But is bi-wiring genetic or a defect??? 
(J/K - Don't twist your TOS all up in a bunch.  )

craigb
But is bi-wiring genetic or a defect??? 
(J/K - Don't twist your TOS all up in a bunch.  )

 
 It's not a TOS anymore.
 
It's a COC.
 
I have to abide quite strictly by the COC in case I upset the Gestapo forum hosts
 
So now I've always got COC on my mind....
 
Oh yes, I'm pretty big on the COC.
 
 
 
 
And I didn't get the bi-wiring/genetic 'joke' I'm afraid 
 

SteveStrummerUK

craigb
But is bi-wiring genetic or a defect??? 
(J/K - Don't twist your TOS all up in a bunch.  )

 
And I didn't get the bi-wiring/genetic 'joke' I'm afraid 

 
There used to be (and still may be?) a big, stinky debate raging about whether bisexuals were wired differently as part of a natural genetics or due to a defect.
 

 
Ah, I see now.
 
I was probably too focussed on the COC to get the joke

 The military security reference was unnecessary Steve.
 
BOT The one thing I have read regrading these speakers and as Jeff stated the quality of the amp is most important.  I would think you would need a good quality class A or class A/B amp with the class A stage being at least 30 watts RMS.  Transmission line speakers a known for requiring lots of power to drive them as there is a lot of air to be moved in that folded duct.  Your Cambridge amp will probably drive them better than the Pioneer as I would think it had a better quality PSU.

I've a pair of those TDL transmission-line floorstanders, had them quite a few years. Huge things but no way can a cat knock them over (lost too many small boxes on stands that way).

Not very expensive new, and construction is a bit cheap (like the plastic trim round the mid range driver) but pretty heavy and can actually sound pretty good. They can go seriously loud and shovel out enormous amounts of bass. Prepare to find out just how many bum notes some very famous bass players are willing to allow to go out on record :-). Keep them away from walls, the last thing they need is a bass ramp (but you know that of course).

Mine are powered by a mid-90s Sony TAF540 stereo amp at 90 watts RMS/side. Never need to turn it up more than about 1/3. Always meant to bi-amp as and when the Sony needs replacing but at 20 years old it just keeps on working. Make an excellent test platform for my own mixes as well as hi-fi/TV use, instantly revealing anything in the bass end that my Genelecs don't go low enough to pull out fully.

tlw
Huge things but no way can a cat knock them over ...

This is exactly why Steve bought them I'm sure!  

In 1976 I announced that I was bicentennial. My mother continued to accept me for who I am.
 
BTW, Drew, great post (#12). You should paste that into a text file so you don't have to waste time when one of these subjects comes up next month and every month thereafter. Paste it into the latest sample rate thread if you haven't already (I haven't read the thread). I know, I should have congratulated you on that post 3 days ago but I've been out of the loop for awhile, and anyway you seem to be doing alright without any backup.
 
My experience with bi-amping is that it's a great way to upgrade your system: once you've destroyed your tweeters you can then justify better replacements.

I'm bi-vst. 
 
Yup, I can go bot vst2 or vts3.

bitflipper
BTW, Drew, great post (#12). You should paste that into a text file so you don't have to waste time when one of these subjects comes up next month and every month thereafter.  

Thanks.
 
I actually was going to respond to Jeff with, let's say, a less nuanced reply. But I decided that he was likely confusing the audiophile from back in the day when the differences in gear were far more pronounced with the modern audiophool I was mocking, who has rejected any and all objective testing and will enthusiastically embrace even silly stuff like audiophile power cords and digital cables as long as it costs a whole lot more.