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Bi-amp with same sort of amp?

Talked to a man today about my loudspeaker project(that never gets ready).He ment that it´s preferable to use the
same type of amps for the subs and the rest of the system.
According to him, using different types of amps, with different slew-rates ("speed" -if you want) often ends up in a mess.
I use Volt 12" woofers, in separate enclosures, and I will run them up to about 65 Hz,only, using a VMPS electronic crossover(only low-pass filtering). I will use a 8" and two 3.5" Accutone ceramic drivers and an Eton ER 4 tweeter per channel.
Having built some speakers in my days, this is my first time
using an electronic crossover for Hi-Fi.(I used the word bi-amp for convenience, in the title).
Any opinions are welcome!

Regards
Håkan in Sweden
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johnny7
16 posts
 
A friend of mine has bi-amped his b&w monitor with an acurus amp for the highs and an adcom for the lows.
This is one incredible combination!
The imaging is as engaging as any I have ever seen.
The music comes through as if the stereo has been replaced by the artist!
Experiment as much as you can.This is fun!
Good luck.
johnny7
sqjudge
96 posts
 
I am using a 15 year old amp and have friends with 30+ year old amps. I would not think twice about using the homebrew amp if you can make them work! In most cases the sub is the "slowest" of the speakers. The larger cone has more mass, so it is harder to start and stop. An amp with a high damping factor and a lot of current reserve should help to bring synergy to your system.
Chris
kira
83 posts
 
My previous speakers were NHT 2.9s. I used an NHT SA-3 subwoofer amp on the bottom end with Atmasphere M60 mk2's on the top. The NHT sub amp has a volume control. I now have Legacy Signature IIIs for speakers and I will be experimenting with two SA-3s on the bottom end. To me this is the best of both worlds - solid state with volume control on the bottom and tubes on the top.
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