Well, some of you may remember...and if you do you should win some award of sorts 
, that I purchased another stereo amp recently with the idea of either bi-amping my center channel or using it in bridged mode (essentially as a monoblock amp). First off, I had my center channel (Energy AC-300) run by one channel of my AMC 2N100-5 (150x5) amps (you can find all specs, etc, of these amps by following the link in my sig below). When I found a killer deal on a AMC 2100 (100x2) amp, of which I already had one of running my back surround speakers, I decided to pick it up...
So what I did was experiment...I first ran the center channel of the new 2100 in bridged mode (250 walls). I had to turn my trim level WAY DOWN while balancing my speakers which I thought was interesting...lots of juice. I watched some movies, in particular listening for changes in dialogue. I was surprised when I really couldn't tell the difference from when I was running it by one channel on my 150x5 amp.
So then I decided to run the 2100 in stereo mode (100x2) and bi-amped my center channel. I had to turn my trim back up to where it was when it was run by my 150x5 amp or there abouts. But while watching movies I heard subtle cues and sounds that got lost before. Whether it was breathing, a slight scream noise, or crisper and cleaner dialogue, while bi-amped I definately noticed a difference.
Since the center channel contains the majority of 'sound' in movies...this was arguably one of the best investment I made!
E
The Norwegian A/V Nut!
E-Cinema
, that I purchased another stereo amp recently with the idea of either bi-amping my center channel or using it in bridged mode (essentially as a monoblock amp). First off, I had my center channel (Energy AC-300) run by one channel of my AMC 2N100-5 (150x5) amps (you can find all specs, etc, of these amps by following the link in my sig below). When I found a killer deal on a AMC 2100 (100x2) amp, of which I already had one of running my back surround speakers, I decided to pick it up...So what I did was experiment...I first ran the center channel of the new 2100 in bridged mode (250 walls). I had to turn my trim level WAY DOWN while balancing my speakers which I thought was interesting...lots of juice. I watched some movies, in particular listening for changes in dialogue. I was surprised when I really couldn't tell the difference from when I was running it by one channel on my 150x5 amp.
So then I decided to run the 2100 in stereo mode (100x2) and bi-amped my center channel. I had to turn my trim back up to where it was when it was run by my 150x5 amp or there abouts. But while watching movies I heard subtle cues and sounds that got lost before. Whether it was breathing, a slight scream noise, or crisper and cleaner dialogue, while bi-amped I definately noticed a difference.
Since the center channel contains the majority of 'sound' in movies...this was arguably one of the best investment I made!
E
The Norwegian A/V Nut!
E-Cinema
Luke: "Hey, I'm not such a bad pilot myself, you know"
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