By-pass or Remove X-over in Revel Studios 1st Gen

Thank you for answering. Im afraid I have no measuring devices. I am a novice. Although I have already spent on the crossover, I still want to buy a second amp to go with the studios. I have done some reading on the bi-amp subject and know enough to leave the speakers crossover alone if not sure about how to remove them from the signal path.

Dear Bhodge: I agree with Kal: a mistake if you don't have the transfer fuction on the original.

IMHO in a biamp " fashion " and if we really care about music and music sound reproduction it is better to choose the same amplifier model for both frequency ranges becaus we need the same sound/accuracy/distortion/coloration/noise " signature " in both frequency ranges.

The other subject is that to attain/mantain a first rate quality performance on the speakers the active/external electronic crossver must be a first rate/top quality level and execution design to avoid heavy degradation/distortions to the audio signal.
The Rane IMHO is a " nice " unit but not a top unit and through it you could do more harm than good to your audio system quality performance.

Only an opinion an all depend of what are you looking for along your music sound quality priorities.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.

EEGADS....all that R&D that Revel did on that speaker and with a blind snip you'll defeat it. If Revel thought biamping would improve this speaker, they would have included the necessary inputs. I would NEVER do this... Return your new electronic crossover, pour yourself a bit of single malt, and put on a soothing recording.

If you want better sound, upgrade the parts in the original crossover. It's better than re-engineering a speaker when you have no idea what you're doing.

Dear Face: Your advise IMHO could means maybe to attain a " different " sound but not necessarily a better one.

As Stringreen point out: " all that R&D that Revel did.... " means between other things that the speakers were voiced with that original crossover parts.

Of course that if we are lucky enough and if we know what we are doing maybe we can/could attain a better performance but not always.

+++++ " If Revel thought biamping would improve this speaker, they would have included the necessary inputs. " +++++

this can't be more true. In the past I ask to a two different speaker designers ( Jim Thiel and Neil Pattel ) how to bi-amp their speakers and if there will be an improvement doing this. Both designers ( by separate ) give me the same answer: what Stringreen posted.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.