which Alpha Core MI2 is the one to buy?

Sean, thank you very much. I understand completely now.

I have a pair of the MI Veracity 2's and 3's . I have tried other brands along the way but these just seem to make their way back into the systems. I am done looking for good speaker cables - I have them. Good job by Sean as usual.

Ditto Ligi - the MI 2's are the best I've had, perfect explanation by Sean.

What's the best way to bi-wire speakers with the Alpha Core MI 2's or 3's:

- two seperate runs -- one to top posts / one to bottom posts
- two parallel runs to top or bottom / jumper from there
- shotgun Veracity
- shotgun Serpent
- others?

I guess, as a general rule of thumb, copper cables are better with solid-state front ends and silver cables with tube front ends.
Is that correct?

My experience with biwiring any speaker is that the biggest benefits come from two separate runs of wire i.e. one set of cables to the top and one to the bottom. This is NOT the same as using cables that are internally bi-wired.

Using Goertz in a bi-wired arrangement with just the one cable would simply allow you to bypass the "jumper". This in itself might be an improvement for several different reasons. Two of them would be the lack of skin effect with the other being the fact that the two frequency ranges would be transferred from amp to speaker at the same rate of propogation ( speed ). Different cable designs, geometries, types of dielectric used, different lengths, etc... can all alter how fast the signal gets from point A to point B. Using the same cable for both frequency ranges can only miminize the potential for problems.

As to shotgunning Goertz cables, that would completely negate the "special" features of this design. I can think of better ways to waste my money. Others may have different ideas or points of view : ) Sean
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