age old ? bi-amp

whitetruk
whitetruk Posts: 308
edited November 2006 in 2 Channel Audio
i`am using mono`s now,with the ai1 cable.? is, can i use a stereo amp also,say for the upper freq.

huge problem having to many amps (gotta luv it)

later ,scott

sorry the above question is for a pair of large srs`s
I thought it was fairly amusing also. The Polk Ogre doesn't always get 'it'
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited November 2006
    whitetruk wrote:
    i`am using mono`s now,with the ai1 cable.? is, can i use a stereo amp also,say for the upper freq.

    huge problem having to many amps (gotta luv it)

    later ,scott

    sorry the above question is for a pair of large srs`s

    What?
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  • whitetruk
    whitetruk Posts: 308
    edited November 2006
    i`am using mono amps,i was wondering if it is possible to use a stereo amp also.mono`s on the bottom,stereo amp on the top.
    not sure with the common ground thing,maybe i need to use 4 monoblocs.

    currently using the ai1 interconnect cable, sda srs 1.2tl
    I thought it was fairly amusing also. The Polk Ogre doesn't always get 'it'
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2006
    yes, you can bi-amp them.

    RT1
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  • whitetruk
    whitetruk Posts: 308
    edited November 2006
    rt1,is that possable with two mono`s and a stereo amp??


    thanx
    I thought it was fairly amusing also. The Polk Ogre doesn't always get 'it'
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2006
    If you like call Ken Swauger at Polk CS he is the man for SDA. As long as you are using the AI-1 and have removed the binding straps you can bi-amp the 1.2TL, how you bi-amp is up to you. If your preamp does not have dual outputs you will need to y-cable out.

    RT1
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited November 2006
    as long as you have the a1 cable, you should be fine. with that cable you can have a monoblock for the upper and ;ower of each speaker if you want, common ground no longer an issue. cant see why a stereo amp on the tops should be an issue if running monos for the bottom. call Ken though, it cant hurt.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited November 2006
    To really make this worthwhile, you should pick up some f-mod pseudo active crossovers... I don't know if they make them at the recommend points for SDA's (300 HP, 4.5k LP), but as long as you get filter out the lows going the tweeter amplifier, you should hear some improvement.
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