Bi-amp with integrated amp and receiver (which is best?)

[Joris Ceoen]

Hello everyone,

I’ve recently acquired a set of R-series, R11’s for front, R2C for center and R3’s for surrounds. Subwoofer will come later, but for now that’s it.

I have used a Yamaha A-S1100 integrated amp for stereo listening for about a few months before also going surround. As a result I recently got the Yamaha RX-A4A. The question I have now is, I originally wanted to steer the fronts with the integrated amp though the pre-out/main-in combo and the rest of the speakers with the receiver.

However, is it possible at all to bi-amp the fronts instead with both amps, and if so is there any benefit in doing this. If yes, how do I set this up?

I’ll be happy either way but the point of the integrated amp inclusion is so I could also still listen stereo with tuner, CD-player and turntable. What do I choose best as overal setup with what I have now?

 

[Sam08861]

Sounds like you're looking to compare a surround setup vs. a 2 channel bi-amped setups?

If you don't listen to multichannel music, I think if you have good speakers, bi-amping might yield better results, but you'll need to invest in a crossover and cabling. The crossover will split the signals from your pre-amp into highs/lows or how many ever drivers/amps you have, depending on the crossover.

As an example, for my bi-amp, I spent and add'l $500 or to so Bi-amp my speakers with existing receivers I had. (~$350 - active crossover, $150 cables and other stuff)

Results were good and my system is still in the same config. Thread here: https://audiokarma.org/forums/index...h-driverack-pa2-project-and-questions.870225/