How does bi-wiring work?


To start, I do bi-wire my main speakers. However, I am somewhat confused about how bi-wiring works given that the speakers have internal crossovers and the signals received by them have the same full frequency range going to both sets of terminals.

I confess that I don't see any difference from single wiring in terms of the speaker's performance. What am I missing?

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Simple. It doesn't. I suppose in the instance where someone is using 24 gauge wire it might help, but using one 18 gauge wire would do exactly the same thing. This is a great example of lay intuition. The industry is perfectly willing to support it because they get to sell you another stupidly expensive cable. 

Now, bi amping is another issue. This is where you delete the passive, analog crossover entirely and use an electronic analog or digital crossover and separate amps to drive each driver. This can have huge advantages if done correctly. It requires careful amp selection and crossover programming. 

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Some people believe the base gives feedback in to the highs this why some designers bi wire the proper way. One set for base one for highs

I have separate amps some for base some for mid some for high on electronic crossover.tri amp in mono disadvantage is 6 amps for 2 speakers no cross taLk

Anyone with even a modicum of electronic savvy knows that bi-wiring is nothing but hooey.  Others who argue differently are just displaying their ignorance.