Interesting way to wire speakers…???


Hello all,

So I have recently been reviewing the age old argument of single wiring your speakers vs. bi-wiring and/or removing the bridge plate between the binding posts and connecting them with jumper cables matching your speaker cable.

Something occurred to me last night about another way to wire up your speakers….

WHAT ABOUT LIKE THIS---?????

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B01U3HhYR3nZSmI3MUVBZ3d0Mlk/view?usp=sharing

Would you consider this to be ‘bi-wiring’ or single?
Good idea or bad idea?
Pluses and minuses to wiring this way?

I haven’t tested it out yet, and wanted to gather some opinions before actually amping them up this way.

Thanks
Steve
stevethe4th

Showing 3 responses by rodman99999

WBT's lead free/silver solder(0805) is 95.5% Sn(TIN), 0.7% Cu(copper) and 3.8% Ag(silver) Their lead-based(0800) is all of 4% Ag(silver). I love WBT solders, but not for a coating on terminations.
It takes good copper quite some time to corrode enough to degrade sound, given a nice, tight crimp. The process can even be slowed further, by the use of a contact enhancer(ie: (https://walkeraudio.com/shop/e-sst-sst-extreme-super-silver-treatment-for-contacts/) or (http://www.vhaudio.com/contacttreatment.html) If the OP's point is better sound; his goal would be better served by the use of straight copper or(better yet silver) jumpers, cleaned with rubbing alcohol or a Caig's product, every few months, before corrosion sets in: (http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?1652-Contact-Cleaning-The-Right-Stuff)
"Audiophile silver?" What do they mix with the silver, to make that? All pure silver will eventually tarnish(a layer of silver sulfide), unless plated with another metal. Soldering the exposed conductors will defeat your purposes, as most fine solders are composed of over 60% tin, which isn't as good a conductor as copper(copper's six times better).