Single vs Bi-wire Speaker Cable


I'm going to purchase some AQ speaker cables, and am considering bi-wired AQ Robin Hood Zero vs full range William Tell Zero (with quality jumpers). The bi-wired RH is about $500 more expensive than the full range WT, but on a comparable basis, WT is the more expensive cable. Any thoughts on sound quality between the options I described above would be greatly appreciated.

sdw

I would PM member ctsooner.

He owns the WT Silvers and probably auditioned the Robin Hoods, too.

And, much depends upon the speakers/equipment you are using.

My own experience is with Vandersteen speakers. When I heard the William Tell's, I was astounded by the increase in 'clarity', as well as enhancement of the bass.

FWIW, though I never considered cables to be something that would affect sound reproduction significantly, auditioning the William Tell's made a believer out of me. The stuff Garth at AQ is making is really a game changer.

Bob 

I've found bi-wire to sound better with my speakers (B&W 802D's) than jumper(s). 

Thanks to everyone who replied. The comments/suggestions were very helpful and informative. I pulled the trigger today, and purchased two full-range speaker cable pairs (1) the AQ Robin Hoods and (2) AQ Thunderbirds, a step-up from the William Tells. Will try them both, and will return one.

One additional question has come up, based upon a couple responses. Several folks suggested I should connect the speaker cables to the bass speaker posts, and then jumper to the treble posts. AQ's US retail price book, on page 23, suggests the opposite, for 3 way speakers (I have B&W 802/D2's). Thoughts?

I am using the William Tell bi wire combo with my B&W 802D3’s. Sound is wonderful.

OP: With the 802D's I believe they suggest to run the wire to the bottom jacks, then jumper(s) to the top jacks. Since you have both pairs... try biwire with the tells on top to see if it improves the sound after trying them individually with jumpers.