Have become a big fan with PS Audio since a year ago when getting the BHK 250. Then follow by BHK preamp / DAC mk2 / P12 power plant / air lens
I use the system for music / movie (around 50/50 ). I have a trinnov 16 processor and an ATI 544 amp for the center channel (bi-amp as support by trinnov) and the 2 surround channel. BHK 250 for the mains
Now I target to buy the BHK 300 pair and thinking whether I should sell my BHK250 or using it to drive my center speaker (bi-amp) …
I am using JBL array 1400 as main and array 880 as center which do require quite a lot of power to drive it good ….
Any suggestion / comment regarding my BHK 250 vs ATI 544 for center speaker ? Thank
My native language is not English so please excuse my poor English
Hello and congratulations on the system, truly impressive.
However, I was assessing the power handling of your center channel speaker.
The JBL Array 880 claims a power handling into an 8-ohm load of “only” 200 watts.
A BHK 250 delivers a minimum of 250 watts for 2 channels, so you would be sending a minimum of 500 watts to your center speaker.
OK, your Trinnov will certainly perform an impeccable setup, but the PS Audio could even be disproportionate for this speaker.
Have you ever thought about getting a third JBL Array 1400 to have a homogeneous LCR front?
Man, I would keep the 250. Never been a fan of the ATI “sound” especially for the single most important speaker in a HT setup. Just my two cents worth.
I used to run a PS Audio based home theater…had 300s on my mains and a M700 running my center…it would be sweet to run three 300s across the front or if you can, run the 250 in mono or bi-amp the center with it…
I am from Hong Kong and the local dealer give me an offer to ‘buy’ my BHK 250 when they deliver the BHK 300s for me so practically no chance to ‘try’ that out for the comparison
Me too, to be honest, but I wasn’t sure that’s an option for him. He could easily rade up the 250 to a 300 and have one of the great systems of all time.
