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Bi-Wire Advice for ProAc Response D2

Greetings from a new Audiogoner.  Recently acquired a pair of ProAc Response D2 via an Audiogon member.  Am thinking about bi-wire for these and am interested in any recommendations the community may have.  I currently have a Cambridge Audio 651A integrated amp (until I upgrade of course).

I'm thinking that Kimber Kable 8TC might be a candidate but I wanted to tap into the experience of this forum, even to hear whether you think bi-wiring is necessary.

Thanks in advance for considering.
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twoleftears
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I ran Response 2.5's both ways, and didn't notice any real difference.  Just be sure to replace the metal jumper bars with some quality jumper leads.  The same brand/model as the speaker wire is of course ideal.

All other things being equal, I think it's more cost-effective to put the $$ you would spend on two runs of wire towards a better grade of single run.

Of course, there are speakers that more or less demand bi-wiring; this isn't one of them.

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Some makes/models just use the same number of wires/strands inside the cable, and wire them differently.  So with those, on the bi-wire model, half the number of strands is being used to transmit treble and half for the bass.  I don't know whether this is the case with the Kimber, but the similarity in price certainly suggests it.
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