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how bout when you dont biamp? Besides, if using one amp your sending the full audio range to both drivers and not really gaining any benefit anyway.
Thanks, it only happens occasionally (as concerning as it is) so would need to undo biamping for weeks to say it's not happening. Agree it is otherwise an obvious step towards testing.
Yes, using one amp and empirically speaking there is a noticeable improvement to the sound.
[quote=soox]Hi guys,
Hoping to dip into the infinite pool of wisdom once again.
I recently bi-amped my KEF Q300s (CXA60), and am now occasionally hearing an electric sound for ~two seconds on the first song after the setup is restarted. Sounds like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-W3wRyF1Ac.
First only in one speaker, now in both.
Thanks.[/quoTE
Your amplifier only has 2 channels.
To bi-amp your speakers would require FOUR amplifiers; TWO FOR EACH SPEAKER! That is what bi-amping means; 2 amplifiers for each speaker. You would need two CXA60s or some other power amplifiers.
I think may mean that you have the speakers BI-WIRED (two sets of wires from the left amp channel to the left speaker, and two sets of wires from the right channel to the right speaker.
In any case, what you are hearing for the first two seconds or whatever has nothing to do with any of that.
It has to be coming from whatever your music source is. Is it coming from a CD player or what?
sorry, yes, bi-wired, not bi-amped.
one correction is that the issue started happening shortly BEFORE I bi-wired. before that, made no changes to the setup.
the source is spotify over bluetooth.
I'm surprised this electrical sound is as rare as it appears to be for everyone else. I am of course concerned about damage to the speaker.
I suggest that you eliminate any source connection that involves bluetooth. The noise you are hearing is probably an interval where the connection is initiated. Bluetooth fidelity also sucks.
Figure out a way to get the internet music to the system by a WiFi connection.
Grace Digital has internet tuners that are inexpensive and good. I use one.