I thought of horizontal biamping using a higher wattage pro amp on the bottom and tubes on top, but then have the imbalance of amps to deal with.
Sure, tubes up top, SS downstairs! An active crossover would take a lot of pressure off those amps, too. Bryson 10b has a great reputation.
I guess an active crossover along with the passive crossover components may work for balancing the amps, but completely bypassing the internal crossover and using only an active? With all those drivers and additional eq controls and complicated crossover, I don't know how easy it would be to get everything dialed in. I've never used an active crossover before, but have a simple one that's never been removed from the box.
Should be a fun project to work through. A friend of mine has 2 Bryston (7 B I think) 500watt monoblocks he'd like to sell me.......But I'm cheap.
I don't think anyone's recommending bypassing the passive crossover. I certainly would not advise that. The active crossover is simply used to reduce the load on the amps by passing only low frequencies to the bass amp and mid-bass and higher frequencies to the amp running the rest of the drivers.
Congratulations on acquiring a fine set of speakers!
I guess an active crossover along with the passive crossover components may work for balancing the amps, but completely bypassing the internal crossover and using only an active? With all those drivers and additional eq controls and complicated crossover, I don't know how easy it would be to get everything dialed in. I've never used an active crossover before, but have a simple one that's never been removed from the box.
Should be a fun project to work through. A friend of mine has 2 Bryston (7 B I think) 500watt monoblocks he'd like to sell me.......But I'm cheap.
You can try *Around the sound in Seattle, WA.* They did a great job on my mids for $30 each. You have to act fast, he is retiring soon. The shop number is 206-782-7975.
How many mids are out? They can be had on Ebay but not cheaply.