Bi-amp/Bi-wire/7.1ch Help
shiarua
Posts: 13
I was originally thinking about get 2 2ch amps and running the Front Pre-outs on my receiver to each of them (using a split connection) and running those to my TSi500s in a bi-amp connection. That way I can free up the Rear Surround connections on my receiver for 7.1ch audio.
The 2ch amp I was going to get is the Onkyo M282. I have a Yamaha RX-V663.
Then I was thinking, why do I have to get 2 amps? Why not just get 1 amp and run the rear surround pre-outs on the receiver to the amp and have it power the rears. Then I read through the manual, and realized that the front audio gets output through the pre-out rear surround when the receiver is set to bi-amp.
So sticking with the one amp idea, I was thinking about running the front pre-outs to the 2ch amp, and connecting both the 2ch amp and the receiver front channel connections to the separate connections on the speakers in order to bi-amp them.
However, thinking about it, Im pretty sure what I described is a bi-wired connection (technically speaking) and would not provide as much sound benefit as a true bi-amped connection. (correct me if Im wrong).
That being said, is there any way I can have my cake (bi-amp the fronts) and eat it too (being able to add the rear surrounds to make it 7.1)?
The 2ch amp I was going to get is the Onkyo M282. I have a Yamaha RX-V663.
Then I was thinking, why do I have to get 2 amps? Why not just get 1 amp and run the rear surround pre-outs on the receiver to the amp and have it power the rears. Then I read through the manual, and realized that the front audio gets output through the pre-out rear surround when the receiver is set to bi-amp.
So sticking with the one amp idea, I was thinking about running the front pre-outs to the 2ch amp, and connecting both the 2ch amp and the receiver front channel connections to the separate connections on the speakers in order to bi-amp them.
However, thinking about it, Im pretty sure what I described is a bi-wired connection (technically speaking) and would not provide as much sound benefit as a true bi-amped connection. (correct me if Im wrong).
That being said, is there any way I can have my cake (bi-amp the fronts) and eat it too (being able to add the rear surrounds to make it 7.1)?
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I think you could have your cake and eat it too by buying a single 2 channel amp with real power and forgetting about bi-amping. I don't know what bi-amping into passive crossovers would give you that more power wouldn't give you more of.
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Im assuming the passive crossover you speak of is internal to the speaker (TSi500), so whether its a bi-amped or bi-wired connection, it doesnt really matter since the sound quality will be the same. What does matter is the power running into them?
Thanks for your response.
Edit: Also, I would probably need a really good 2ch amp, something with about 200wpc, which is about what my TSi500s are getting right now in a bi-amped connection. Got any recommendations?
