My current amp is an Audiolab 8200p which is single wired to B&W 685 with chord roumor 2. I have a Rotel ra 12 in another system with Qed silver anniversary xt biwire. Question is will it make much if any impact on the over all effects of bi amping. It's a bit of an experiment really as I'm happy wirh my main system as it is.
bi amping with two different brands of cable
- Thread starter plasterman
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Dougal1331
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Can't see an issue, although if the resistances differ then you may get some imbalances. But as the amps are from different manufacturers, I would think it unlikely that they would be gain-matched anyway- i.e. different input/output levels.
By all means give it a go- you won't break anything- but don't get your hopes up too far! On the other hand, you may get lucky. Worth a try at least...
By all means give it a go- you won't break anything- but don't get your hopes up too far! On the other hand, you may get lucky. Worth a try at least...
Al ears
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Personally I can't see that system working at all. I presume you are talking about using the Rotel integrated to drive the tweeters and Audiolab the woofers or vice versa?
If that's what you are going to try then I wouldn't worry at all about what you are connecting them with.
For what it's worth I have never had any joy trying to bi-amp apart from when using 2 power amps, from the same manufacturer, and employing a pre amp.
Feel free to experiment however....... it's good for the soul if not the bank account.
If that's what you are going to try then I wouldn't worry at all about what you are connecting them with.
For what it's worth I have never had any joy trying to bi-amp apart from when using 2 power amps, from the same manufacturer, and employing a pre amp.
Feel free to experiment however....... it's good for the soul if not the bank account.
Al ears said:Personally I can't see that system working at all. I presume you are talking about using the Rotel integrated to drive the tweeters and Audiolab the woofers or vice versa?
If that's what you are going to try then I wouldn't worry at all about what you are connecting them with.
For what it's worth I have never had any joy trying to bi-amp apart from when using 2 power amps, from the same manufacturer, and employing a pre amp.
Feel free to experiment however....... it's good for the soul if not the bank account.
I agree. Generally with bi-amping it should be two matching amps. Not two differing brands with differing outputs. Try it out by all means, but don't be surprised if it sounds like a mess.
Al ears said:Personally I can't see that system working at all. I presume you are talking about using the Rotel integrated to drive the tweeters and Audiolab the woofers or vice versa?
If that's what you are going to try then I wouldn't worry at all about what you are connecting them with.
For what it's worth I have never had any joy trying to bi-amp apart from when using 2 power amps, from the same manufacturer, and employing a pre amp.
Feel free to experiment however....... it's good for the soul if not the bank account.
I agree. Generally with bi-amping it should be two matching amps. Not two differing brands with differing outputs. Try it out by all means, but don't be surprised if it sounds like a mess.
MUSICRAFT
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plasterman said:
Hi plasterman
What pre amp are you using with the 8200P please?
All the best
Rick @ Musicraft
MUSICRAFT
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plasterman said:
Hi plasterman
Thanks for your reply.
If you were thinking of using RA-12 with the 8200P to bi amply the 685's then i really would not recommend this. The RA-12 and 8200P are unlikely to be gain matched and their different presentations will also lead to a tonal imbalance.
To keep things on an even keel try bi amping the 685's with another 8200P and in the meantime stick to using the superior M-DAC/8200P combination.
All the best
Rick @ Musicraft
MUSICRAFT said:
Thanks for all the replies.
Rick, thats the route I'm most likely heading to bi-amping with another 8200p. Just thought that trying the rotel/audiolab combination might give me an idea if it was worth it or not. From what you've said it sounds like the differences between the amps wouldn't give me a helpful indication at all. Thanks again.
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