Polk L800 SDA with Musical Fidelity M8xi
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Hello fellow Polkies... I am purchasing a pair of L800 SDA speakers with the intention of powering them using my Musical Fidelity M8xi Integrated Amplifier. My research indicates that this amplifier is a true dual mono, bridged unit. My understanding is that I cannot operate the SDAs as designed without using a "dread knot" type of setup. I'm looking for confirmation and/or recommendations on this combination. I have other amplifiers that I could utilize, however, I was really wanting to use the M8xi. I'm currently running LSiM 707s in 2-channel with this amp, and was hoping to upgrade to the L800s to gain the coveted SDA technology in my listening environment. Thanks in advance for your support!
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You will be just fine. Balanced differential amplification causes issue with the Legends. Mono amps are just fineThe Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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nooshinjohn wrote: »You will be just fine. Balanced differential amplification causes issue with the Legends. Mono amps are just fine
Thank you for your quick feedback, I appreciate the confirmation. Cheers! -
Hello fellow Polkies... I am purchasing a pair of L800 SDA speakers with the intention of powering them using my Musical Fidelity M8xi Integrated Amplifier. My research indicates that this amplifier is a true dual mono, bridged unit. My understanding is that I cannot operate the SDAs as designed without using a "dread knot" type of setup. I'm looking for confirmation and/or recommendations on this combination. I have other amplifiers that I could utilize, however, I was really wanting to use the M8xi. I'm currently running LSiM 707s in 2-channel with this amp, and was hoping to upgrade to the L800s to gain the coveted SDA technology in my listening environment. Thanks in advance for your support!
You should check with MF first.
BTW, you cannot use an isolation transformer such as the Dreadnought with the L800 speakers.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Hello fellow Polkies... I am purchasing a pair of L800 SDA speakers with the intention of powering them using my Musical Fidelity M8xi Integrated Amplifier. My research indicates that this amplifier is a true dual mono, bridged unit. My understanding is that I cannot operate the SDAs as designed without using a "dread knot" type of setup. I'm looking for confirmation and/or recommendations on this combination. I have other amplifiers that I could utilize, however, I was really wanting to use the M8xi. I'm currently running LSiM 707s in 2-channel with this amp, and was hoping to upgrade to the L800s to gain the coveted SDA technology in my listening environment. Thanks in advance for your support!
You should check with MF first.
BTW, you cannot use an isolation transformer such as the Dreadnought with the L800 speakers.
Thanks for the feedback. I have a note into MF and posted on their forum. Great to know Dreadnought isn’t an option for the L800s. Appreciate your help!
