parasound a23
raidersrule76
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Ok heres my problem. I guess that I should have done more research on these. I already have one A23 and I decided to buy a second one thought that I would be able to bride both of these one to each of my Lsi 25's. I called parasound today to find out what kind of power these would have, to my suprise they told me that there was no way to run 4 ohm speakers bridged mono, the only way you can run them mono in in 8 ohm mode:mad: I guess that I should have checked into this more before making the purchase. Well in after thinking about this all day I should have done a little more research before making this purchase.
Best regrads
Mark
Best regrads
Mark
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Bi-amp your speakers,,One amp on top,,One on the bottom.Linn AV5140 fronts
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raidersrule76 wrote: »Ok heres my problem. I guess that I should have done more research on these. I already have one A23 and I decided to buy a second one thought that I would be able to bride both of these one to each of my Lsi 25's. I called parasound today to find out what kind of power these would have, to my suprise they told me that there was no way to run 4 ohm speakers bridged mono, the only way you can run them mono in in 8 ohm mode:mad: I guess that I should have checked into this more before making the purchase. Well in after thinking about this all day I should have done a little more research before making this purchase.
Sell it, and buy 2 Cambridge-Audio 840w amps. In 2 channel mode they make 350/w per channel @ 4 ohms, and in bridged mode make 800w/ch @ 4 ohm. While I enjoyed having one amp, after I bought the second amp I am in heaven.
Even better, after I had bought them, and an 804E pre-amp, the absolute sound came out with a decent review, so I didn't suffer buyers remorse after reading it.
http://www.avguide.com/review/tested-cambridge-azur-840e-preamplifier-and-840w-power-amplifierLumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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nooshinjohn wrote: »+1....
He has the LSi 25. Can't bi-amp -
thats news to me... I thought they were like the 15's. Guess not...The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 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
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it? -
The two sets of binding posts on the LSi25's are confusing, but the powered towers from Polk have always been set up that way. You can bi-wire though. I'd suggest selling the A23's and picking up an A21 if you want more power. You may not notice much difference though since the most difficult to drive driver, the woofer, is already powered and an A23 puts more than 200 watts per channel into the rest of the speaker (actually bi-amping the speaker by design). An A21 would be more than 400 watts per channel.
