One tweak used by folks bi-wiring with two sets of cables, is to connect the two speaker negative posts with a small wire jumper. The wire does not need to be fancy, just a copper wire, maybe as large as 18 gauge. It just seems to keep the two speaker parts coherent. ONLY the negative terminals at the speaker. not the positive ones, not both negative and positive.. just the two negative ones..
Bi-Wire with two pairs of speaker cables
Stupid question:
My speakers have dual binding posts, so they can be biwired. Want to try. Currently using single wire speakers with jumpers.
So instead of selling current speaker wire, and buying new biwire set, can I get a second set of single speaker wire, identical to what I have, and run them from my Amp to the second set of binding posts on my speakers? Of course, removing the jumpers. I think I have enough space on Amp to fit a second set of spades
My speakers have dual binding posts, so they can be biwired. Want to try. Currently using single wire speakers with jumpers.
So instead of selling current speaker wire, and buying new biwire set, can I get a second set of single speaker wire, identical to what I have, and run them from my Amp to the second set of binding posts on my speakers? Of course, removing the jumpers. I think I have enough space on Amp to fit a second set of spades
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I hear you, jl35. The few times I tried biwiring it did make an improvement but nowhere near as much as simply spending the money on upgrading to a better single run cable. I mean it was not even close. That was many years ago, so given how far cables have come I'm sure its the same today only even more lopsided in favor of the one good cable. Has anyone bothered to make that comparison? |
Bollocks! When will audiophiles realize that changes they make to their system is specific to their system only?!?!?! The reason for BiWiring is to stop woofer current from modulating tweeter current. It is totally permissible to use two different cables. Each and every combination will have various effects. Jumping one of the legs at the speaker will sound different on every speaker. Separating the cables will change the inductance and thus the sound. I like mine interwoven. There is no need to have dual amp outputs, two spades on one terminal or two leads into one spaded is fine. Adding a second terminal adds additional LCR which may or may not alter the sound depending on the components chosen. In ALL cases, audibility is program, system and listener dependent. Ignore fan-boy recommendations, experiment and keep what sounds best to you. Please see http://ielogical.com/Audio/CableSnakeOil.php/#BiWire for a BiWire analysis. |
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