Please bear with me here but I have a question on suggestions hooking up 2 milti-channel amps. Below are 2 different options
7.2 SYSTEM
New Classe CA-5300 (being delivered this week)
New Classe SSP-800 1.4 (being delivered this week)
Existing Classe CA-5100
SPEAKERS
803D L&R
HTM2D Center
4 805S for rear and center surround
2 JL Audio gotham's (being delivered this week)
OPTION 1:
I was planning on hooking the new CA-5300 to the front 3 left, Right, Center, and mid 805 surround
I was planning on hooking the CA-5100 BI-amped to the rear 805's and not use one channel
803D's 300 watts ea.
HTM2D 300 watts
805 mid surround 300 watts ea
805 rear surround bi-amped 200 watts each
This seems like an even distribution of power considering the 2 amps I have. The rear surround would be the only pair bi-amped and 100 watts less power going to them than the rest of the system..
OPTION 2:
BI-amp the new CA-5300 to the 803D's left and right
5th channel from the CA-5300 to the center HTM2D
Existing CA-5100 use 4 channels and run to the 4 805S surround channels. Still one channel on this amp not being used....
Bi-amped 803D's (600 watts)
HTM2D (300 watts)
4 805's (100 watts each)
My question is that the front three would have different power running to them and could this cause a major difference during movies? However bi-amping the left and right and having 600 watts going into them could be incredible... Then the 4 surround would have significantly less than the front at only 100 watts ea. My question is that the front left and right might drown out the rest of the system?? I know you can dial it in but would it be better the way explaing in the first set up?
Very interesting delima and could use suggestions
7.2 SYSTEM
New Classe CA-5300 (being delivered this week)
New Classe SSP-800 1.4 (being delivered this week)
Existing Classe CA-5100
SPEAKERS
803D L&R
HTM2D Center
4 805S for rear and center surround
2 JL Audio gotham's (being delivered this week)
OPTION 1:
I was planning on hooking the new CA-5300 to the front 3 left, Right, Center, and mid 805 surround
I was planning on hooking the CA-5100 BI-amped to the rear 805's and not use one channel
803D's 300 watts ea.
HTM2D 300 watts
805 mid surround 300 watts ea
805 rear surround bi-amped 200 watts each
This seems like an even distribution of power considering the 2 amps I have. The rear surround would be the only pair bi-amped and 100 watts less power going to them than the rest of the system..
OPTION 2:
BI-amp the new CA-5300 to the 803D's left and right
5th channel from the CA-5300 to the center HTM2D
Existing CA-5100 use 4 channels and run to the 4 805S surround channels. Still one channel on this amp not being used....
Bi-amped 803D's (600 watts)
HTM2D (300 watts)
4 805's (100 watts each)
My question is that the front three would have different power running to them and could this cause a major difference during movies? However bi-amping the left and right and having 600 watts going into them could be incredible... Then the 4 surround would have significantly less than the front at only 100 watts ea. My question is that the front left and right might drown out the rest of the system?? I know you can dial it in but would it be better the way explaing in the first set up?
Very interesting delima and could use suggestions
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