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How many of you are Tri-amping your 3 series maggies?

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AndyR is. Any others?
If you are tri-amping, how major was the improvement when you went from bi-amping to tri-amping.
More specifically, how much improvement did you realize - when going from upgraded caps and inductors while bi-amping - to active tri-amping?
Please disregard the poor sentance structure.

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can someone explain tri-amping to me? - Enchantment1.6s 07:03:52 11/28/06 (6)
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- Re: can someone explain tri-amping to me? - Door Nail 07:23:11 11/28/06 (5)
  Using a 3 way crossover to split the signal from the preamp into a treble channel, a mid-range channel and a bass channel. Now each of the 3 outputs go to one of 3 power amps and each power amp is then connected to the appropriate (tweeter, mid-range, woofer) driver.
  - got it.. thanks! - Enchantment1.6s 07:25:47 11/28/06 (4)
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    - Re: got it.. thanks! - andyr 13:03:17 11/28/06 (3)
      You, I think, have 1.6s ... so you can only bi-amp.
      Regards,
      Andy
      - What would make you think that? :) NT - grantv 14:10:45 11/28/06 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Re: got it.. thanks! posted by andyr on November 28, 2006 at 13:03:17:
        
        I thought 1.6s only had 2 drivers? nt - andyr 17:56:55 11/28/06 (1)
        
        In Reply to: What would make you think that? :) NT posted by grantv on November 28, 2006 at 14:10:45:
        
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        Sorry. - grantv 06:46:40 11/29/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: I thought 1.6s only had 2 drivers? nt posted by andyr on November 28, 2006 at 17:56:55:
        
        My pathetic attempt at humor. Was referring to "how do you figure she has 1.6's".... bad joke.
Me, me, me, me ... meee!! :-)) - andyr 11:36:47 11/27/06 (4)
Hi Mike,
It's hard to remember the sonic journey (because it was so long ago! :-)) ) but I'll try.
I started off by upgrading the external passive XO and bi-amping. This, if I remember correctly, gave me more bass (both depth and "snap") and clarity in the bass. Then I upgraded the internal XO ... as anticipated, this gave me more clarity in mids and highs.
Then I decided to build some 3-way active XOs and bought a third Naim amp.
3-way active gave me more clarity, snap and "you're there" presence than 2-way passively bi-amping.
Regards,
Andy
- Re: Me, me, me, me ... meee!! :-)) - stevenk 11:42:10 11/27/06 (3)
  Andy,
  How was the sound with three Naim amps? I've never heard of anyone using Naims on Maggies.
  steve
  - Re: Me, me, me, me ... meee!! :-)) - andyr 12:37:45 11/27/06 (2)
    Hi Steve,
    No ... I think that's because most Naim owners are brainwashed members of the "Linn/Naim" cult! :-)) (This only "allows" certain combinations of gear!! :-)) )
    My 2 x (old) Naim 250s drove my IIIAs very well in the passive setup and then I bought a Naim 180 (160?) for the ribbons, when I went 3-way active.
    However, in a direct comparison of one of my Naim 250s with an AKSA, the AKSA proved to be the better-sounding amp ... so I built 3 AKSAs. The money I got for my Naim gear paid for the AKSAs!! :-))
    Regards,
    Andy
    - Re: Me, me, me, me ... meee!! :-)) - stevenk 16:56:41 11/27/06 (1)
      I'd call it more like a religion. :-)
      I just got a chance to borrow a Butler 2250 amp from a friend over the weekend and I'm currently using it on the bass panels. I moved my VTL MB-125's up to the mids/hi's (I know, I should be tri-amping). Being a tube guy, I really like this combination. The Butler has that warm, tube-like sound but with 400 wpc into 4 ohms, it grabs the bass panels like a vice grips and doesn't break a sweat even at high volumes.
      I would have liked to heard your IIIA's with Naim, I can't imagine how fast and PRATty that must have sounded. I prefer the warmth and texture of tubes, particularly with maggies. Maybe if I get a Butler, I can use the 125's on the mids and my ST-85 on top. Glorious!
      steve
      - Re: Me, me, me, me ... meee!! :-)) - andyr 17:33:54 11/27/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Me, me, me, me ... meee!! :-)) posted by stevenk on November 27, 2006 at 16:56:41:
        
        yes I agree (religion! :-)) )!! The Naims do not sound as good as my current amps, though!
        Wow, 400w into 4 ohms on the bass panels - and then your VTLs on the mids & highs - must sound pretty fantastic!
        I'm envious and jeez I'm looking forward to getting my system set up again!! Only about 8 weeks, I hope, and we'll be back in our renovated house and all my vinyl and gear will be back in its rightful place!! :-)) I don't know about you, Stateside, but all the tradesmen here are rushing to finish their many jobs before Christmas - then they take their annual leave! So we won't actually do the move until mid-Jan.
        Happy listening,
        Andy

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