Paradigm Monitor Surround 3 v7 - Manuel (Page 24)

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Passive bi-amping offers a dramatic improvement in clarity, openness
and detail, with much better bass solidity and definition. The presentation
of music and movie soundtracks is simply more intelligible and transparent.
With passive bi-amping, the speaker’s internal passive crossovers remain
connected. An external electronic crossover is not required and cannot
be used (there is no direct electrical access to individual drive units). This
saves expense and setup difficulties. Passive bi-amping optimizes your
speaker to achieve the best possible high-end performance.
To bi-amplify, two power amplifiers are required. Connection can be
either vertical or horizontal.
Horizontal Bi-Amplification
(shown on previous page) dedicates one
amplifier to your speakers’ mid/low-frequency inputs and another to
their high-frequency inputs. This configuration can maintain better clarity
when listening at loud levels—if low-frequency demands cause amplifier
clipping, distortion will still be kept away from high-frequency drivers.
Connect your speakers to one amplifier at a time.
Vertical Bi-Amplification
(not shown) dedicates one amplifier to each
speaker. This configuration provides complete channel separation, which
optimizes your system’s imaging ability. Connect your speakers to one
amplifier at a time.
Bi-Amp Connection
(Cont'd)