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Cool. Yeah most biamped systems I have heard really have the dynamics with good amps. I have thought about it myself but my Monitor 7's aren't that big and are not insensitive enough to make it a big deal to biamp, but I am sure that they would be more dynamic with multiple amps. What Paradigm speakers was he running. It would be cool to know seeing that I have found Adcom amps cheap as hell on ebay and audiogon and biamping my Paradigms would make them dynamic as all get out plus I would probably get better control with the added power.
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I think he said they were an older Studio 100. It was the first time I really personally played around with biamping and I was really impressed with what we were able to do with the system. If your Paradigm are biampable you might think about trying it. Adcom would be great for the bass but you could even go tube for the mid/high or a solid state amp that has better resolution than the Adcom. With the little NAD's bridged on the system we're talking about the mid/high had more than adequate headroom which gave the overall system SPL to the extreme. The 5500 didn't have any problem keeping up. Last I checked Adcom on Audiogon it was crazy cheap. It would be good to find a preamp with dual outputs. This would avoid having to use a Y adaptor.
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You are right about the duel output preamp because with the Y adapter you will still be sharing the voltage output of one output through two amps and this would lower output dramatically. Preamps with duel outputs typically have seperate output circuits for each output so that both amps will have a good amount of input voltage for both amps to work like designed.
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IMO, the best bang for the buck will come from using an integrated amp and a separate CD player.
The NAD C320BEE is a good sounding unit which can be found inexpensively on the Audiogon. For a little more outlay look at a Primare A20 or YBA YA-201, though there are many great choices in that price range.
I have extensive experience with Dynaudio speakers from the Audience to the Contour series. I have compared Dyn standmounts to the Paradigm Studio (100), and Revel M-20s in house. I have heard the Usher Be718(correct model #) and think it is fantastic but a bit pricey. If your budget allows I would seriously consider a used pair of Dynaudio Audience 52s or Contour 1.3s (MkI or MkII). The Audience series were a very good value and only gave up a little refinement to the Contour series which were over twice the cost. You mentioned the lack of CA speakers soundstage and that happens to be a Dyn strong suit along with refined treble and astonishing bass out of a tiny box.
I liked my first pair of Audience 50s so much that I have only moved up the Dynaudio line. My first upgrade was to Contour 1.3 MkIs and now to Contour 1.3 SEs, which are astonishingly good speakers but very, very hard to come buy. I have used the aforementioned integrateds as well as Bryston, Proceed and now Krell electronics to drive them to great effect.
Best wishes in your search,
Earl
Note: I am also on a Dynaudio thread so if anyone has more in depth questions I can probably find you an answer.
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Originally Posted by harley .guy07
I am not sure when you built your kits but the kits at Madisound and Parts Express are of better quality than what you are explaining about the kits you built. They have real veneer cabinets with high quality crossovers with drivers that way exceed anything that is put in a store sold speaker at quite a but more money than the kit and they also look real good as well. There are some people out there that are against kits and I understand that but I have seen and heard excellent results with a lot of the kits that both of these companies sell and trust in both companies for their quality and design ability.
Yeah the same friend who has the Electrocompaniet CDP also has a set of bookshelf speakers that he built from a Madisound kit. Pretty impressive build quality and sound.
frenchmon
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Originally Posted by harley .guy07
Cool. Yeah most biamped systems I have heard really have the dynamics with good amps. I have thought about it myself but my Monitor 7's aren't that big and are not insensitive enough to make it a big deal to biamp, but I am sure that they would be more dynamic with multiple amps. What Paradigm speakers was he running. It would be cool to know seeing that I have found Adcom amps cheap as hell on ebay and audiogon and biamping my Paradigms would make them dynamic as all get out plus I would probably get better control with the added power.
Harley...what Paradigms do you have? I've heard you say many negative things about your set, makes me wonder whats wrong with yours? I have the v3 series and they are bi wired not amped and theys sound great. And they are as tall as Mr. Peabodys Dynaudio speakers..so I guess if yours are as tall as the V3's they are big enough to bi amp.
frenchmon
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