Bi amp configuration...a mismatch?


I just recently acquire a pair of Vandersteen 2ci and currently I am using a B&K ST2140 amp to power them. I am planning on getting the Audio Research D70 for a bi amp configuration and my first attempt to tubes in my system. I have a Rotel pre to drive the amps since this model has two preouts. My question is s, do you think their is a mismatch with the amps and preamp to drive the Vandersteen? Thanks 

highend64

I would not do it, as they have historically not been a difficult speaker to drive.
Is there something about the sound that is not appealing?

You’d be better IMO to get a Vandy sub and the crossover between the pre and amp. that is not usually noted as being subtle… Most did that it is usually easy to hear an improvement.

holmz, thanks for your response. I really enjoying the sound of the Vandersteen but thought I would take it to another level if I went to a bi amp configuration.

I am just telling what myself and other users have noted.

Almost all people with a set of 2C like the Vandy sub, and it removes a lot of the power requirement from the amp, so it is somewhat similar in concept to bi-amping.
That “takes it to another level.”… and almost guaranteed to be a higher one.

Fewer noted a high appreciation for bi amping and bi wiring.

But maybe someone on the Vandy forum has better input.

It could also take it to another level, but a level that could be a lower level.

 

Many others “take it another level” with an upgrade to a different Vandy speaker (from 2 to 3, or Treo, Quatro, etc...)

@highend64 Wrote:

holmz, thanks for your response. I really enjoying the sound of the Vandersteen but thought I would take it to another level if I went to a bi amp configuration.

In my opinion, bi-amping should not be undertaken without first asking the manufacturer’s advice. See article below:

Mike