Hypex FA251 or FA501
used as power-amp for bi-amping
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An easy way to operate your speakers by bi-amping is to use the Hypex FA251 or FA501 as a power amplifier without any use of the DSP facility. As least for a beginning. Later it may be advantageous to add a little bass lift at e.g. 30-35Hz - and for vinyl lovers, a 2nd order high-pass section at 20 Hz helps greatly protecting your speakers and power amplifier for any very-low frequency accidents.
It goes without saying you need a pair of speakers with bi-wiring/bi-amping terminals. That is FOUR binding posts, two for mid-tweeter and two for bass. This means the crossover is have separate boards for the two sections. Usually this is done for bi-wiring, having one pair of wires for mid and tweeter and one pair of wires for the bass.
You connect the bass section to the Hypex module like described here:
http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/FUSION_FA251.htm
at bottom of page.
Download software
here.
This is how it technically looks.
The Hypex gets it signal from speaker terminals; high-level input.
With the program for download here, the gain knob should be in the middle, click position, to match your power amp.
Had some oak leftovers and made a pair of boxes with speaker terminals.
Here the FA501, blue+red for PLUS and grey+black for MINUS.
Download software here.
Unpack zip file on place folder in FilterData in My Documents.
Preset 1 with flat response and sub-filter.
Preset 2 with 3 dB lift @ 35 Hz and sub filter.
Preset 3 with 6 dB lift at 35 Hz and sub filter.