My experience with bi-wiring


Not wanting to debate the issue, which has been done ad nauseum, I just wanted to share my experience in case it's of help to anyone else in a similar position. Originally I single wired my speakers with jumpers made from my speaker cable, but I had been curious about bi-wiring and read all I could both pro and con. The main thing I gathered was that it is a contentious subject that there is no consensus on. I was reluctant to spend the money on something that may not pan out, but as the maker of my speaker recommended bi-wiring, I finally decided to give it a try.  I was impressed that there was a worthy improvement in detail/clarity across the frequency spectrum.  Admittedly any change is speaker dependent and YMMV, but if your speaker brand advocates it, I suggest it's worth a try.  
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+1 fiesta75! I have done that with an active x-over and four mono amps + four speakers (two for L/R mids/treble, two for L/R bass). The improvement in dynamic range and freedom from amp clipping was most noticeable!
+1 audioman58! A true active x-over with a separate amp for each driver and NO passive x-over is the ne-plus-ultra of speaker design! The Waveform Mach 1 was like that tri-amped with a Bryston active x-over and three Bryston 2-channel amps!
I have tri-amped, bi-amped and had various setups of bi-wiring.  The current setup is a sorta hybrid bi-wire.  Works good.

But from a marketing perspective:

bi-wire typically means buy wire
bi-amp means buy amps
A speaker with extra terminals is a speaker designed from the get-go to be weak.
Sorry, but it is just a fact.
Wow. Speaker designer MC with "facts." 

What a tool.
Though i liked @bpoletti meaning of bi-wire and bi-amp, i understand that is speaker dependant.
Tried bi-wire, tried diagonal and ended up with better jumpers, after trying some, in conventional set up.