No, You Cannot Bi-Amp

Hi Al,
Like-wise, you yourself have a lot of technical expertise & your many answers to forum posts written in a congenial manner have been appreciated by me & many others as well.

Where I was coming from was:
* Elizabeth's post, to me, definitely seems like a rant (look at the way it starts off) & it seems to show that she has some grudge against this technique for reasons best known to her.
* she goes on to say that it's not "cool" to biamp but does not say why. In my mind that's where the technical implausibility comes in by omitting the technical reasons for not doing it. Thus, the forum only knows that it's not "cool" but is no better in knowing why not. Since this topic has been brought up by the OP why not discuss the merits & de-merits so that all visiting members can walk away educated. Aren't we in this audio forum to learn & share the knowledge? I don't think we are here to make blanket statements & walk away leaving everyone wondering...
Anyway, that was my angle FWIW. Best Regards.

Bi-amping provides more flexibility in circumstances where more flexibility is warranted. While that flexibility MIGHT provide improvements it can provide problems. The Nigels of the world read this forum and will take advantage of the fact that the electronic crossover goes to eleven - or twelve.

As I read it, Elizabeth was telling the OP not to get involved if he doesn't know what he's doing -- and, if he's asking here, he plainly does not.

I have owned and used actively bi-amped systems at least 3 times over the years. To me, they have held great potential that I never felt I fully realized. I even went so far this last time around to hire a professional sound man to come in and set it up for me. The results were very good -far better than what I was able to accomplish on my own, but in the end, I commissioned Bill Woods to design passive crossovers for my system. I'm much happier knowing the crossovers were custom designed for my cabinets and drivers and not having so many cables and components cluttering my life.

My experience supports the KISS principle. There is way too much fantasy out there about DIY and mods. Some of us have the skills to know what's an improvement and what's just a way to spend money kidding ourselves. Most don't.

Elizabeth - I have always found your comments to be informed, opinionated and reasonable. In short, you are one of the better, more entertaining contributors. Perhaps Bombay's problem with you is not in your commentary but in your pants. You got to remember you're just a girl and keep your place instead of butting into important man stuff. So why don't you just trundle yourself off to the kitchen and whip him up a mess a grits and eggs and quit trying to act like you know something about man thangs? Sheeesh!!

Liz, I like my eggs over easy and I prefer link sausage, some buttermilk pancakes would be nice also. Would you mind putting on a Monk LP whilst you prepare my vituals? :)
BTW, I think your posts are highly entertaining.