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Using biwired cables on speakers with only 2 connections

I generally have bought biwire speaker cables in the past, and now I have speakers that can't be bi wired.

Is there any problem if I only use two of the four wires and just Cover the other two wires so they don't touch each other. I hate the fact that I bought really expensive speaker cables and now I have this issue.

Do I use the high pass or the low pass LR pair?  Which have been marked this way so I trust there was actually a reason for them doing this and not just cosmetic

Will this impair sonic performance ?

emergingsoul
tomcarr
1,504 posts
 

Why not just use both wires per binding post?

Should be like using heavier gauge wire.

Might even sound better, too!

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carlsbad2
1,602 posts
 

the other 2 wires are now antennae. 

1.  hook them both to the terminal, 2 blacks and 2 reds.

2.  run them parallel to each other and very tightly spaced so they don't create a loop.

BTW, biwire is a waste of time.

Jerry

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thyname
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Like the previous two posters said. However, that may be bit difficult to accomplish due to their terminations / plugs.

Another option: sell the existing bi-wire cable, and buy a new full range (non bi-wire) cable

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roxy54
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@emergingsoul 

Just use two and make sure that the others aren't touching. I have done it several times and it's not a problem. 

soix
9,456 posts
 

As others mentioned I’d try using both on the speaker binding posts if possible, then put some electrical tape around one of the cable’s connectors and see what you think, then put electrical tape around the other connectors and check that too.  It’d be an interesting experiment if nothing else, and you may well get your ultimate answer that way.  Best of luck. 

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