We can argue about the terminology, but I'd view bi amping as different from active speakers:
Bi amp: amp -> crossover -> speaker driver unit Active speaker: crossover -> amp -> speaker driver unit In the first case the crossover needs to handle the power sent to the speakers. The amp sees a high impedance for the frequencies which are not handled by specific driver unit. Downside is that the crossovers are lossy and need to use components which can handle the power. In the second case all the crossover is done at low power and so can use higher quality components. The full power of the amp is then used to drive the driver unit. -- Triode ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Triode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28381 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
