Hello John-
I own 2.5s and have always run bi-wire. However, my cables (Discovery 1-2-3) are INTERNAL bi-wire, not true shot-gun (2 runs per speaker).
The answer to your question is, it depends. It depends on what you are moving from and to. It depends on your budget. Going from a bi-wire cable at 15.00 per ft to single wire at $50.00 per ft is going have a more dramatic affect than going to $25.00 per ft bi-wire. My local dealer is big on bi-wiring, but also loves the new HT Magic Woofer cable on the 2.5s and this is single run at $1500 for 8ft. HT also has the Magic Tweeter at $1200 (??) If you want to bi-wire (which is HTs intent), well you do the math.
Take the same $1500 and look for internal or shot gun bi-wire and you are not going to get the same result. Also, if you choose NOT to bi-wire the 2.5s', you will need quality jumpers. The steel rods that come with the speakers ain't gonna cut it. Hope this helps.
I own 2.5s and have always run bi-wire. However, my cables (Discovery 1-2-3) are INTERNAL bi-wire, not true shot-gun (2 runs per speaker).
The answer to your question is, it depends. It depends on what you are moving from and to. It depends on your budget. Going from a bi-wire cable at 15.00 per ft to single wire at $50.00 per ft is going have a more dramatic affect than going to $25.00 per ft bi-wire. My local dealer is big on bi-wiring, but also loves the new HT Magic Woofer cable on the 2.5s and this is single run at $1500 for 8ft. HT also has the Magic Tweeter at $1200 (??) If you want to bi-wire (which is HTs intent), well you do the math.
Take the same $1500 and look for internal or shot gun bi-wire and you are not going to get the same result. Also, if you choose NOT to bi-wire the 2.5s', you will need quality jumpers. The steel rods that come with the speakers ain't gonna cut it. Hope this helps.