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bi-amping question
Ok, I finally took the plunge to separates. I got an Anthem PVA 7 (seven chanel amp) and AVM 30 (on order) for the pre/pro. I was leaning toward the MCA 50 amp, but I was able to get the PVA 7 for $900, so I couldn't pass it up. In preparation for the arrival of my pre/pro, I was planning out how I would maximize the PFVA 7 for music (which is a big priority of mine). Since I only have a 5.1 speaker system, would it be a benefit to bi-amp my Paradigm Studio 60 mains with the other two amps? Since it would be a passive bi-amp, would it still take some of the load off of the PVA 7 when listening to two channel music? I'd like to get as much headroom as possible.
My final question is a practical one (and probably demonstrates my ignorance on the subject). Hoe do you usually go about "re-assigning" the extra two amps? I didn't see anything in the online user manual of the AVM 30 for re-assigning outputs. The closest thing I saw was the two extra zones which can be assigned to the same pre-outs as the Mains. Is that the right way to go, or is there a more obvious way that I am missing? I tried to bi-amp using this method with my current Marantz SR-8200 receiver, but I couldn't get the multi zone pre-outs to work even when I activated multi zone and manually set it to the same source. I didn't see anything in the amp instructions about it either.
Thanks in advance,
Chris
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