Horizontal vs Vertical biamping


Hi all. I am looking for some feedback. I am horizontally biamping 2 Rogue ST 100 amps. I am using DS 2 preamp, Aurender N10, Yggy LIM Dac, Legacy Signature SE speakers. It sounds really good. I have tried vertical biamping with this setup thinking it would sound even better. I have read that it would but in reality it does not sound as good. A bit thin and unresolving I would say. Anyone care to weigh in on why this would be? Thanks in advance. 

backdoor

I have not rolled tubes in the amps yet. These amps are the “dark” version of the st 100s and they come with some pretty nice tubes. 

Why do you have to remove the passive components from the speakers, don't you just have to bypass them and can still leave them in the speaker cabinet?

When going active, you are adding another preamp circuit (the active HP/LP filter) so all the same quality variables come into play as with choosing a preamp. That said, modern DSP units are pretty amazingly transparent in my experience.  Wet your toes with the Dayton Audio DSP-408, which is versatile enough for home or car audio, has parametric EQ, and costs close to nothing. 

@backdoor,

In my opinion active, bi amping is sometimes hard to implement, and the user is often left to his own devices. It should not be undertaken without first asking the manufacturer's advice. See crossover below: 

Mike

 

https://www.passlabs.com/legacy_products/xvr-1