@jl35 - OK, thanks!
Bi-Wiring
Although the option to do so is there, I hadn't planned on bi-wiring my speakers, especially after watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McH2tlfj0vo
In the video it only speaks of bi-wiring on the speaker side (and a bit about bi-amping). But my amp has two sets of binding post for each channel as shown here: https://coda.cc/coda-no-8-amplifier
I have reached out to both my dealer and the manufacturer about this with no response as of yet, so I was looking to you all for what your thoughts are on this?
Will running 2 pairs of speaker wires to the 4 individual binding post do anything for me or would the info in the video still prevail? Thanks!
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I don't know why I didn't think of this but for the adventurous amongst you bi-wiring folks who like to play with your sound you can try two different things, one to affect imaging, one to affect tone. Re tone, use two different types of cables, re imaging, reverse phase on one set of connectors. Many years ago I did play with the different types of cables to see if I could change the tone of my system - I've never tried playing with phase, but I could see someone who wasn't focused on imaging specificity might like the effect of a vague large soundstage. Good for an otherwise boring day.:-) |
@newbee - "Many years ago I did play with the different types of cables to see if I could change the tone of my system" What were your results? |
Well I found I could change the tone but the change I obtained was never better, just different. I was trying to tame the higher frequencies of some speakers without really impacting the overall balance. Didn't work but it did, ultimately, lead me to my conclusion that KISS was the best theory. Problem is that now most speakers have dual connectors and I'm left with the jumper issue. FWIW, I have a good family friend who is an Astro physicist (NASA consultant!) and we got to discussing the issues involved in cabling in an audio system (he's not and audiophile) and it was his stressing of the importance of proper connections, etc, that influenced my thinking. If I were really anal about this I would remove the conectors and go in and hard wire the cables. But in my real world I just accept the issue of using jumpers. Just find the cables that sound the best with your stuff. BTW, I note that you are using Belden cables from BJ. I assume 10ga. Good stuff and inexpensive. However, as an alternative if you want a cleaner (or brighter) tonal balance you might try some of the Mogami wire. Its very different and also inexpensive. Its interesting to note that both the 10ga Belden and the 10ga Mogami are multistrand twisted wire. The Belden wires are thicker and the Mogami wires are thinner, and I believe there in lays the reason for the tonal balance differences. Get a pair for the fun of it and you can even try the mix and match I referred to earlier. |
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