Is bi-wiring worth the bother?

[Levo-Lon]

I wouldn't bother bi-wiring, bi-amping yes but that's a whole different ball game.

2 amps are better than one give it some welly

back to the future ,first one with the mega amp what wanabee guitar hero wouldt just max it out

 

[Vapin' Joe]

The main thing with speaker wires is to make sure they both follow exactly the same path from amp to speaker. Should one lead have a more uphill gradient than the other the signal will take longer to reach the speaker meaning the sounds are not in sync, something even more noticeable if the other lead runs downhill. Sharp bends on the leads should also be avoided, with the current moving at a very fast speed some of it will run wide or even overshoot completely leading to distorted reproduction.

I know this is true because I read it on the internet.

 

[DCBassman]

But they bring forward the soundstage and highlight the clarity!

Say what?

 

[marzjennings]

I wouldn't bother bi-wiring, bi-amping yes but that's a whole different ball game.

This. Unless you’re going to bi-amp bi-wiring doesn’t do anything. I’m bi-wiring for my new set up, but I’ll be powering each connection from dedicated channels in the receiver. Some receivers offer the option to use redundant surround sound channels to power bi-wired speakers.

 

[raleighnut]

2 amps are better than one give it some welly

back to the future ,first one with the mega amp what wanabee guitar hero wouldt just max it out

It is no louder using 2 stereo (or 4 mono) power-amps than a single stereo (or 2 mono) ones, the volume is controlled by the same pre-amp but it has the potential to be turned up louder before the amps run out of current to drive them and set into compression/clipping also the effect of one channel using a lot of power does not effect the power supply to the other channel so 'crosstalk' does not exist in the power-amp (mine are each fed a mono signal from the pre-amp that is then fed to both sides of the power-amp)

This. Unless you’re going to bi-amp bi-wiring doesn’t do anything. I’m bi-wiring for my new set up, but I’ll be powering each connection from dedicated channels in the receiver. Some receivers offer the option to use redundant surround sound channels to power bi-wired speakers.

This may make a difference to sound quality but see my comment above about amplifier 'crosstalk', if everything runs off the same mains transformer then a signal on one channel of the amp affects the performance of the other channel. You'll see some high end amps sold as 'Dual Mono' designs which should mean that they have 2 power supply transformers within the single box.

 

[FishFright]

Only bi wire if you're also bi amping.

Unless you have cloth ears then stick with mp3's and cheap bluetooth speakers and leave the discussion to people who have an interest.
There is little worse on a forum than those that know nothing about the subject but are going to tell you its all rubbish anyway because they can't stand being left out.

 

[raleighnut]

2 amps are better than one give it some welly

back to the future ,first one with the mega amp what wanabee guitar hero wouldt just max it out

 

[swee'pea99]

Thanks all.

There is little worse on a forum than those that know nothing about the subject but are going to tell you its all rubbish anyway because they can't stand being left out.

Hmmmm. There may be something in that.

But I suspect it is a load of horlicks. And a lot of generally reasonably sensible people seem to think so too. I shall stop considering it.

 

[subaqua]

The high-end speaker wire industry markets oxygen-free copper as having enhanced conductivity or other electrical properties that are supposedly advantageous to audio signaltransmission. However, conductivity specifications for common C11000 Electrolytic-Tough-Pitch (ETP) and higher-cost C10200 Oxygen-Free (OF) coppers are identical. Much more expensive C10100, a highly refined copper with silver impurities removed and oxygen reduced to 0.0005%, has only a one percent higher conductivity—insignificant in audio applications. OFC is nevertheless sold for both audio and video signals in audio playback systems and home cinema.


I can sell you some magic beans if you want them ....

 

[accountantpete]

If you know your Quantum Theory then you will also know that Directional Cable is the way to go

 

[Bollo]

But they bring forward the soundstage and highlight the clarity!

But do they give a laterally stiff yet vertically compliant ride?

 

[cisamcgu]

There you go, just get two lengths of this ......

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Bi-wiring? Is that an AC/DC proclivity?

 

[Dan B]

https://www.google.com/search?q=Tony+Faulkner+speaker+cable+orange

I may have posted the same story last time this topic came up ...

 

[Profpointy]

[QUOTE 5217745, member: 259"]Biwiring is a waste of time unless you've spent a few hundred quid on a Russ Andrews power block.[/QUOTE]

K'inell, I'm in the wrong business !