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alternate method of bi-wiring

does using 2 identical cables of the same length duplicate the advantages of b-wire? I am looking for new speaker cables and would prefer to have the option to use the cables separetly in the future for non bi-wire aplications. the only disadvantage of this route as I see it is having to purchase (1) extra set of terminators.

thanks for your input,
Paul
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s7horton
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The idea behind true biwiring is that more of the current from the amplifier is sent to the midbass drivers. (They usually require more power than tweeters) Simple circuit equations tell you that if you have two wires connected to one source, more current will be sent through the larger diameter wire.
s7horton
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When I was not bi-wiring, I pulled my stock jumpers off and replaced it with decent cable. Of course I had better sound that way. I guess my rule of thumb for jumpers is this: Buy the speaker best speaker cable you can afford, then buy two feet of the next step up in the line to use as jumpers.
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