He talks about the lack of bi-wiring on the 1C at length in this interview
Bi-wiring is very inter-
esting. We have been doing it now for
twenty years. Our smallest model, the 1C
is not bi-wired, and weÂre often asked why
is our littlest speaker not bi-wired. One of
the main advantages of the bi-wiring is the
separation of the magnetic fields in the
wire. IÂm talking about the expanding or
collapsing magnetic fields that occur when
an amplifier is trying to drive a wire con-
nected to a very large, heavy duty woofer.
This results in a tremendous amount of
current going to that woofer and because it
is not a simple resistive load, itÂs a re-
active load, the back EMF can be very
significant, and you have to remember ex-
panding and collapsing magnetic fields
is how transformers work, so it can be
very significant if that field is crossing
through the very same wire that is driving
the subtle signals involved with the mid-
range and tweeter. The reason we donÂt
do it on a small two-way is because itÂs
a very light weight responsive 8-inch
woofer. So when you are talking about
small, little speakers, I think bi-wiring just
makes it sound different. It canÂt really be
justified from an engineering standpoint
and the money it costs to do it would be
better spent on higher quality components
for the crossover or better drivers.