James.......Thank you. I am thinking seriously about giving this amp a try.

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James,

Since the fact that buying a pair of 7B-SST2 means quite an investment especialy after buying a pair of MB2's. Would an option be to buy a 4B-SST2 and then later on upgrade the system by adding an other 4B-SST2 and either bi-amp them or use them in bridge mode? I read somewhere that bridging usualy means losing on sound quality?

Regards
Robert.

Hi Robert,

When you 'bridge' an amplifier it "see's" 1/2 of the impedance it does in Stereo. So 4 Ohms becomes 2 Ohms and current draw is increased accordingly. So generally speaking it is better to use a mono amp designed as such in a quality music system rather than smaller amps bridged for more power.

james

Hi James,

Thanks again for the quick respone and explanation. So a pair of 7B's is also prefered above Bi-Amping (so one 4B for stereo low and an other for mid's and high's)?

Thanks again.

Regards Robert.

Because you still have to use the 'passive' crossover in the speaker in a passive bi-amp setup I usually prefer the greater power of the bigger stereo amp to 2 smaller amps.

james