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Bi-Wire Advice for ProAc Response D2

Greetings from a new Audiogoner.  Recently acquired a pair of ProAc Response D2 via an Audiogon member.  Am thinking about bi-wire for these and am interested in any recommendations the community may have.  I currently have a Cambridge Audio 651A integrated amp (until I upgrade of course).

I'm thinking that Kimber Kable 8TC might be a candidate but I wanted to tap into the experience of this forum, even to hear whether you think bi-wiring is necessary.

Thanks in advance for considering.
goethe58
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goethe58

acquired a pair of ProAc Response D2 via an Audiogon member.  Am thinking about bi-wire... I wanted to tap into the experience of this forum, even to hear whether you think bi-wiring is necessary
Bi-wiring is absolutely not necessary. Whether it's beneficial or not is a separate question. You'll likely get differing opinions on that, so you'll have to decide for yourself.
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twoleftears
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I ran Response 2.5's both ways, and didn't notice any real difference.  Just be sure to replace the metal jumper bars with some quality jumper leads.  The same brand/model as the speaker wire is of course ideal.

All other things being equal, I think it's more cost-effective to put the $$ you would spend on two runs of wire towards a better grade of single run.

Of course, there are speakers that more or less demand bi-wiring; this isn't one of them.

jperry
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I have had a number of Proac speakers and found that I was better off with a higher quality single run and high quality jumpers.

My system is posted here if you want to look at it.
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milpai
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+1 @jperry .
Completely with you on this! ProAcs need some good quality wires and jumpers.

Reach out to a good dealer and/or cable maker and see if they can make a nice pair of jumpers for you.
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