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    Neophyte crossover question

    Hope this isn't too simple but can someone explain (no detail is too much detail!) how a bi-amped setup is wired? I know that you have separate amps for lets say passive subs and the main speakers. I know you need a crossover, where does it go? Is it between pre-amp and amp or between amp and speakers? Or other?

    thanks for the patience!
    Fred

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    Xover question??

    Hi Fred;

    With a bi-amped system the electronic crossover goes before the power amps, as you say, between the pre-amp and power amps, or maybe the output of a mixer. In a 3 way system you would need 3 power amps, one for the low end, one for the mids and one for the high end all being fed from the crossovers output.

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    For the example you cited, many preamps/controllers have subwoofer output(s), the crossover being already built in. In that case, you merely connect an amp to the passive sub(s).

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    Fred;

    You said that no detail is to much detail so heres a link to a Pdf white paper from Audio Control on biamplification

    http://www.audiocontrol.com/techpapers/techpaper104.pdf

    Doug

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    Thanks for all the replies!

    Fred

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