Bi-amp SDA1C

JerryS
JerryS Posts: 3
edited October 2010 in Electronics
Apologies if this thread already exists. I want to use one amp for the tweeters and another amp for the rest of the system. I have SDA 1C. I would like to retain the stereo dimensional array aspect of it. Anybody done this?
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 18,183
    edited October 2010
    How are you going to do this with one set of binding post??
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2010
    I've tried this with other speakers and it wasn't worth the trouble IMO.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited October 2010
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think it's even possible to bi-amp 1C's. They only have one pair of binding posts.

    You'd have to rework the crossover and add a second pair of binding posts to make it work...and I personally wouldn't really recommend doing that.

    What exactly are you trying to accomplish? More power? If so, getting a bigger amp would be your best bet. It costs a lot to properly bi-amp a pair of speakers. If you really want to do it right, you've gotta use external crossovers in front of the amps...it can get very complicated and expensive.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited October 2010
    Face wrote: »
    I've tried this with other speakers and it wasn't worth the trouble IMO.

    Same here.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,077
    edited October 2010
    Agreed too. It may benefit you if you have some monster sized speaks with alot of drivers that soak up the current, but otherwise, waste of coin.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited October 2010
    Use that extra money and get a better amp and cables.
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