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Biwiring with separate cables for low and high end

Need some advice please. I am buying some 8 foot cables specifically made for the low end. My speakers are right next to the mono amps, so I only really need around 5 feet.

I will also buy from the same manufacturer a set of cables specifically made for the mid/high level signal.

My mono amps have two speaker terminals each for the plus and minus connections, and no banana connection (spades only).
I could make a connection for the low end and mid/high on each speaker terminal (two spades on each connector) and then run to the appropriate terminal on the speaker. That would be the simple no fuss solution.
Or, I could have the supplier biwire the 2 cables together at the amp end.

Will I lose anything by going with the no fuss option?
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meiwan
399 posts
 
If your mono amps have 2 sets of speaker outputs, why not use them. One set for the highs, one for the lows. I think that's what they are there for.
arnettpartners
312 posts
 
Unless using both sets of speaker outs would make unacceptable demands on your amp. Does your amp have a load warning? Mine does. I can't use the second set to bi-wire a speaker. It will see two 4ohms speakers in parallel. I wanted to try a biwire configuration at amp end so I did even though the cable manufacturer didn't recommend it. Then the cable manufacturer told me to add jumpers (made of the same cable) so that the upper and lower range were strapped as well as biwired. Sounds significantly better. Don't ask me why.
unsound
7,313 posts
 
If you have two pairs of outputs on each of the amps, and two pairs of inputs on each of the speakers; use two separate pairs for each channel.
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