Biamping LSi25?
erick.s
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I picked up a pair of LSi25s last week for my two channel system and I'm loving them so far. I'm currently using a NAD C372 integrated amp to power them which is fairly powerful at 150 wpc. I can bypass the preamp on the NAD and just use the amp section so I'm thinking about picking up a Peachtree Audio Nova integrated primarily for the tube preamp stage and the built-in dac. It does happen to have a built-in 80 wpc amp I was just going to bypass. Then it dawned on me that I could biamp the speakers using the Peachtree to drive the uppers and the NAD to drive the lowers. As these are pretty power hungry speakers I thought this might be a decent solution. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Would it be beneficial to drive the LSi25s this way?
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No. Use the NADs amp section to drive the entire speakerWould it be beneficial to drive the LSi25s this way?"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Thanks for your opinion. Is there a reason why this wouldn't be the ideal way of using the equipment I have (and that I may have)? Eventually I'll sell the NAD and pick up a dedicated larger amp but in the meantime this seemed like a decent solution. Granted I've never attempted passive biamping before so I may be missing something.
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2 different amps, 2 different speeds on which power will be delivered, and that will sound funky. Besides, the 25's have a built in amp for the lower portion.HT SYSTEM-
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Not to mention, the bottom set of binding posts *only* feed a signal to the lower section's amp. The upper binding posts are what feed the 3 top drivers in the speaker. Ergo, bi-amping is not only not going to make a difference at all, it will also waste a channel of amplification that will only be used for signal to the sub's amp."Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."
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Excellent - that's what I needed to know. Thanks!Not to mention, the bottom set of binding posts *only* feed a signal to the lower section's amp. The upper binding posts are what feed the 3 top drivers in the speaker. Ergo, bi-amping is not only not going to make a difference at all, it will also waste a channel of amplification that will only be used for signal to the sub's amp. -
Not to mention, the bottom set of binding posts *only* feed a signal to the lower section's amp. The upper binding posts are what feed the 3 top drivers in the speaker. Ergo, bi-amping is not only not going to make a difference at all, it will also waste a channel of amplification that will only be used for signal to the sub's amp.
Yup, I was too lazy to type all that last night on my iPhone...."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
