Can I "double-wire" speakers?

It occurred to me not for the first time that much of my concern stems from the seduction of bass. The Tituses by themselves are wonderful, transparent speakers worthy of all the praise they received. Yet I set them up alongside the Velodyne in order to emulate the frequency response my (now long-gone) set of Maggie 3.6R's and now it's going to be tough to extract myself from the magic of the bottom end.

I think Stereophile a few years back had an interesting article on how bass, though adding the added frequencies, can cloak music and muffle the mids. It went on to say that pop culture is so attuned to bass and vibration that we think we need it for the music to sound good.

Bass is an integral part of music, that's why we think we need it.

I have biamped with unlike amps and with several different combinations. I did by chance hit one combo that sounded quite good with a slightly more powerful amp on the bass end. Too much power on the low end is---too much power on the low end--not sucessful. If you have the amps and have the cable, it's just fun to try it.

"I agree with Unsound. Not only is it unlikely both amplifiers would have the same gain, but they will also have different characters and this will occur at the crossover point. Speaker manufacturers make every effort to develop a seamless crossover. Why mess it up?"

How is the crossover point messed up with passive biamping?

Simao: As long as you're careful, there's no reason you shouldn't play. It's fun to experiment. You have adjustable gain (re: Unsound's objection) anyway. You'll probably learn a lot in the process. However, I do agree with Sandstone that your mids will likely miss the Sophia. Maybe just incorporate the Velodyne with your Sophia and Triangles, and remove the Onkyo?

Is the Sophia Electric a power amplifier or an integrated amplifier?