Bi Wire vs Speaker Jumpers


I have B&W 802 speakers and would appreciate thoughts on bi wiring them vs using jumpers.  I will be using Krell electronics with them.  Thanks in advance for your input.
walnut

Showing 3 responses by david_ten

@lak is correct in his advice to you.

An additional point, as you are playing around with bi-wiring (from the same amp) try crossing over the separate runs (hi vs low). This can be helpful as well.

Further, the cables (and amps) don’t need to be exactly the same either, as some prefer to fine-tune the hi and low frequencies. I’ve had good outcomes using completely different cables and amps.
First part of my post relates to bi-wiring, second part to bi-amping.

I’ve used separate cable brands/types off of the same amp (bi-wiring) and off of separate amps (bi-amping). Depends on one’s goals.

I've found more room for tuning with bi-amping, with different cable types.

Hope that clarifies.
This is from Nordost and applies to their jumpers, and a single run of speaker cables...but one can do the same with two speaker runs (bi-wire w/out the jumpers). I find their diagonal approach helpful.

http://www.nordost.com/dealer%20downloads/NorseJumperinstructions_Eng52016.pdf