Bi- amp wiring question

dfranks
dfranks Posts: 207
edited February 2008 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Sorry for another newbie question (again) I am considering bi-amp wiring my RTI-A5's. My question is .. is it worth it? is there that much of an uprade of sound by doing this?

thanks in advance for everyone's input.
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited February 2008
    What are you using to do it? Are we talking about bi-amping on a receiver, or are we talking about a pair of amps? There is a big difference between the two, and dependent on which one, it may or may not be worth it.
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  • dfranks
    dfranks Posts: 207
    edited February 2008
    Untill I finish building my HT room, I am considering using my Yam RX-V861 7 channel and bi wiring the rear surrounds to the front channels just to see if there is an improvement in sound etc. If it is better, than a seperate receiver will be bought when I reinstall the system in my HT room and go back to 7 channel. But if it isn't noticeable why bother? Currently I am setup in our family room temporarily.

    I guess I am looking for success stories with this combination.

    Again I am just learning all of this so my apologies if what I am asking has no right or wrong answer.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,990
    edited February 2008
    Personally,I don't think useing a receiver to bi-amp is optimal,but others might chime in and say differently.A receiver has a week amp section to start with,sharing the same power supply for all 7 channels.You should be able to run those speaks just fine off the Yammie.
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  • dtwells
    dtwells Posts: 10
    edited February 2008
    Would bi-amping the RTi10's off of the Onkyo 705 be a big improvement? I would like to have a seperate amp to provide full juice, but that isnt exactly in my budget at the moment.
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