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Advice needed: biwire speaker cables used as single wire speaker cable?

Hello, I have a chance to get a pair of good 2nd hand true biwire speaker cables, but my speakers only have one positive and one negative terminals on each side. Would it make sense to connect the biwire cables to my speakers that only have one positive and one negative terminals on each side?  The question may sound stupid but  these cables are not available on the 2nd market often, so I really want to get them. Thanks much for yours valuable advice. 
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Or, wrap the terminations on one leg of the bi-wire, and just use the other. Compare that with both legs, if you like.
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Clear Day Cables offers speaker cable in a few different models, the only difference between them being the amount of wire in the cable. There is the Standard, then the Shotgun version (which doubles the wire), and the Double Shotgun (which, duh, doubles it again). Jeff advises that the longer the run and/or the lower the impedance of the loudspeaker, the heavier the gauge of the wire.

Different Clear Day owners/users prefer different versions, so you may as well try the biwire cables (if you get them) using just one leg, then both. You can decide for yourself which you prefer with your particular speakers and amp.

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