Triode;143867 Wrote: > 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.
They are both types of bi-amping. "Active speaker" is when you package the amplifier or ampllifiers together with the speaker (usually hanging off the back). "Active speaker" doesn't have to mean more than one amp per speaker, although it usually does. -- P Floding ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28381 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
