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In Reply to: RE: "400 Watts Bridged/Mono @ 8 Ω" ... posted by andyr on November 15, 2020 at 23:18:03
thanks for pointing that out Andy, didn't catch that-
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Having bought the Bryston - why not keep your UPA-1 monoblocs and actively biamp?
(1x Emotiva on each bass panel and your new stereo 3BST driving mids & ribbons.)
Of course, you would need a 2-way active XO (to replace the external XO box of the 20s) - but this can cheaply and easily be done with a miniDSP 10x10HD ($599).
( Note: you could use a miniDSP 2x4HD but, based on the improvement in a friend's system when he recently replaced two 2x4s with the physically much larger 10x10HD, I believe:
a) there are better-sounding components used in the 10x10HD, and
b) it uses a better power supply.)
We know what the stock XO points are, for an MG-20 (so the miniDSP can be programmed for these) - and the miniDSP 10x10HD gives you the ability to store 4 different configurations ... and swap between them on the fly! So you might find a different XO combo which sounds better. :-))
Andy
I'm currently using a Marchand XM44 external XO.
Now you have me confused! :-((You are already bi-amping ... yet you said you are using two Emotiva UPA-1s ... which are monoblocs?
Andy
Edits: 11/16/20
the two UPA-1's are on the top end (tweet/mid) seen in the far left corner, the other hidden on the rt.I also have the two XPA-1's on the bottom end
The Marchand is in the middle/middle
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Then I don't think you can do much better than that (in terms of amplifiers). Heaps of grunt on the bass! :-))
I would suspect your current UPA-1s will sound better on the mids & ribbons than the Bryston?
Andy
Not sure, will find out next week when the Brys arrive.
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