I have recently acquired a pair of Katanas and am ready to take the wiring to the next level.

I am currently running a standard single connect hookup and wish to up the anti.

I have done some research on bi ad tri wiring but am still a little unsure

I understand the separation process somewhat, but the labeling on the speaker backside #1 and #2 high have me mixed up,, are both connected or just one?? Me lost on that

please help!

As well I'm inclined to bi- amp the circuit, wanna get everything I can out of these wonderful speakers, likely I will be running the low off my scott monoblocks and the hi off my newly acquired Cambridge 740a

please advise on the correct hookups please

You can bi-amp Katanas. Not tri-amp them. High frequencies you can chose #1 or #2 only.
I have Katanas also and enjoing them a lot.

thanks for the reply, was only referring to Bi-amping, its was the tri-wiring that I mentioned

what is the difference between #1 and #2 high?

please elaborate

anyone have a guide/booklet on these gemmes?

These attached images explain Bi-Wire/AMP/Tri-Wire/Amp configuration.

thank you for the diagram, but am still lost

I have three terminals on the back of my katanas

low

high 1

high 2

I am powering with a pair of monoblocks

please clarify for me

ty

if you're running 2 monoblocks then tri-amping is pretty much out of the question not impossible but maybe too much over your head being your not sure and your already lost

I'm not familiar with your speakers, high 2 is probably the mid.
As far as I know ,you can't tri-amp with 2 mono blocks, maybe someone knows otherwise.

Tie the two uppers together with speaker wire, power the lower one for bass.

It might be worth contacting the company directly to ask.

I seem to recall some speakers that had two sets of binding posts for the mids/highs that provided different tweeter/mid levels, instead of using a pot.

I am of course often wrong.

thanks for all the help so far,

i've got it bi wired right now, but only connections made to the low and high 2 posts, I have left the high 1 alone

I figured that there was a choice between two high crossover circuits

sounds ok, but maybe I'll bridge the #1 and #2 position and see if there is any change

damn, my meds are making me loopy.i didnt even clue in on MONO-blocks

Don't bridge the, try one or two, but not both.

Here.................
http://www.sanibelhifi.com/_store/Displ ... ID=GEM_KAT

More detail

http://www.soundstage.com/equipment/gem ... katana.htm

Sweet

I thought so

ok, now time to bi-amp the beauties!

any suggestions here??

the tube monoblocks for the bottom end??

solid state for the top--cambridge 740a???

or vice versa?

preamping through my Nad 7155 as my mkintosh mx110 has an output issue in one channel

9 times out of 10 you want SS on the woofers and tubes on the tweets.

Those speakers look beautiful :drool: