Do you Bi-Wire, if you can?


This topic came about in another post.

If your speakers allow for bi-wiring, do you use this feature? Or, do you use good quality jumpers and single wire cables? Or, do you just use the jumper plates that come with the speakers and single wire cables?

(If you are bi-amping, then that's completely different.)
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Showing 1 response by bigshutterbug

I have found that bi-wire runs of speaker cables tend to be more critical on some speaker designs than others. The speakers I am using currently (Reference 3A Episodes) Have the bi-wire option, and they sounded much better when Bi-wired with the same brand of cable versus single wire with a bare ended wire jumper made from the same speaker wire. It really opened up the width, depth and layering of my soundstage. With another pair of speakers I once owned, the most noticable change was an improvement in bass definition and clarity. Hopefully, your favorite wires are affordable, and it won't hurt the budget to give bi-wiring a try.