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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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wlutke
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@soix 

I tried (WBC) jumpers on my AZ Satori Shotguns.  I hear exactly what you describe.  It's not subtle, they're staying!  Thanks for the tip.

soix
9,796 posts
 

@wlutke Very glad to hear!  And thanks for the follow up.  Cables can be a risky thing to recommend because they can be so system dependent, so I’m happy it worked out in your situation.

immatthewj
2,333 posts
 

 

I tried (WBC) jumpers on my AZ Satori Shotguns.  I hear exactly what you describe.  It's not subtle, they're staying!  Thanks for the tip.

I did the same thing (WBC jumpers) with my shotgunned B&W 805s.  I think it sounds better, but I did a couple of other things at about the same time. It certainly didn't hurt.

hickamore
692 posts
 

I am late to the party here, but if anyone is still monitoring: I use Kimber bi-wiring cable with no jumpers (bananas connectors). Evidently doubling up with Kimber jumpers (spade terminals) could be worth the expense, even if no one knows quite why this works?

jackattack13
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I recently converted my DIY Mogami W3104 cables into a bi-wire configuration for my Sonus Faber Olypica Nova V speakers removing the stamped metal jumpers. I immediately heard increased detail and was actually shocked, because I wasn't expecting it.  Unfortunately, I am not completely sold on this setup as it appears a bit too bright at higher levels now.  I need to do some more listening sessions to decide if it was just that particular album or two or if the metal jumpers are going back in.  

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