Bi-wire for Magneplanar 1.6qr

I suscribe to the theory that a better single wire just may outperform a lesser quality bi-wire. I had AP Oval 12 bi-wires on my 1.5's and upgraded to single HT Pro 9+ plus HT jumpers and there was an upswing in detail after the change. I believe that certain speakers can really benefit from bi-wiring but in doing so one has to audition a pair against a "better" single cable. And like Fineberg above sometimes we can make things even better by using different wires in a bi-wire pair. As always, try before you buy if you can, if not buy used. Do a search at AA's planar asylum on bi-wiring to see other Maggie owner's choices.

I experienced a huge improvement with a bi-wire setup. I use Analysis Plus oval 9 for the bass and oval 12 for the treble. Imaging was better as was the palpability of the instruments and the realism of the transients.

1. Yes.

2. Nordost Blue Heaven, Coincident CST-1, Kimber 8tc on the bass and 4tc on the treble and Sakura OTA.

3. Increased transparency and dynamics: cleaner tighter and faster bass, more extension on the top and cleaner midrange.

4. I tried a single run once when I was swapping cables between systems, but I thought the sound was murky, muted and veiled. Not surprising when you look at what is being used as a jumper.

I have tried them both ways and there is a noticeable though not enormous improvement. I used nordost spm - two shotgun runs. I also tried them with this 'mystery' kimber - black and brown interwoven cable.