Bi-wired vs Single Termination

What length of speaker cable do you need? There is a pair of Jena Labs Symphony cables on Audiogon, 6ft biwire that are outstanding cables. I am not the seller but really like what these cables offer. What is the rest of your system? Solid state, tubed or a mix? Also, I would agree with Dcstep regarding the general question you posed. If you go shotgun, get better jumpers, otherwise biwire is typically a better solution for most speakers that are designed this way.

When I first bi-wired I was very surprised at the improvement. Go for it.

ET

Speaker run is 6 to 8 feet. System - BW804s powered by Bryston 4BSST & PB25 pre.

I don't think using the jumper will give you the same results as a single or double biwire will.

The biwire Mont Blanc should be sufficient for the 804's, which don't have large enough woofers to need the bigger gauge of Volcano. You could have the Volcano reterminated as a single biwire, which requires just the speaker end to be done. Audioquest will charge perhaps $50-60, but then there is shipping both ways and the wait involved, although you could have the seller ship them directly to Audioquest.

Volcano may sound better than Mont Blanc, but at what price? Probably double. I think Mont Blanc is as far as you need to go in the AQ line.

If you choose to go bi-wire: Use a cable that has two discrete pairs of conductors(full length) or two separate cables. You will gain nothing with regard to sound otherwise. Adding another pair of connectors to a single pair conductor cable is a waste of time. All you're doing is replacing the jumper with more wire that way.