Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ?

I do not hear a difference on my Vandersteen Model 5As but it has been a while since I did a comparison.

Here is the real question that I spoke to Audioquest about.  Would I be better buying a more expensive run of speaker cable and using a set of their jumpers or buying a lower priced run of their speaker wire already set-up for bi-wire.  They advised me that their new speaker cable bi-wire line was better then a higher priced single run.  I did not ask why but that was their advice. I never did try it though.

Happy Listening.

Thank You All

I mentioned that 3 people converted ( added 2d pair of speaker posts )
to bi-wiring and liked the results .  All three had already upgraded the crossovers with higher quality components ,
I just got to the speakers yesterday ( after having installed the same 9.5awg wire from the amp board to the new Cardas speaker posts,
the same 9.5awg wire I used to put together my speaker wires )
when I installed Cardas speaker posts with the next upgrade it will be the wiring to the crossovers ,
one step at a time to evaluated the effect , the bi-wiring if I go that route 
would be the last thing I do .

It seems the experiences , opinions and even the manufactures are 
on both sides of the benefits or lack of .

I just have to wait until social distancing over so I can go over to my friends house and listen to his newly bi-wired speakers .




 



 

Several thoughts, all tempered with real world listening to a variety of speakers ( currently I own Apogee, Quad, Thiel and Vandersteen, three of those four vaunted designers sent them from the factory with biwire provisions.

The Vandersteen recommendation is based on science and listening with his products, since 1977. He does recommend an external biwire configuration If possible and get cables spaced appropriate 2”+. He is a pretty frugal designer/ engineer, the Model two in various versions over a quarter million sold, has beat inflation- IF he didn’t believe bi wired sounded better with additional cost to manufacture, it wouldn’t be on his product. Obviously there is hardly agreement on many principles of speaker design. Many a lauded designer cares nothing about pistonic motion and tolerates out of phase breakup in the passband ( see the Vandersteen Utube video on pistonic motion ) ain’t it great to have choices ???

Vandersteen model 2 to 7 including the high pass amplifier all have biwire provisions.

your results will always vary

enjoy the music and Libations of your choice, Ripple included

@bigkidz i have an 8’ set of AQ type 6 shotgun biwire, spades all around w Vandy size spades on speaker end - perfect for your listening session - they have about 50k miles on them as I loan them out to the agnostic for fun. I can put them in mail to you Sunday, chlorox wipe included !!!!
jim

OP vairrobert- the Cardas posts are awesome and allow for a gas tight connection- essential to good sound over the long haul.