Bi-amping 803D's

[gsengmaq]

I own a pair of 803D's which serve as fronts in my home theater system. I drive them, the center speaker, a HTM2D, and four surrounds, B&W Sig 7's, with a McIntosh MC207 which give me 200W into 7 channels. Since I have yet to encounter pretty much anything in 7.1 surround (everything seems to be 5.1), I have been contemplating bi-amping the fronts using the two channels which now run the rear speakers. I should mention that I also have a sub, the Velodyne DD15 which of course has it's own amp. I run the 803D's in large mode, i.e. full range, and just add the sub for frequencies below 60Hz. Since I run them full range, I thought that maybe another 200W (giving a total of 400W per speaker) could be useful since I read a lot about how power hungry the B&W's are. Any thoughts?
Gert

[Race Car Driver]

I bi amped my HTM1 center with my aragon 4004 (200x2) just because I had the extra channel and wire, figured it wouldn't hurt.

I say why not.
Others will say it wont do a thing for you unless you pull the crossovers out of the bottom of the speakers.

[gsengmaq]

Anyone have a view on this topic? I would have thought there'd plenty of opinions.
Gert

[Kal Rubinson]

Some of us are plenty tired of the biwiring/biamping discussion. It recurs with annoying regularity.

Kal

[Race Car Driver]

So dont reply?

[Aldo]

I intend to bi-wire all my surround speakers. Let's see what happened!
I'm running 2 times the current cable length so I figured that bi-wire could help me keep things almost the same! I do not know about this very well but....

[Kal Rubinson]

So dont reply?

I was responding to his questioning why there were so few responses. Implicit in my comment is that there's lots of discussion available for the searching.

Kal

[DM3000 Owner]

I was responding to his questioning why there were so few responses. Implicit in my comment is that there's lots of discussion available for the searching.

Kal

Kal,

I read that you are getting new speakers. Can you comment?

Thanks,

Chris

[Kal Rubinson]

Kal,

I read that you are getting new speakers. Can you comment?

Thanks,

Chris

No. I have no specific plans but I am always looking for better.

Kal

[RebelMan]

No. I have no specific plans but I am always looking for better.

Hmm, that opens up a few possibilities. Better at what price? :W

[Kal Rubinson]

Hmm, that opens up a few possibilities. Better at what price? :W

Whatever I can afford :W and whatever fits in my room confortably. Both preclude the large Wilsons, for example.

However, I am not now strongly motivated; just open to the possibilities.

[gsengmaq]

Some of us are plenty tired of the biwiring/biamping discussion. It recurs with annoying regularity.

Kal

Thanks for the rude response, Kal. I have looked at various posts but haven't found the answer to my query, i.e. is the McIntosh's 200W/ch enough to drive the 803D's. If anyone, apart from Kal, has a view, I'd appreciate it.
Gert

[Aldo]

Thanks for the rude response, Kal. I have looked at various posts but haven't found the answer to my query, i.e. is the McIntosh's 200W/ch enough to drive the 803D's. If anyone, apart from Kal, has a view, I'd appreciate it.
Gert

I run 802Ds with the Mc 252 and it is just fine so I think that for the 803s you also be fine with 200watts. It depends on your room size though!

[Kal Rubinson]

Thanks for the rude response, Kal. I have looked at various posts but haven't found the answer to my query, i.e. is the McIntosh's 200W/ch enough to drive the 803D's. If anyone, apart from Kal, has a view, I'd appreciate it.
Gert

Well, if you had found the other discussions, you would have found that biamping with an additional 200W amp does NOT get you 400w capability but only a small incremental increase in power.

BTW, I am happy with 200wpc driving the 802Ds.

Sorry you took my post as rude as it was not so intended.

Kal

[Pedro]

that biamping with an additional 200W amp does NOT get you 400w capability but only a small incremental increase in power.

And how about conecting a 400W monoblock? will be have more incremental power than biamping with 2 200x2 amps? :T

[Kal Rubinson]

And how about conecting a 400W monoblock? will be have more incremental power than biamping with 2 200x2 amps? :T

Indeed.

Kal

[gsengmaq]

Apology accepted, Kal, and thanks for the replies.
Gert

[style]

I'm no pro bi-amping.

I have a 803s with Rotel RB1092.
I have tested to bi.amp. the 803s in my room (5,5meter x 10) but personaly
I prefer "simply2 by-wired.

(803s->RB1092 / htm3s ->Rb1091 /805s-> RB1092)

Greetings from Switzerland
omar