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Old 06-11-2017, 12:18 AM
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Default Dual mono’s or dual stereo’s?

I would like to bi-amp my speakers ( Monitor Audio PL300).

One choice is to get 2 x 4b cubes and use each amp per speakers with one channel driving the lower frequency and other channel driving the higher frequency.

Second choice is get 2 x 7B cube mono’s and use one per speaker.

Which setup will result in best sound quality – dual mono’s or dual stereo’s?
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Old 06-11-2017, 09:17 AM
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Hi Banter

Because the speaker has a built in passive crossover I would go with the 7B's.

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Because the speaker has a built in passive crossover I would go with the 7B's.

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Thank you, James. The dealer said the same thing.
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Go with the one amp per speaker.

Not all speakers are amenable to bi, tri or multi-amping.

Use two amps per speaker (Bi-Amp) ONLY if you can surgically separate the woofer section from the midrange/tweeter section by cutting wires in the speaker's crossover.

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Go with the one amp per speaker.

Use two amps per speaker (Bi-Amp) ONLY if you can surgically separate the woofer section from the midrange/tweeter section by cutting wires in the speaker's crossover.
Gary, I thought by removing the jumper cables at back of speaker, you are non-surgically separating the two sections.
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Gary, I thought by removing the jumper cables at back of speaker, you are non-surgically separating the two sections.
I don't know how your speaker is wired internally. You have to check the schematics. Removing the jumpers MIGHT completely separate the woofer and midrange tweeter sections.
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I would like to bi-amp my speakers ( Monitor Audio PL300).



One choice is to get 2 x 4b cubes and use each amp per speakers with one channel driving the lower frequency and other channel driving the higher frequency.



Second choice is get 2 x 7B cube mono’s and use one per speaker.



Which setup will result in best sound quality – dual mono’s or dual stereo’s?


Buy the 28b cubed [emoji48]
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