Bi-wiring eliminates any high frequency signal disruption or interference due to the "back EMF" produced by the woofer as its voice coil returns to neutral. I do not know whether or not this is a "thing". My amps and speakers allow it, so I do it. As with so many things in this hobby, don't know if it helps, but it doesn't hurt, so why not?
Bi-wiring and Bi-amping for Dummies (Well, One dummy amyways)
Thanks to fellow list member here I’ve learned recently some about my new equipment. Now about hooking it all up.....
Most of the new gear is pretty simple but there’s a couple of new twists I have no experience with. Bi-wiring and bi-amping.
Bi-wiring. I purchased a pair of Cambridge Audio Edge M monoblocks and a pair of
KEF R11 Meta speakers. The speakers will take normal wiring or bi-wiring I now understand. I was lucky enough to contact Morrow Audio before they shipped out my new SP6 speaker cables and have the speaker ends changed to bi-wiring.
The amplifier cable ends will have the normal two connectors while the speaker ends will now have 4. Pretty straightforward or am I missing something?
Bi-amping. Well, this will take another pair of monoblocks. That’s not in this year’s budget but maybe next year if it offers that much improvement. Does it add much improvement? Even when using monoblocks? Will it make the cables I just ordered obsolete? Will I need additional cables? Anything else I need to know?
I’m sure bi-wiring and bi-amping are covered in the forums elsewhere but I’m trying to be specific for the brands of equipment I purchased.
Your polite comments and opinions are valued, thank you.
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I am a big fan of monoblock amps and have some speakers requiring 4 monoblock per speaker. B&w nautilus and cal audio sequoya ( spelling.). Then electronic crossover is another level. It is true that emf generated by the woofer can feed back to mid and tweeters.this is one advantage of bi amping. You can always take time and add as budget allows. I build my own speaker wire out of 6 gauge ofc wire twist it and put ptfe insulate from Amazon. Air is a good dielectric so that's why some wrap with cotton lots of air. Have fun experimenting.enjoy the music. |
If (as it sounds like) you had Morrow fab the cables for bi-wiring, remove the R11 jumpers and plug your new bi-wire cables right into the treble and bass speaker terminals. I believe the Morrows will come with instructions as to the best way to connect, as the number of wires is different between treble and bass. |
@tcutter Watch that video link provided by ditusa and you won't regret the time used to view it. There is no sonic difference. But.... for me there's a huge financial difference. It has been mentioned here, buy the best speaker wire and jumpers you can afford. I bought Morrow Audio SP6 speaker cables. The same level of Morrow Audio jumpers are a grand. But having the speaker ends done up for bi-wire terminals only costs $150. No brainer. @mark200mph Ever since I switched a pair of old Harmon Kardon Citation 22 amps into monoblock mode from stereo, I was hooked. Leaving everything else the same, the speakers disappeared. I was amazed! @ditusa I really appreciate you sharing that video link. It explains in simple terms why bi-wiring has no sonic benefit. In the video it looks like bi-wiring actually looks like 4 cables per speaker. The cables I ordered are only 2 per speaker but the end that connects to the speakers is split into 4 connectors. I think is a good money saving alternative with possibly a better connection than using cheaper jumpers. @fatdaddy2 Yeah, you got it right. Mr. Morrow is putting four connectors on the speaker ends of the cables. They will come with instructions and/or the cables themselves will be labeled. One of the many great things when you buy from Morrow is the very quick response time for questions sent via email, even on weekends and evenings. Mr. Morrow truly cares about his customers. |
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