Is it biwiring or biamping if using two separate speaker posts of a single amp?


Hey all,

Perhaps a silly question but, 
I'm using a Creek 5350SE and Neat Motive 3 speakers. I read somewhere that the Neat's benefit from biamping, but not necessarily from biwiring.

If I connect the Hi to A and Lo to B, is that biamping or biwiring?
My thought is that the amp has the ability to drive two sets of speakers, and when I use only one binding posts, it should in theory have reserve, unused power for an additional set.

Appreciate the info, thanks !
itsikhefez
"Since your Creel 5350SE is capable of driving two sets of speakers, through it's A or B outputs, if your were to hook up both A&B outputs to one set of speakers, this would be considered bi-amping."

Sorry, that is incorrect. A & B outputs are just 2 connections to a single amplifier. Bi-amping requires 2 separate amplifier channels to each speaker. So either 2 stereo amps, 4 mono blocks, or a multi-channel amp with at least 4 channels is necessary for bi-amping a 2 channel system.

"If I connect the Hi to A and Lo to B, is that biamping or biwiring?"

That is bi-wiring. Also, using A or A&B on a single pair of speakers has no appreciable effect on amplifier output.

Al, I will wield the floor to you, thanks for correcting my mistake. Anyone willing to research this enough to read the manual needs to be given credit, where credit is due.

Cheers,
John