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Attaching speaker wire directly to crossover?

Recently, a seller on this forum was advertising a pair of Green Mountain EOS HDs that had been modified by attaching Marigo Labs speaker wire directly to the crossover - a $2200 upgrade, the seller said, noting that the Marigo Labs wiring is what gives that model its "HD" designation.

At any rate, I'm just wondering generally about the practice of attaching speaker wire directly to the crossover. Seems like an interesting idea, wondering what kind of benefits and drawbacks it might have sound-wise, and why we don't see this done more often?
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Hey all - a belated thanks for these responses. I guess it's an interesting idea if you've already vetted how a given wire sounds when connecting a given amp and speakers, although I do wonder whether connecting the wire directly to the crossover wouldn't be a significant additional factor to consider that could end up changing your choice of wiring!

Dan ed - I'm guessing the upgrade on those GMA's was $2200 because it included the price of the wires themselves.
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