So assuming the mid+high is drawing the max 60W from one channel, and the woofer is also drawing the max 60W from the other channel, isn't there 120W of total music power coming out of the floorstander? 60W of mid+high energy from its dedicated channel, and another 60W of bass energy from the other dedicated channel.
No this is not correct. As said before the two sections cannot be added to together as neither section is receiving the perceived 120 watts.
If the straps were left in place and the floorstander is driven with only one channel of 60W, assuming a 50/50 split then the woofer gets 30w and the mid+high gets 30w.
This is also not true. As the 60 watts cannot be combined the same goes for dividing the 60 watts. The binding strap are an electrical conduit just as speaker wires are. They will transfer the power to both sections the same as when you are bi amping or bi wiring.
In any case, what is the benefit of bi-amping? The ability to pla y twice as loud (120w total music power) vs 60W, or playing with less distortion at the same level as each channel is only at half power.
There are no benefits to passive bi amping. To achieve the ability to play twice as loud you need to have TEN times the power......600 watts.
