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Bi wiring v single run w jumpers

Back when I worked in the audio biz speakers had one set of terminals. Now most have two sets for bi amping or biwiring Last I checked most people do not bi amp and not many bi wire. Also jumpers all sound different and if you use the top terminals it sounds different then the bottom. Also is the top running the tweetrer or the mid and tweeter? That is another variable HATE IT.

I have three choices here. The speaker really does not matter as I want to be consistant when compaing these 3 sets of speakers.

1) Analysis plus Oval 9 with jumpers
2) Analysis plus Oval 9 with the terminals inside the speaker between the high and low connected operates like a normal 2 terminal speaker
3) Analysis plus Oval 12 bi wire.
Thoughts?? Thanks
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zd542
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"02-04-15: Geph0007
I am trying to compare these three sets of speakers on an even playing field That is why the issue is brough up."

3 sets of speakers or 3 sets of cables? If its 3 sets of cables, the only way you can get a level playing field is to try them on the actual speaker you will be using. Cables don't always sound consistent from one speaker to the next. I think you might be over thinking this. AP has a decent reputation for working with a wide variety of gear, and you already own it, so there's no risk. However you configure the cables, I would be surprised if you didn't get good results. It can happen, but I don't think its likely.
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swampwalker
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My guess is that Michael was envisioning that there would be an odd number of half-baked answers, plus one answer that is 1/6th baked.
Almost, Al...It's the audiophiles that are half-baked ;-)
bobandcathi
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I have a Mac amp. Someone on this site recommended running the bass speaker to the 8 ohm tap and the mids and highs to the 4 ohm tap. This made a bigger difference than running jumpers or bi-wiring in my set up. What it did in my system is improve the bass response and smooth out the mids and highs. Before doing so some music sounded a little bright or edgy. Just moving to the 4 ohm taps with jumpers smoothed out the mids and highs but I lost bass. Adding the oval 9's to the 8 ohm tap brought the bass back nice tight and strong. Play something you know well and experiment. What sounds good on one system may not on another. Everything is system dependent. Good luck.
zd542
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"Someone on this site recommended running the bass speaker to the 8 ohm tap and the mids and highs to the 4 ohm tap. This made a bigger difference than running jumpers or bi-wiring in my set up."

That is biwiring. In order to do what you just described, you need to use 2 separate runs of cables. Unless I didn't read your post right.
bobandcathi
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I ran two sets of speaker cables. A pair of oval 9 from the 8 ohm tap on my amp to the bass tap on my speakers. Then ran a second pair of oval 9 from the 4 ohm tap on my amp to the mid and highs on my speakers. Results were far better than running a single pair of speaker wire with jumpers or bi-wiring.
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