“Can I use the additional 2 channels to Bi-amp my front speakers?”
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Yes, I have a 4 channel amp, 2 channels for each speaker and it makes a big difference.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The short answer is no with (possibly) in parenthesis, but with mixed results. True bi-amping requires the use of an electronic crossover so that the low frequencies only go to the woofers and the high frequencies go only to the tweeters. This promotes efficiency in that amps are not trying to process the full range of sound needlessly and passive components in the speakers are typically bypassed. The vast majority of bi-amp set ups are used in configurations such as 2 channel audio, with separate video processors and power amps, or with more expensive surround sound receivers with the appropriate connections and menu setups to assign amps for bi-amping and potentially use Audyssey and electronic crossover setup with that in mind. There is no pre-amp level output on the receiver and a corresponding pre-amp level line input nor a tape loop, which are typically used to place the electronic crossover in the signal path. But you could wire the tweeter section of your speaker to the Front channel binding posts and the woofer to the Zone 2 and set the receiver to send a stereo signal to the Zone 2. You would be at the mercy of how the tweeter section responded to Audyssey and in your experiment, might best try manual set up bypassing Audyssey using a sound level meter or app. The woofer section of your speaker would get a full range stereo signal and ignore Audyssey processing. This is because the extra two amplifiers are assignable, but this model does not permit them to be assigned to the front in a bi-amp mode as some more expensive receivers permit through the set up menu. Again, this would not be true bi-amping in the sense of the word and the benefits of bi-amping would not be effected in such a set up.
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