Enough power for SR6500 components?

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KrisM
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Enough power for SR6500 components?

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Hey there guys, I think this might be my first 2nd or 3rd post on here. I am avid PG phan. See what I did there.... :clap: :roll:

Anyways, I just installed a set of Polk Audio SR6500 components in my daily driver and I am powering them from a single PG M25. The sound is absolutely amazing and it's even better than I was expecting. My question is, should I run a bi-amp system? I have a 2nd M25 that I could use one for the tweets and one for the 6.75" mids. I am using a cheapo SSL crossover for the time being. I plan on getting an EQ or a DSP later...

Thanks guys!!
Daily Driver (van) - Alpine CDE-172BT, PG M25 - Polk Audio SR6500, PG M25 - Focal ICS 165, PG RSDC-124 - PG ZX350, PG EQ215x
Rustang - Pioneer DEH-X2700ui, Sapphire Sa3.0x - PG Ti2-65cs, Sapphire Sa1.0x - JBL GTO572, JL Audio 12w6 - Sapphire 3.0x, Cadence CD7 x-over
CRX - Pioneer DXT-2369UB, Sapphire Sa3.0x - Boston Pro 5.4, Sapphire Sa1.0x - Sony XS-602F, JL Audio 10w1 - PG SD200.2, PG EQ215ix
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Re: Enough power for SR6500 components?

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welcome. Bi amping adds some flexibility when done right but also adds time to the equation in tuning it.
what else can I say I am a grumpy asshole most of the time.
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Re: Enough power for SR6500 components?

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Welcome
you can use one M25 bridged for the left channel and the other for the right channel. Than you have perfect stereo separation and twice the power.
With this setup you will hear more difference in sound quality than the bi-amp setup (one for tweeter and one for mid range)
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Re: Enough power for SR6500 components?

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it would give more power but I always liked the ability to tweek the woofer vs tweeter output with the gains, as well as trying variable cross over frequencies to see what sounded best. If more power was all that he was after I would say get an M50 and save the space.
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Re: Enough power for SR6500 components?

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ttocs wrote:welcome. Bi amping adds some flexibility when done right but also adds time to the equation in tuning it.
I don't mind the additional tuning time. I like clean, very loud systems.
Silverhorse wrote:Welcome
you can use one M25 bridged for the left channel and the other for the right channel. Than you have perfect stereo separation and twice the power.
With this setup you will hear more difference in sound quality than the bi-amp setup (one for tweeter and one for mid range)
That sounds like a plan, and would be decently easy for me to get going. I would just power my rears off of another PG amp I have in my stash.... 8)

Thanks guys for your input!!
Daily Driver (van) - Alpine CDE-172BT, PG M25 - Polk Audio SR6500, PG M25 - Focal ICS 165, PG RSDC-124 - PG ZX350, PG EQ215x
Rustang - Pioneer DEH-X2700ui, Sapphire Sa3.0x - PG Ti2-65cs, Sapphire Sa1.0x - JBL GTO572, JL Audio 12w6 - Sapphire 3.0x, Cadence CD7 x-over
CRX - Pioneer DXT-2369UB, Sapphire Sa3.0x - Boston Pro 5.4, Sapphire Sa1.0x - Sony XS-602F, JL Audio 10w1 - PG SD200.2, PG EQ215ix
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