Bi-wire: is it worth it?
Nordost still has 4Flat biwire speaker cables in their product line. I wouldn't be surprised if the other lines could be ordered that way. Here's bi-wire Frey, but notice it's on closeout. Maybe Nordost is going single-wire for their upscale offerings. |
I agree with the above. I do have the SL3 in the family and recall that that crossover design benefited from biwiring. I think the old Stereophile review of the SL3 recommended biwiring. I have mine externally biwired with twin runs of DH-Labs Q-10 Signature. That being said, other ML's may not need that even if they do accept biwiring. I believe alot depends on the xover and also how an amp senses and reacts at a given time to the woofer vs. the stator impedance through 2 different cable runs combined at the amp end. May want to borrow an extra pair of cables or a new biwire set and judge. |
Hello Elegal I manufacture audiophile cables http://perkune.com and have been testing bi-wiring and the effects of Bi-wiring for the past three months as we will introduce a 3.5 meter Bi-wired loudspeaker cable next month and also 30 Centimetre Jumper leads. I have also been testing crossover cables with different crossovers and the effect that they have with bi-wiring. I have also been testing the bi-wiring Jumper cable lengths and differences Firstly I will say that YES Bi-wiring does give you a better sounding Bass, more air in the music and a better presentation - FACT Now if you want to try bi-wiring then just remove the jumper plates that are supplied with the loudspeaker and fit a set of jumper leads. There are many people who supply these and they all come in different lengths because you will hear a big difference Does length of a jumper cables make a difference? - YES Does a pair of Bi-wired loudspeaker cables sound better than jumpers? - YES I have been surprised at the difference that bi-wiring does make but as always it depends on speaker position and system set up Best regards Paul Goodwin |
