Biamping with very different amps

I'm considering biamping the HF/MF units of KEF Reference 107/2s with a pair of Cary CAD 572SE monoblocks and the LF with a pair of Parasound JC 1 monoblocks. Does that seem a crazy idea?

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mechans Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,999 posts 01-31-2018 at 04:51am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No not at all. That's something I have wanted to try for a long time. That's the idea a bass specific high current amp and a tube amp for the magic imagery and tone.
edwyun Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 196 posts 01-31-2018 at 05:11am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Not crazy. But you will typically need a means of adjusting gain as between the separate amps to make them equal. Usually done at the active crossover stage.
imhififan Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 652 posts 01-31-2018 at 05:34am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If passive biamping, the JC 1 will provide about equal to the maximum output power of the CAD 572SE. Active biamping is the way to go!

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