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Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping?

As a long time audiophile I'm finally able to bi-amp my setup. I'm using two identical amps in a vertical bi-amp configuration. 
 

Now me not fully understanding all of the ins/outs of internal speaker crossovers and what not. I've read quite a few people tell me that bi-amping like I'm doing whether it's vertical or horizontal bi-amping is a waste since there's really not a improvement because of how speaker manufacturers design the internal crossovers. 
 

Can anyone explain to a third grader how it's beneficial or if the naysayers are correct in the statement?

ibisghost
tomcarr
1,694 posts
 

I have had better results using two monoblock amps, each amp driving it's speaker full range, than bi-amping the same speakers using one amp for the woofer section and another amp for the mids and highs.

To my ears, monoblocks sound the best. 

YMMV...

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hiend2
482 posts
 

Tricky stuff Bi-amping. Im currently using that setup for  best lowend control (B&w)

and a bit better mids and highs

Solid state lows, Tube highs.

Just had a Very Large pair of tube monos,

I sold them and kept my bi-amped setup because it gives some adjustable

Levels between the 2. Probably not 100% accurate but I like live levels

I was clipping the 600 watt monos. Ha

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ditusa
2,173 posts
 

@katman Wrote:

No speakers offer inputs for active biamping because it’s incredibly easy to accidentally hook up the woofer to the tweeter input and destroy a tweeter!

That's not true! My speakers have inputs for active bi-amping.

Mike

hk_fan
554 posts
 

Yes

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