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can biwire cables be used on a non-biwire speaker?

I have a bi-wire AQ bedrocks that are being used with my 1.6s at the moment. The maggies are being sent off for modding this week. When they come back the new external x-overs accept non bi-wire only. I was wondering if I could use the bi-wires as a single run until I get new cables.

I don't want to get new cables first because the speakers will be gone before they'd get here and I want to hear the changes in sound from the mod by itself and not with the addition of new cables too.

They are terminated with banana plugs so I can't stuff two spade ends in.
adhaney
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I'm not sure how you would make a tight connection with spades and if they are banana's i dont think you would be able to connect a pair to each + and - terminal

I sent my cable back to the manufacturer for a retermination
Thats your best option
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almarg
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I don't see any problem with doing that, as long as the gauge is sufficient. If I understand your question correctly, one of the two pairs of conductors would be left unconnected at the speaker end. Concerns that might be raised about the unconnected wiring would involve possible antenna effects and also capacitance, but I don't think that either has any relevance to an amp/speaker interface, due to the very low source and load impedances.

The following thread addresses a different situation, but I think its conclusions are relevant to your question as well:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1229676493

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-- Al
adhaney OP
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I guess I'm asking if I can just connect one pair of leads (high or low) and still get full range?

I know I can't connect them both.

I'm not sure how the bi-wiring on the bedrock works? Is the signal full range for both leads and just gets split inside the speaker? or does it get split inside the cable somewhere?
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