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selkec · 12-23-2009, 10:36 AM

Would it benefit me any to run 2 xpa-3's to my front 3 speakers? All 3 speakers are biampable. I could on #1 xpa-3 run front left woofers, center highs and front right mids and highs. Then with #2 xpa-3 run front left mids and highs, center mids, and right woofers. I can get a good deal on another xpa-3. So what are all your thoughts?

crazyBLUE · 12-23-2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by selkec

Would it benefit me any to run 2 xpa-3's to my front 3 speakers? All 3 speakers are biampable. I could on #1 xpa-3 run front left woofers, center highs and front right mids and highs. Then with #2 xpa-3 run front left mids and highs, center mids, and right woofers. I can get a good deal on another xpa-3. So what are all your thoughts?

If it was me I would make things easy . Bi-amp your front left with 1 of the XPA-3's & Bi-amp the front right with the other XPA-3 . Then Bi-amp the center with the 1 channel left over from each of the XPA-3's .

There should be some benifits from Bi-amping verses not . It won't be night & day .

selkec · 12-23-2009, 10:53 AM

Yeah I guess I was just thinking thsat this way I would accomplish 2 things. One is to lighten the load by using one channel for front left woofers, center, and front right highs. Just in case there is some heavy bass music or scenes. This will also offer 2 amps/ and 2 power supplies to each speaker.
OR.......just get an xpa-2?

crazyBLUE · 12-23-2009, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by selkec

Yeah I guess I was just thinking thsat this way I would accomplish 2 things. One is to lighten the load by using one channel for front left woofers, center, and front right highs. Just in case there is some heavy bass music or scenes. This will also offer 2 amps/ and 2 power supplies to each speaker.
OR.......just get an xpa-2?

Either way will work selkec . It will not matter if you have 1 amp powering each of the speakers & the other amp Bi-amping each of the speakers .

When you Bi-amp you are Splitting the signal for that speaker , Make it easy so you don't end up sending the wrong signal to A couple of speakers .

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12-23-2009, 10:36 AM	#1
selkec Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Dec 2009 Location:indianapolis,IN Home Theater Gallery:6	Emotiva Xpa3 times two? Would it benefit me any to run 2 xpa-3's to my front 3 speakers? All 3 speakers are biampable. I could on #1 xpa-3 run front left woofers, center highs and front right mids and highs. Then with #2 xpa-3 run front left mids and highs, center mids, and right woofers. I can get a good deal on another xpa-3. So what are all your thoughts?

12-23-2009, 10:53 AM	#3
selkec Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Dec 2009 Location:indianapolis,IN Home Theater Gallery:6	Yeah I guess I was just thinking thsat this way I would accomplish 2 things. One is to lighten the load by using one channel for front left woofers, center, and front right highs. Just in case there is some heavy bass music or scenes. This will also offer 2 amps/ and 2 power supplies to each speaker. OR.......just get an xpa-2?

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