It’s 70 Wpc so you won’t be losing any power. But then again you won’t gain any either.
Okay I see what you mean - plus and minus from left will be same as plus from left and minus from right. Dont have to take off naim connector and separate naca5 then. Still want to try active as well. SBLs comr alive active and flat passive. Shas have three amazing tweeters and one 250 would do both chanbels real justice. Opening speakers to look around tonight. Thanks so much.
I must be missing something, but that isn’t what i know as biamping. Can you run a 250 bridged?
UPDATE: Marksnaim - thank you very much. I did exactly what you suggested with one caveat that put it over the top. Disconnected SNAXO and its HICAP. I plugged one 250 into socket 1 of HICAP and the other 250 into socket 2 of HICAP. I also plugged my True Audio sub into socket 3 of HICAP. (this isn’t the caveat) The right NACA5 of one 250 goes to one Obelisk and the left NACA5 of the other 250 goes to the other Obelisk. With the sub and highs of the Obelisks - the sound is amazing. Volume sensitivity is about the same as playing the SBLs active with a SNAXO so I assume I’m getting close to full power from each 250 to each speaker. Then I thought what about the other speaker wires and the SBLs just sitting there and did the obvious - plugged them directly into the tweeters on the SBLs and WOW!! This could be the best sound I’ve achieved with Naim gear since 1985 - when I bought my first stuff. Sources are CDX and original green Rega Planar3 with Ania Pro MC. Then I moved the SBL wire to the woofer and that sounded great as well but obviously lost some of the highs. Next I’m going to reinstall the SBL passive crossovers and see what that sounds like. I don’t think any harm can be done from this setup and for me it sounds far superior that the SBLs active with a SNAXO. Is it common to run two sets of speakers? Reinstalling the crossover to the SBLs I suspect will decrease the power and volume but not by much. Any input or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all again.
PS: The obelisks are in such pristine condition and built so well I decided not to violate them with active wiring - plus thanks to Marksnaim - this solution is far superior in my opinion.
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Hi. Glad it’s working out for you. Frankly I’m surprised it’s beating the active SBLs but if it works for you then happy days. Plugging in the SBLs at the same time is unconventional to say the least. I’m even more surprised that’s giving a good result. Maybe after listening for a while you may find that less is sometimes more?
Yes. Its called a NAP500… 
I am not surprised that you hear differences. That’s how we generally perceive things.
Better - to you - maybe. Really better… hmm.
Thank you. Yes you all may be right - the SBLs active may be preferable which has me returning to try the Obs active. 6 tweeters vs. 2 on sbl. I have an older NAXO and a somewhat newer SNAXO - both olive. One of them may work well with the Obs - no? People do use them with other than naim speakers I assume. Any advice there?
I really don’t think either (S)Naxo will work with the Obs. But I defer to people who may have more knowledge than I on the subject.
Is there anything you miss about Shahinians?
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For sure.
To sound their best they benefit from space around them ( Richard Shahinian created them primarily for larger US rooms with their mini directional design ) but when driven by a grippy SS amp they can produce a lovely, live open sound . Very fatigue free yet still play a tune. I regret selling mine for sure.
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“Indulge us but again as we repeat ad nauseam: A conventional, forward-throwing loudspeaker cannot begin to replicate the waveforms produced by natural musical instruments, period.
Nor, for that matter, any other sound made in the universe!
Since we must agree that any sound has a polyradial trajectory away from its point of source, we are forced to conclude that a reproductive source, if it is to approximate accuracy, must attempt a similar disposition.
A conventional box loud speaker does not even try! It has already failed on the drawing board.
Preposterous, you say!
Why are there so many of them and only one of us?
Don’t know…mystifies us at times…laws of physics, acoustics, accessible to all…puzzling.”
From the description of the Shahinian Diapason Module on Shahinian Acoustics .com
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I’m still wondering about bypassing the passive crossover in my Obelisks and directly connecting tweeters and woofers to a SNAXO or NAXO and two 250s. Are the obs really that much different from sbls as far as active crossover requirements? Might it work? Any feedback would be aporeciated. Any other possible ideas? Thanks.
Compasses work well with a 250, but really aren’t designed for being split. As I understand it, a Snaxo really isn’t built for them either.
You can help Compasses with a chunk of granite between their rubbery feet and thick carpet.
If I wanted to improve significantly on single 250 plus Compasses, I’d either get a s/h 300DR or different speakers or both.
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