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To bi wire or not bi wire

Hello all,
I have a pair of B&W P6 speakers driven by a plinius 8100 integrated. 
The plinius has two sets of speaker outputs per channel and the B&W’s are biwireable. 
Would there be any benefit to running 4 separate cables? If so, any recommendations for cables?
The binding posts on the B&W’s make using spades difficult so banana’s would work better. 
Just asking this question because it would require a total of 24 feet of cable so it could get pricey real fast.
budget is around $500.
Thanks in advance
skipper320

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adurerca
38 posts
 
This is a tough one to debate. I have gone back and forth so many times, currently on a Canari 4S11 biwire config.

Previously I had a Mapleshade Helix single wire setup where I untwisted a few more inches of wire, scraped off the insulation and fed it up through the second terminal set to create my integrated jumper. Ridiculous how some jumpers cost as much as wire sets.

But after A-B testing, the Canari was noticeably better in bass and mids. I did chop off the Blue Jeans spades off the Canari and I believe that helped too.

I have a Mogami wire coming where I am going to DIY a set of biwire with unterminated connections.

So to biwire or not is a good excuse to try out different configs, if nothing else and it is fun.
adurerca
38 posts
 
Here is a pretty diplomatic statement from a well respected company.

https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/usa/en/blog/should-you-bi-wire-your-speakers
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