One more BI-WIRE question


I've read as many of the expert opinions on the bi-wire subject as possible and have done my own research and listening test with different speakers I've owned.The electrical theory as to the advantages make sense to me.The question I pose is this:I just bought a pair of monitors from a well known Italian maker that are equiped for bi-wiring.The dealer and US distributor both claim that these speakers would not sound better bi-wired and indeed were not designed to.The only reason for the bi-wire provision was to satisfy the demand of the European market.Does anyone know if one type of crossover design is considered optimum for bi-wiring.Other than marketing I'm trying to figure the makers logic here.....Thanks
mar00
In order to gain advantages of better sound with bi-wire design speakers, the internal electronic crossover design of speaker must not allow bass signal from amp to travel up speaker cable connected to high frequency pair of mounting posts. If could be your speakers do not have true bi-wire design crossover, and second pair of mounting posts are for cosmetic marketing reasons.....hard to believe that any decent brand of speaker would stoop to this deception. Some high end speaker manf. design more elaborate internal electronic crossovers and do not provide external bi-wire feature, although they are few in number because most recognize the improved sound of external bi-wire feature.
So, why don't you try bi-wiring the SF's and let us know what the results are?
My guess is your refering to Sonus Fabors. I own a pair of the original Electa Amatours. Simply put, they sound better in the single wire configuration. I strongly recommend not using jumpers. Pull your woofer out & redirect one set of leads unto the other post internally. You will gain more resolution & detail. Enjoy.
Oh, I forgot to mention. Why does SF make their speakers bi-wireable if they sound better single wired? I believe it's all marketing. Most people feel or a least a lot are under the impression that any given speaker will sound better if it has biwire capabilities. A lot of people will not buy a speaker unless it has that option. Hence SF could potentialy lose market share. In theory maybe biwiring should sound better, but this is one of those things where you have to trust your ears.
Not to refute what anyone has said above, but making a speaker bi-wireable also makes it bi-ampable (are those really words?). So, while a bi-wire configuration on a speaker might not be an improvement, bi-amping would. Could that be the true purpose of the design? Just curious.