does your speaker have 2 sets of binding posts in the terminal cup?
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