Topic: which one would have better SQ

[accastil]

1) mono bridging 2 rb03s and using 1 for each speaker.
2) making use of rb1070 instead of rb03 but not doing a dual-mono config
3) making use of 2 rb03s and using 1 for low pass and 1 for hi pass spkr terminals.

your opinions needed. ty!

[av_phile1]

Forget about bridging if you want to improve sound quality.  It is used to increase power and may  in fact compromise sound quality as it is forced to operate under strained conditions.

[accastil]

Forget about bridging if you want to improve sound quality.  It is used to increase power and may  in fact compromise sound quality as it is forced to operate under strained conditions.

so what then between options 2 and 3 would have better SQ. forget about option 1.

[mike c]

option 2 is the best.  bi-amping gained me totally no improvement.

[qguy]

it depends on the power requirments,  if your using a 20 watt amp and maxing out the 20 watt amp.. bi-amping would make a HUGE difference as you would not max out the capabilities of a single amp. On the other hand using a 100 watt amp and then biamping with another 100 amp and then you would actually just use 20 watts or so.. would make a little difference

Biamping could also be advantageous when you want a "high" quality amp for your mid/hi  drivers and a good high power amp forr your  woofer....same scenario in a Bookshelf / Sub setup  Class A or AB for the BS and Class D for the subs.

[bugoy-bugoy]

option 2 is the best.  bi-amping gained me totally no improvement.

i second d motion

[ATJr.]

it depends on the power requirments,  if your using a 20 watt amp and maxing out the 20 watt amp.. bi-amping would make a HUGE difference as you would not max out the capabilities of a single amp. On the other hand using a 100 watt amp and then biamping with another 100 amp and then you would actually just use 20 watts or so.. would make a little difference

Biamping could also be advantageous when you want a "high" quality amp for your mid/hi  drivers and a good high power amp forr your  woofer....same scenario in a Bookshelf / Sub setup  Class A or AB for the BS and Class D for the subs.

biamping using 2 identical amps is the way to go...why?, it is because identical amps will have the same gain, balancing becomes easier...

do not be afraid that you are only using the 100watt amp at 20 watt levels, you are not wasting power this way..

using a higher powered amp, say 200watter at lower levels simply means that you will have more dynamic range available this way, even if on the average you will just be listening at a 2 to 5 watt level in the home environment.

with a high powered amp, clipping is likewise avoided most of the time. remember that a 20 watt amp will always clipp earlier than a 200watt amp...

[av_phile1]

Either options 2 or 3 would serve your purpose.

True Bi amping is best served when using active preamp crossovers and bypassing the speaker's passive crossovers.

Using active subwoofers is a form of true bi-amping, provided the main speakers are set to SMALL.

[ATJr.]

cross-evers, yes you have to have one before you can implement biamping....

[accastil]

thanks for all your inputs guys...finally i have a mono-mono set up...each of my paradigms now powered by 2x mono B&k power amps with 200W each. it rocks!