bi-amping.

JedT posted:

Personal experiences suggests this caveat is important:

"Obviously, if the speaker crossover has been deliberately designed to sound better when bi- or tri-wired, then it quite possibly will;"

That may well be the case, but at least as importantly, especially with Naim amps, the power amp and speaker cables(s) should work together too. In this respect, there's every chance that biwire cables will be sub-optimal in a Naim system.

JedT posted:

Personal experiences suggests this caveat is important:

"Obviously, if the speaker crossover has been deliberately designed to sound better when bi- or tri-wired, then it quite possibly will;"

Well that is talking about bi-wiring but I think the same is true of bi-amping.

I have linn majik isobariks which suit me and my room. These are designed to be used in a range of active and passive modes but a basic option is to biamp to drive the punch isobarik bass units separately. When I bought a SU it freed up a 180 and  my dealer and I played around with various options 1. SU vs 2. SU:bass/180ther drivers vs 3. 180:bass/SUther drivers and concluded 3 > 2 > 1 but biamping was definitely worthwhile WITH THAT SPEAKER.

 

Sounds about right, to me!

But when it's all said, and done!

Activate those Speakers, and take the crossover, out of the equation!

Lawrence Dickie, Founder of Vivid Speakers:

Laurence Dickie: "I have always been a keen advocate of the active approach to loudspeaker design, believing that the direct connection between amplifier and voice coil offers the purest route and that the precision and linearity of active electronics give a clear advantage over passive alternatives. However for pragmatic reasons we felt it unwise to go to market with only active speakers. An important part of the design phase of the first Vivid Audio products was a re-evaluation of passive crossover design. It has to be said that the use of computer-aided circuit analysis has really changed the game. The accuracy possible to meet target responses while presenting a safe load is quite remarkable. This coupled with drivers which present constant impedances across a wide range of drive levels, non-polar film dielectric capacitors and air-cored inductors has permitted us to create passive designs which really challenge the active alternatives.”

Allante93!

I have thought about it but suspect that would send me down the 100pc Linn route and so far I've found all Linn Systems a bit too polite for my taste. Plus it would be a load of money and boxes....

JedT posted:

I have thought about it but suspect that would send me down the 100pc Linn route and so far I've found all Linn Systems a bit too polite for my taste. Plus it would be a load of money and boxes....

I agree, the only reason I'm pursuing the active path, my Linn Aktiv XO, with Bingo card, expired.

Hence, on the path towards, Naim's Active Technologies!

Cdx2>282>HCDR>3x250.2>Briks! FraimLite!

Eyeballing an SCDR, this very moment!

Allante93!

I have read that bi amping - then shotgunned speaker cables into a single set terminal on the speakers can give great results. 

TOBYJUG posted:

I have read that bi amping - then shotgunned speaker cables into a single set terminal on the speakers can give great results. 

The more powerful the amps are, the more spectacular the results! GFHandels Music for the Royal Fireworks is obviously for amateurs!

Allante93 posted:

Eyeballing an SCDR, this very moment!

Allante93!

And got it?

Ardbeg10y posted:

TOBYJUG posted:

I have read that bi amping - then shotgunned speaker cables into a single set terminal on the speakers can give great results. 

The more powerful the amps are, the more spectacular the results! GFHandels Music for the Royal Fireworks is obviously for amateurs!

Yes, good point - could even go as far as the 1812!

I think this is a valid opportunity for ...