Bi wire and powered woofers


I'm the owner of a pair of Paradigm personas, and they have powered woofers, 4 per speaker. 
They can be bi wired, but I"m curious what effect this will have , given they have their own amps for the woofers. 
Anyone have a technical reason why it should be better? Just curious as they sound great in the single config with the factory jumpers.
brrgrr

Showing 1 response by dmance

@brrgrr 
I have resisted on buying the 9H's ...just resisting based on cost.  Congrats on the purchase. 

I am a big believer in better speaker cable quality for both jumper and internal.  I've heard the difference.  On the 9H, I know the input to the DSP/Woofer section is very high impedance so your 30W amp wont even notice the additional current draw ...so dont bother with a second amp.  What i'd suggest instead:
  • The top binding post (to which you connect your amp) is a direct connection to the tweeter/mid  - so use this connection
  • The woofer section's 500Hz crossover does not put extreme demands on a better jumper cable but I would still match it with whatever you are using.  
  • I've had a paradigm factory tour and see the nice silver wire they use for internal connection. However, I would be tempted to rewire this with a higher end speaker cable.
This is what I would do if I had a 9H.  good luck
Dan