Doubling Up - Does it make sense?

[Noob101]

Go easy on me,... this might be ridiculous; but it would be an honest mistake. I am a noob with this - I know this!

I have a current setup that I am 'okay' with but also notice that I enjoy my music at volume (feel it) and I am constantly driving this setup (see below) a max volume levels (which actually isn't that loud I think). So I figure I try and upgrade... here are my ideas below.

Essentially getting an extra pair of B&W 606 S3's (thinking 2x more speakers probably adds more sound/volume). My sub is currently more than sufficient.
To drive these extra speakers am thinking of the below...

Option A: Get a second vibelink amp and run them in parallel to each other
Option B: Fosi P4 pre amp and then 4x Fosi V3 Monoblocks. (I have 2x Monobloks and a Pre Amp already lying around)
Option C: Same as option B but adding an additional preamp. (Been told that this helps reduce strain given 4x monoblock might be a bit much on a single preamp)

I am laughing at myself seeing this image and thinking I must be totaly wrong in my thinking, but why not ask and see 'why' more specifically this might be flawed thinking. Or maybe this could work well?

The Speakers would be positioned in 2 x pairs on top of each other, left and right side of the 'stage'.

Please share your thoughts,... happy for some comedy making fun of me but shape it so that I can also laugh at myself. If I am not that far off an fair idea,... would love to hear more and what to keep in mind.

thanks for your input.

Maybe my problem is that the speakers are too small to begin with an doubling up wont help at all?

 

[syzygetic]

Go easy on me,... this might be ridiculous; but it would be an honest mistake. I am a noob with this - I know this!

I have a current setup that I am 'okay' with but also notice that I enjoy my music at volume (feel it) and I am constantly driving this setup (see below) a max volume levels (which actually isn't that loud I think). So I figure I try and upgrade... here are my ideas below.

Essentially getting an extra pair of B&W 606 S3's (thinking 2x more speakers probably adds more sound/volume). My sub is currently more than sufficient.
To drive these extra speakers am thinking of the below...

Option A: Get a second vibelink amp and run them in parallel to each other
Option B: Fosi P4 pre amp and then 4x Fosi V3 Monoblocks. (I have 2x Monobloks and a Pre Amp already lying around)
Option C: Same as option B but adding an additional preamp. (Been told that this helps reduce strain given 4x monoblock might be a bit much on a single preamp)

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I am laughing at myself seeing this image and thinking I must be totaly wrong in my thinking, but why not ask and see 'why' more specifically this might be flawed thinking. Or maybe this could work well?

The Speakers would be positioned in 2 x pairs on top of each other, left and right side of the 'stage'.

Please share your thoughts,... happy for some comedy making fun of me but shape it so that I can also laugh at myself. If I am not that far off an fair idea,... would love to hear more and what to keep in mind.

thanks for your input.

Maybe my problem is that the speakers are too small to begin with a doubling up wont help at all?

Back away from the credit card!

This is all a mess. You don’t need any of it. If you are chasing more volume, check gain, something is too quiet somewhere. If that’s maxed out and you’re still chasing volume, maybe you do need to swap components (such as speakers, if they are unable to play without acceptable distortion at the volumes you’d like).

If the 606S3s aren’t the speaker for you because they can’t muster the spl without acceptable distortion, start there and build the chain appropriately from speaker back, since speaker will almost always be the limiting factor.

 

[AaronJ]

How big is your room?

I agree with the above reply that you should check you don't have a volume limitation somewhere else in the chain. I see you have two WiiM products, so you'll need to make sure that the max. volume output isn't limited. Make sure the Line Out Level on the streamer (is it an Ultra?) is set to 2V and not something lower, and that the Volume Limit on the Vibelink is set to 100%.

 

[Jcrow]

Why stop at four? But seriously check your system settings first, as others mentioned, then maybe get bigger speakers. if that doesn’t work then try for the wall of sound. If that doesn’t work then you need to get your hearing checked I’m afraid.

 

[Philbo King]

Go easy on me,... this might be ridiculous; but it would be an honest mistake. I am a noob with this - I know this!

I have a current setup that I am 'okay' with but also notice that I enjoy my music at volume (feel it) and I am constantly driving this setup (see below) a max volume levels (which actually isn't that loud I think). So I figure I try and upgrade... here are my ideas below.

Essentially getting an extra pair of B&W 606 S3's (thinking 2x more speakers probably adds more sound/volume). My sub is currently more than sufficient.
To drive these extra speakers am thinking of the below...

Option A: Get a second vibelink amp and run them in parallel to each other
Option B: Fosi P4 pre amp and then 4x Fosi V3 Monoblocks. (I have 2x Monobloks and a Pre Amp already lying around)
Option C: Same as option B but adding an additional preamp. (Been told that this helps reduce strain given 4x monoblock might be a bit much on a single preamp)

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I am laughing at myself seeing this image and thinking I must be totaly wrong in my thinking, but why not ask and see 'why' more specifically this might be flawed thinking. Or maybe this could work well?

The Speakers would be positioned in 2 x pairs on top of each other, left and right side of the 'stage'.

Please share your thoughts,... happy for some comedy making fun of me but shape it so that I can also laugh at myself. If I am not that far off an fair idea,... would love to hear more and what to keep in mind.

thanks for your input.

Maybe my problem is that the speakers are too small to begin with an doubling up wont help at all?

Doubling your speaker count adds 3dB, whether the doubling is 1 to 2 speakers, 4 to 8, or 16 to 32 (assuming you drive the additional speaker(s) at the same power level as the originals.)

However, it can increase the sense of being enveloped in the sound due to the spacial dispersion of the additional speakers.