I'm selling all my vintage gear and updating the systems. The reason was, I found the 80's GAS Thalia pre-amp and ancient ESS Eclipse amp, sounded better than my vintage Sansui stuff.
I'm leaning towards tri-amping the L-300's, using a JBL M553 xover. Got a few questions. Should I go 'boutique' audio (BK, GAS, Sumo) or pro (Crown, QSC, Behringer)? Is one 'cleaner' than the other, or is it just 'packaging'?
The xover uses XLR inputs and outputs, and I'm wondering if it's better to stick to XLR all the way to the amps? Secondly, would a regular mixer work with a CD player, etc? Benefits, disadvantages?