Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ?


I now know of 3 people that have converted their speakers to be bi-wired but are not bi-amping .

What is your experience or opinion on why bi-wiring without bi-amping might or does sound better ?

I am concidering converting my speakers but I do not want to be fooled by the addition of increased AWG .
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Showing 1 response by akg_ca

Short answer: There is no silver bullet answer.

(1) it depends on your bespoke system entirely , AND ,
(2) improvements from bi-amping rather than bi-wiring is another different animal entirely.

NORDOST has a brief commentary:
http://info.nordost.com/norse-biwirejumpers-instructionguide

They also highlight that a shotgunned double run of quality cables with quality jumpers instead of bi-wires may be your best bet.... But take it for a test drive yourself.

CHORD has their two-bits worth in the same vein.... CHORD no longer makes dedicated bi-wires and also suggest that quality single runs with matched jumpers may be your better performers. http://www.chord.co.uk/help-and-informa ... ngle-wire/

My own personal experiences: a shotgunned double-run with matched shotgunned jumpers of high-end cables in the diagonal speaker hookup arrangement suggested by the NORDOST article beat all bi-wires in my system.

This is what most of the prior posts have already laid out .... go get a better set of cables .