To Bi-wire or not?

i am ahead of you on this one, i have a rabos system from my infinity preludes that i used to have, it measures the frequencies from 20 to 100hz for the sub for that system, on average there is a 1 to 2db drop on all frequencies from 20 to 100hz when the speakers are bi wired as compared to one single wire, i know 1 to 2db is not much but when i listen and compare a single wire to a bi wire setup, the bi wire setup sounds like less bass.
greg

Well, if you can measure a drop off of 1 dB below 100 Hz, that's pretty definitive: there's something wrong with your bi-wire cable, go back to the old cables. Perhaps there's some issue with the connectors.

I still think the explanations for bi-wiring being supposedly superior sound like bafflegab to me. But I wouldn't expect it to be *inferior* to the point where frequencies below 100 Hz would drop compared to frequencies above.

how could there be an issue with the connectors when i am using 4 new pieces of all the same wire, there can't be an issue with the connectors only when bi wired and not when single wired, it doesn't make sense, also other guys are reporting the same thing too (lack of bass), all our connectors can't be having the same issues, it's just strange, i don't know whats going on here.
greg

From my experience, all the speakers I owned benefited from bi-wire. To me the effect was the sound opened up, bass and treble each got their own feed which allowed the signal to be separated by frequency IE- Highs and Lows are separated which freed up the signal to the drivers. This is just my observation

Speakers I bi-wired with vs jumper
Spendor SP1/2e
Eminent Tech LFT 8a
Magnepan MG3.6
B&W 801 III
Revel F52

regardless IF a change is better or worse, there usually is a change in the sound by using either an acutal bi wired speaker cable, or going with shotguns, twin runs of same cabling.

The idea of Blue Jeans saying what they did is about their perspectives on wire in general.

I'm thinking they are a bit off on that no need for breaking business they told you. I've yet to find a cable of any sort which did not need time with signals flowing through them to improve.

I have found too that wires do have an influence on different areas of the spectrum... some are more bottom end oriented, some aren't. new or otherwise... high priced or low. they're like clothes. They might look great, and have a nice price tag on them, but if they don't fit you, why buy them.

If someone says "wire is just wire" and/or "wires don't need run in time", and you feel differently, just move on. It's a waste of time and energy to tell them otherwise.