FWIW, I build my own loudspeakers. The most recent pair, a 2-way, has the woofer and wide-range driver on two separate boards, isolated from one another. To my ears, they sound best bi-wired.
Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ?
I now know of 3 people that have converted their speakers to be bi-wired but are not bi-amping .
What is your experience or opinion on why bi-wiring without bi-amping might or does sound better ?
I am concidering converting my speakers but I do not want to be fooled by the addition of increased AWG .
What is your experience or opinion on why bi-wiring without bi-amping might or does sound better ?
I am concidering converting my speakers but I do not want to be fooled by the addition of increased AWG .
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No, but it was really obvious, no need, not at all subtle. I'm not a tweaker or believer in fancy cables, gold plated power connectors, any of that crap. But bi-amping is a substantially different equipment configuration that is naturally going to sound very different. Part of it is I think the 30-year old crossovers in my Maggies probably need refreshing, and so using an active crossover is a better bet. |
@ alexdv1: thanks for posting this link! I agree 100% on technical details for bi-wiring there. from schematics side, bi-wiring is a two independent networks connecting presumably low output impedance amp to lo/hi speakers, while single cable is shared cable impedance between lo/hi thus lesser speaker isolation https://www.qacoustics.co.uk/blog/2016/06/08/bi-wiring-speakers-exploration-benefits/ |
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