Bi-amp my comps?

[stocker08 10+ year member]

Should I only be using my front input rcas now that I am only running the front speakers? It wont matter if I run the mids on the front channels and tweeters on the rear channels, will it?

 

[Sir-Lancelot 10+ year member]

why wouldn't they see any more power?if you bi amp them then you'll be seeing the 180 watts 90 directly to the tweet and 90 to the mid, that is if i read correctly and the ops amp puts out 90x4

When sending 90w to a passive component set, the mid gets 90 and the tweeter gets 90. Each driver is already getting 90w within it's frequency range. It does not divide the power into the two drivers.

If he Bi amps each driver is still getting 90w. I do not see how it would get more power. IF I am wrong, please enlighten me. It would not be the first time I have been wrong. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

When sending 90w to a passive component set, the mid gets 90 and the tweeter gets 90. Each driver is already getting 90w within it's frequency range. It does not divide the power into the two drivers.
If he Bi amps each driver is still getting 90w. I do not see how it would get more power. IF I am wrong, please enlighten me. It would not be the first time I have been wrong. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Wtf, what it seems like you're saying is that the passive xover will magically double the amps output.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

Wtf, what it seems like you're saying is that the passive xover will magically double the amps output.

precision power isn't the name for no reason. if you run 4 of their crossovers in parallel, you can just run deck power to achieve 300 watts. best components ever.

 

[Sir-Lancelot 10+ year member]

Wtf, what it seems like you're saying is that the passive xover will magically double the amps output.

That is not what I said. Since you cant read, I will say it again.

If you run 90 watts through a passive crossover, the mid gets 90w and the tweeter gets 90w IN THEIR FREQUENCY RANGE. Nowhere in my post did I say it doubles the wattage. What I said to the OP is if he bi-amps his components each driver will still see 90w.

Please enlighten me..... How that is wrong?

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

That is not what I said. Since you cant read, I will say it again.
If you run 90 watts through a passive crossover, the mid gets 90w and the tweeter gets 90w IN THEIR FREQUENCY RANGE. Nowhere in my post did I say it doubles the wattage. What I said to the OP is if he bi-amps his components each driver will still see 90w.

Please enlighten me..... How that is wrong?

This is where it seems like your saying the passive xover doubles the wattage.

If you run 90 watts through a passive crossover, the mid gets 90w and the tweeter gets 90w

Still assuming the 90x4 rating:

When not bi-amped. The passive xover will split that 90w between the mid and tweet.

When bi-amped, each speaker will be see 90w each independently as each speaker will need its own input and output on the passive xover.

When not using the bi-amp feature of the passive comp set, you'll just need two channels of amplification, unless you're bridging.

When bi-amping, you'll need at least 4 channels of amplification(one for each speaker), more if bridging.