bi amping receiver

dtowntke

If I set my sc 05 to bi amp front using my s. Back and I send those signals to my carver av 405 and when I say those signals I mean my fronts from the pre to the amp and my s.back to the amp. Then bi amp my speakers this way, I have lsi15 and I am just trying to get the best sound is this smart ?

mdaudioguy

Just because you can (bi-whatever), doesn't mean you have to. I'd think those 15s should sound pretty darn good with that Carver.

dtowntke

If so my rear channel on the amp gives off 80 watts a channel in 8 ohms not sure what that is in 4.and my from channel is giving off 150 in 4 ohms, I noticed when bi amped the highs which is the from channels only push the tweeter and the surrounds push the mid and lows should I have the higher watts on the low/miss instead of the highs

dtowntke

To me they lack in the bass department with the carver, the highs are crisp but I want to tighten up my bass

dtowntke

Anyone

messiah

Sell them, buy Lsi9's and a good sub. You will be much happier.

tonyb

dtowntke wrote: »

To me they lack in the bass department with the carver, the highs are crisp but I want to tighten up my bass

You need more current, a better amp , to tighten up the bass. You could do it the way you described but I wouldn't, two different speeds going to one speaker will sound funky. The 15's don't lack low end when properly driven. Have you thought about a sub? You could also move to a speaker easier to drive like the RTI 10's.

dtowntke

But shouldn't biamping my signals on my receiver and sending those signals to the power amp give me more current to my speaker compared to just one signal? Correct to but my thinking was that iwas sending my speakers more power bi amping them

tonyb

Depends...maybe I don't understand something here. You set the receiver in bi-amp mode,then run those cables,front left and right,to the speakers, then use the pre-outs on the receiver to go to the carver,and then to the same speakers,correct ?

dtowntke

The carved is a five channel amp 80w rear 8 ohms not sure what that is 4 ohms and 150w for the front channel. So I put my reciever in bi amp mode then I use the pre outs to send the signals to the carver the to the lsi15,

tonyb

dtowntke wrote: »

The carved is a five channel amp 80w rear 8 ohms not sure what that is 4 ohms and 150w for the front channel. So I put my reciever in bi amp mode then I use the pre outs to send the signals to the carver the to the lsi15,

I could be mistaken,but by putting the receiver in bi-amp mode, you have to connect the speakers to the receiver. Useing the pre-outs negates the amp section of the receiver for those channels you use pre-outs for.

Try taking the receiver out of bi-amp mode and see if anything is better or worse. I would say your amp is a tad under rated for the LSI's to sound their best.

cstmar01

tonyb wrote: »

I could be mistaken,but by putting the receiver in bi-amp mode, you have to connect the speakers to the receiver. Useing the pre-outs negates the amp section of the receiver for those channels you use pre-outs for.

Try taking the receiver out of bi-amp mode and see if anything is better or worse. I would say your amp is a tad under rated for the LSI's to sound their best.

agreed.

If you are putting the AVR into Bi-amp but using the pre outs it doesn't do anything really for you. The signal doesn't change or "get stronger" doing this. A better amp with higher current will help.

dtowntke

Ok so I bought the amp used with no manual, so my question.now is can I bridge my channels

tonyb

dtowntke wrote: »

Ok so I bought the amp used with no manual, so my question.now is can I bridge my channels

I would say not a good idea. Some lower wattage amps when bridged,don't like a 4 ohm load,which the 15's are.

Sounds like you bought too much speaker for the gear you have. No offence,but you need some better quality power, to make them sound good. Or drop down to the RTI series which are easier to drive. First things first, take rhe receiver out of bi-amp mode and check all your settings. Do you have them set as full range ?

dtowntke

Yes they are, I mean the sound is great don't get me wrong I just feel the bass could be a little tighter which is when I came up with the idea to send my bi amp signal to my amp figured what ever setting I put my av in that's the way it wouldcome out of the pre outs and it would get amplified to acceptable wattage and it would tighten up the bottom

dtowntke

Sense I was sendin the signals through my amp I figured ai would have this much power going to my highs and this much going to the mid/bass.

dtowntke

If I did try this which would you put the higher watts too the highs or the mid/ bass, theoretically

tonyb

dtowntke wrote: »

If I did try this which would you put the higher watts too the highs or the mid/ bass, theoretically

Not following you...

Take the receiver out of bi-amp mode. Keep the carver,run speaker cables only from the carver to the bottom post on the speaker. Make sure the jumpers are in place on the speaker. I don't follow you on the higher/lower watts thing. Your amp puts out x amount into a 4 ohm load for the front left and right,period. Are you also running a subwoofer ?

dtowntke

It wuld be easier to explain this in a phone convo