Von Schweikert VR-4JR Bi-Wire


I just bought a set of VR-4's and wish to bi-wire them. My challenge is that the distance from the top speaker post to the bottom is about 25". I don't, for looks sake only, want to run two separate cables.

The first cable I tried, a cheap one thank goodness, didn't reach both speaker posts. I've heard that Analysis Plus is a good match but am not sure they would reach either. Does anyone know of a bi-wired cable that would match the VR-4's distance challenge while still sounding great? Thanks for any insight you can all shed.

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moondoggy69

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This question has been raised with respect to VS speakers regularly here. I have the VR5 and chose, for now, to use two runs of cable (Audio Art SC5, cheap, flexible and easy on the ears). I went this way as VSA stated rather bluntly that it was the best arrangement for their speakers. In terms of neatness, if you buy the cable long enough, the top run can dangle down behind the speaker and not dominate when lying in a pair across the floor (their combined size seems less visually intrusive than some of the mega-size cables one can buy. The Anti Cable would take this approach to the extreme, they are probably invisible from 10ft they are so thin.

But as others have noted, several companies make a biwire that is joined at the amp end and split apart early enough at the speaker end to span that 24" gap (Analysis Plus for one, which Albert used (uses?) in the speakers). As Mfsoa also noted, using a jumper to link the modules in conjunction with a good run from amp to speaker can work very well -- have a word with Moon Audio who will make such a run for you that they feel works very well with VSA. But in fact you can use any cable that can be made in 3ft pair.

FWIW, the Audio Art cable is cheap, well terminated and really good sounding. I suspect Rob who runs the company would make up a pair for you too if you asked.