old school bi-amping

[kapaauguy]

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[seamonkey]

Bi-amping - old school, where it started in theaters early last century was having low frequency through one amp and driver, and high frequency to another amp and driver. It's easier and cheaper to build low cost small signal crossovers and assure balanced sound with simple adjustments to the low power signal. This continues today because it's a proven approach. It's all has to due with reproducing to the best ability the sound going into an amp cabinet is accurately reproduced on the output. Ric sound in = Ric sound out but louder.

Dual amping by just mixing amps is a coin toss. Who knows if the amps will be in phase, or frequencies coming out of you 8x10 will clash or not with the 1x12. You can try it, you might get lucky. I'd recommend looking at a good PA speaker, one could be the Peavey impulse 12D, or many of the other ones on the market.

[plangentmusic]

I went to a bi-amp set up -- and went right back. Splitting and separating the highs anlows and allocting them to the optimum speaker sounds like a good idea but you lose a tremendous amount of punch. Bass sounds best though a more full range speaker where more frequencies are pushed. Most of a bass's punch comes from the mids and something in the middle always seems to get lost with bi-amping.

JMO.

[billfitzmaurice]

Originally Posted by plangentmusic

I went to a bi-amp set up -- and went right back. Splitting and separating the highs anlows and allocting them to the optimum speaker sounds like a good idea but you lose a tremendous amount of punch.

If that happens it's because the speakers aren't bandwidth optimized. AFAIK currently no commercial cabs are.

[MNAirHead]

Mr F is correct....

I built a setup specifically for this.. the real side is that I had to do it 4x to get it right.

Not a way to save money.