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<blockquote data-quote="squeak9798" data-source="post: 2005576" data-attributes="member: 555320">That&#039;s not bi-amping.&nbsp; That&#039;s active.Bi-amping is simply powering the tweeter and woofer with independent channels through the passive xover.&nbsp; It&#039;s still located between the amplifier and the speakers, but instead of only having a single input into the passive, you have two inputs per passive...one for the tweeter from one amplifier channel, one for the woofer for a 2nd amplifier channel.&nbsp; You, henceforth, need 4 channels of amplification to bi-amp a 2-way component set.&nbsp; But you are still utilizing the passive xover to cross over the signal to the drivers.No.&nbsp; The passive crossover can ONLY be used between the amplifier and the speakers with an amplified signal.&nbsp; It can not be used to split a preamp level signal, or to split the signal between multiple amplifiers.You can not use a passive designed for speakers prior to the amplifier with high level inputs because the input impedance of the amplifier is much, much, much higher than a speaker&#039;s impedance, and this would render the passive completely useless.It does, as long as you understand how to bi-amp a passive system (see above, you seem confused on the subject), and the passive crossover is bi-ampable.&nbsp; Most 3-way bi-ampable passives do use a single input for the tweeter and midrange, and the other input for the midbass driver (as far as I am aware).However, I&#039;m curious as to why you want to bi-amp?&nbsp; It really isn&#039;t all that useful in most circumstances.&nbsp; Unless you are doing it for something specific like being able to better level match the tweeter with the mid (or tweeter and midrange with the midbass), it really isn&#039;t worth the effort.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="squeak9798, post: 2005576, member: 555320"] That's not bi-amping. That's active. Bi-amping is simply powering the tweeter and woofer with independent channels through the passive xover. It's still located between the amplifier and the speakers, but instead of only having a single input into the passive, you have two inputs per passive...one for the tweeter from one amplifier channel, one for the woofer for a 2nd amplifier channel. You, henceforth, need 4 channels of amplification to bi-amp a 2-way component set. But you are still utilizing the passive xover to cross over the signal to the drivers. No. The passive crossover can [B]ONLY[/B] be used between the amplifier and the speakers with an amplified signal. It can not be used to split a preamp level signal, or to split the signal between multiple amplifiers. You can not use a passive designed for speakers prior to the amplifier with high level inputs because the input impedance of the amplifier is much, much, much higher than a speaker's impedance, and this would render the passive completely useless. It does, as long as you understand how to bi-amp a passive system (see above, you seem confused on the subject), and the passive crossover is bi-ampable. Most 3-way bi-ampable passives do use a single input for the tweeter and midrange, and the other input for the midbass driver (as far as I am aware). However, I'm curious as to why you want to bi-amp? It really isn't all that useful in most circumstances. Unless you are doing it for something specific like being able to better level match the tweeter with the mid (or tweeter and midrange with the midbass), it really isn't worth the effort. [/QUOTE]

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