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Questions on tri-amp set up

Theta

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I am tri-amping speakers with 2 12 inch woofers 8 ohm in parallel, Small room, I listen at 75 to 85dbs. I am using a Parasound 200W or so amp.
would not a good 100W amp do the job. Same for the mids, I am using a 150W amp on 2 large dome 6 ohm resulting in (3ohms; I know) but does not seem to be a problem. Would not an 85W amp work? For the tweeter cut of a 5000hz 45W seems to work ok. All the amps are class AB. Electricity is expensive Here in Europe.
 

Rick Sykora

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The short answer is your amp power is likely fine based on what you posted.:)

How are you implementing an active crossover?
 

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Tweeters and mids can usually do with less power but you'd want the amps to be of same gain if you want to mix amps/power. You leave the crossovers in? If you leave the crossovers in I'd just use a single powerful amp and save the electricity costs.
 

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Analog crossover at 500 and 5000 Hertz
Passive or active crossover?
If passive tri-amp it is a total waste of amps and waste of electricity for no benefit in sound, no improvement in distortion, no change in peak SPL or any other sonic benefit.
If active tri-amp, 200W bass, 100W mid, and 85W tweeter amp probably work well assuming the speakers are all of relatively similar sensitivity. Not enough info to tell for sure though.
 
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