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
I'm not familiar with the particular cable, but I'd feel certain that it does not contain a crossover network that would route different frequencies to one or the other pair of wires.

At most one pair of conductors might be optimized for higher frequencies, in some way, and the other pair for low frequencies. But those differences, if any, would be of comparable magnitude to the kinds of differences that cables normally make.

If the two pairs of conductors differ from each other, I'd suggest using the low frequency pair, to assure adequate gauge.

Regards,
-- Al
Thanks Al

They are the same gauge I think, but I will use the lower freq pair. In face before I box the speakers up I might go ahead and do that just in case there are any differences in sound.

thanks again!
You're welcome! You undoubtedly realize this, but just to be sure, if you try it with your present bi-wire speaker terminals you'll have to jumper the high and low frequency speaker terminals together.

Regards,
-- Al
yes. I just have to find the maggie jumpers.....

I also received an email from a member with AQ knowledge who informed me on how I could remove the banana plugs and combine the strands and make it essentially a full range single run.
If your speakers have 5 way binding posts you can simply put banana connectors on the highs and spades on the lows and connect them both. I seen this used with excellent results on top of the line Nordost cables.