How many audiophiles bi wire their speakers????

I have recently given up on bi-wiring. Fot those that can open up the terminal box on their speakers. Connect the two x-overs to 1 terminal. Then use just 1 speaker run from the amp. Found this to give the most neutral sound. YMMV

My apologies that the Cary article isn't there any more....it's been a little over a year since I copied it off their website...if I have the time I will transcribe it onto this thread.

John

John, thank you. I have been doing several web searches and I am on quite the learning curve. If you like, you can scan and Email it to me and I can copy it or even fax it and I shall do the rest.

When I ask for something I love it when I can contribute to the project.

My experience is on the much lower end here than most people, but in a setup that's basically all NAD gear and a pair of Wharfedale 8.3 speakers I notice a difference in biwiring... I'm just not sure it's positive, negative, or simply different. Half of my reason for going biwire was the pathetic thin plate jumpers that bridged the HF/LF terminals.

Given that the speakers were designed with biwire terminals I have been using them for a while without much questioning. I plan to experiment with some quality jumpers.

Most of my assesments end up as "inconclusive" due to the fact that I'm still a college student... Just when I think I have speaker positioning and system tweaks nailed, one of the following happens...

- The female I live with rearranges the room or decides that my speakers are in an unacceptable location (or that they have to be positioned "neatly" - i.e. flat up against a wall/corner or similar nightmare)

- I have 4 aerospace exams in 3 days and end up forgetting what my system sounded like before I let it idle during finals week.

- It's time to go home and all my room specific tweaks are negated when I take my stereo home for break/vacation.

Hi Wadedwyer,
Good luck with your exams, you know what's going to buy you expensive audio gear in the future!

About the (ahem) intrusive young lady and your gear...lift the ground on your amp (internally as well as externally. Make sure you wear rubber gloves and shoes when doing this.) and put it in an "unacceptable" position in the room. That should end Ms. Buttinski's gear moving for a while and even give her a nice perm.

Kidding, kidding, here, now...but don't you wish, sometimes that...!

Had a similar situation with a love-interest back in college. She just couldn't bear the sight of all that wire on the floor. Well, at least I didn't marry her. Married a messy one instead and it's been bliss.