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Is true-biamping now cheaper and easer?

Crown now, in their XLS series, sells high powered stereo amps (300 -500 per channel/8 ohms, doubling into 4) that offer a highly variable low and high pass filtration that can be channeled selectively into the left and right outputs. Moreover, the gain of each output is individually variable. Hence, two-way, bi-amping is now easy (you select the cross-over point, and adjust the volumes of the tweet and woofer) and cheap, ~$300-500 per speaker. Just get rid of that awful passive crossover.

Is this a great possibility, or am I missing something.

P.S.In responding to this, please realized that I don't believe that one can hear either cables or amps (given they have the watts). I prefer objectivity, something one hear it 'blinded'!
pmcneil
elizabeth
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Great if you are using a public address system for your listening pleasure....
If that is what you are using for speakers, then that particular Crown series should do a decent job, since they are designated as PA (public address system) amps.
wolf_garcia
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I had a 400 watt biamp made by Kustom (300 watts for bass, 100 watts for treble) to power a pair of Altec A7's for my band in the 70's (huge improvement on the Peavey powered mixer it replaced). So what exactly is new? Also, it sounded great for its time. Now I use a current model 700 watt QSC to power a couple of passive Mackies for solo gigs and other live stuff...it sounds better. Use any of the above in my hifi rig? No. Set it up to scare kids on my porch on Halloween? Yes.
4est
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Often you get what you pay for...
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tpreaves
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I tend to agree with Ms. Liz. When I was a young man, I thought that if I used the pro stuff at home, I would have an awesome stereo. It was until I got introduced to high quality sound equipment. If pro sound equipment floats your boat, rock on brother!!!!
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