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From: ksmith@katadn.DEC
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: TO BI-AMP OR NOT TO BI-AMP
Message-ID: <149@decwrl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 26-Aug-85 14:54:25 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 26 14:54:25 1985
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I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE THE VOLUME WITH MY STEREO SYSTEM, AS THE
LISTENING ROOM IS VERY LARGE, WITHOUT LOSING ANY OF THE SOUND CHARACTERISTICS
OR QUALITY I HAVE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO AT LOWER VOLUMES.

THE SYSTEM INLCUDES THE FOLLOWING:

SPEAKERS.............CHAPMAN T-17
POWER................BRYSTON 4B
PREAMP...............NAD 1020
WIRES................FULTON BROWN
CONNECTORS...........VAMPIRE
TAPE DECK............NAKAMICHI LX-3
TURNTABLE............NAD 5080 WITH GRADO CARTRIDGE

THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS I HAVE.

1. WOULD IT HELP TO BI-AMP?
2. ACTUALLY, WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF BI-AMPING?
3. WITH THESE SPEAKERS, DO I NEED ANOTHER 4B, OR WOULD A 2B DO IT? 
4. IS THERE A POINT WHERE THE SPEAKERS WOULD CLIP BEFORE THE AMPLIFIERS?

I USED TO PLAY IN A BAND, AND WE BI-AMPED OUR SYSTEM, AND I WAS TOLD THAT
THE HIGHS COULD EASILY BE PUSHED WITH 50 WATTS OR LESS, AND IN FACT WE POWERED
OUR HIGH END WITH A SMALL CROWN AMP.  HOWEVER, THE LOCAL STEREO DEALER TELLS
ME I NEED AT LEAST TWO 4B'S TO BI-AMP THESE SPEAKERS.

IF I GET A LARGE REPLY, I WOULD BE GLAD TO POST THE RESULTS TO THE NET FOR
ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED.

KENNEY SMITH