Any sonic benefits of bi-wiring speakers ?

Simon, First of all, I have been very happy with a biwired set up. I was running my speakers with a biwired set of Analysis Plus Oval 12 cables. I liked them alot better than the previous cable I was using. After a while, I experimented with a silver speaker cable for the mids and highs. The silver cables for the highs really woke up the tweeters without being too harsh. I combined the biwired Oval 12s and kept them for the bass. I really like this combination of silver for the mids and highs and copper cable for the bass. Your experience may vary with your different equipment. I think it is the best of both worlds. Good luck, Jim

Hi, I like to thank you(all)for the info and suggestions.
Please allow me to sum up what what I'v "learned" from the web sites, see how much is(are) true in the following statements?
(1) Bi-wiring without Bi-amping is senseless
(2) using LOW gauge (10 or less)of spkr cable,there is little to be gain by "doubling-up "(no benefits from biwiring)
(3) Bi-wiring would tighten up the bass,the bass become lean-sounding but more punchy and better extension
I would apprecaite very much of your opinion and suggestions
Thanks
Simon

Hi Simon.

Here is a response I recently posted to an inquiry. I hope you find it helpful.

....Couple things of note for you. First, Our bi-wire cables are composed of two discrete cables that get connected together at the amp. This provides several advantages. First and foremost, this is how bi-wire cables should be done if one is going to get the (full) benefit of bi-wire cables. Many manufacturers simply take an existing model and re-terminate the internals so that part of the cable is used for the mid/woofer section and the rest of the cable for the tweeter section. While convenient and less costly, it wastes virtually all the benefits that bi-wiring can provide. This bi-wire topology is a major reason why there's so much controversy over whether there's advantages to bi-wiring. Avoid any bi-wire cables that are sheathed in one jacket! Whether you settle on our cables or another offering, if you're going to go bi-wire, make sure they are discrete cables. This is also termed as Shotgun though I've noticed some manufacturers mis-use the term to describe otherwise and it's led to some confusion among enthusiasts as to what bi-wire S/Cs are. One of the primary advantages of bi-wire cabling is that when the mid/woofer section is separated out from the tweeter section, the stronger electrical fields the mid/woofer section creates cannot influence the more delicate nature of the tweeter section. When a bi-wire cable is sheathed in one jacket, the mid/woofer and tweeter sections are too intimate allowing interaction between the two sections. This is not good. one is actually better off using a single S/C arrangement with jumpers in this case. The shotgun approach allows separation of the sections with 1.5" to 2.5" spacing accomplishing the job.

Also, from THIS THREAD, I posted the following:

Mike's description is good and correct. I would like to add that compared to the shotgun approach, a bi-wire speaker cable that's one cable split as Mike describes is has virtually no benefit. You would probably be better off using a speaker cable of the single/split variety as one. When the conductors are this intimate in a single jacket, there's too much field interaction. The shotgun approach eliminates this and is in good part why it works. The former, I believe, is a good part of why bi-wire cables get a bad rap on occasion. There are other factors to consider also but, as for the cables themselves, shotgun is the way to go.

Further, the performance hierarchy is as follows:

1.) Bi-amp/bi-wire shotgun (as a side not, all Shotgun is bi-wire but not all bi-wire is shotgun. just another way to look at it.) It's possible to use two stereo amps or four mono blocks to comprise this arrangement. This is the best.

2.) Mono blocks or stereo amp/bi-wire shotgun. Next best and can be substantially less expensive but with the cost of some speaker cables, who knows? Performance can be very close to number one.

3.) Mono Blocks or stereo amp/bi-wire non shotgun. Forget about it. Save your money and buy more music.

Kind Regards,
Robert