Mike Anderson;170323 Wrote: > > I do have two amps, but they're both integrated amps. Is there someway > I can make sure the volumes are properly coordinated at all times?
Hmm... if the amps aren't identical I would just hook one channel of one amp up to one speaker and one channel of the other amp up to the other speaker, and one output of your SB or DAC into each amp, play a mono signal (like a 1 kHz tone), and match the sound levels (preferably with a meter, but you could probably tune it pretty well by ear). Then after that don't touch the volume knobs, or at least mark down the setting. Assuming both amps are functioning properly, the frequency response should be very flat, so once you've equalized the volumes with one tone they should be effectively identical. Once you get it set up as a horizontal bi-amp (one amp does both woofers, the other does both tweeters), the relative volumes will act like crude tone controls. If one is more powerful that the other, use it for the woofers. I suppose there might be some differential gain in the analogue crossover you'll be replacing with the 2496, but I don't see how to find that out other than to hook up some amps and listen a bit, or record a sweep with a measuring mic and check. And you'll want to do that anyway to fine-tune the crossovers. Sounds like fun! -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31656 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
