Anyone prefer horizontal bi-amping their monos?


Just got monos a week ago, digging them mightily. I know the answer to my question is 'just try it' which I will someday.

Just curious if others have done this A/B, & their take.

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Anyone prefer horizontal bi-amping their monos?

Yes! I have four true monoblock amps.

With bi-amplification both the Low frequency and high frequency portions of the system now have their respective amplifiers. That gives a reduction of intermodulation distortion. That said, active bi-amping horizontally, as I do, will give additional advantage from the elimination of lossy inductances in the low frequency portion of a conventional passive dividing network, and the result is significantly better amplifier damping factor, as seen by the low frequency driver. Active bi-amping is two notches above my passive crossover. See article below: Hope that helps Mike 😎

https://sound-au.com/biamp-vs-passive.htm

 

I use mono blocks for the high end and a stereo amp for the low end in my basement setup. Sounds great to me.😁

@re-lar-kvothe thanks for sharing the diagram. Clears up any confusion.

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