Bi-wiring speakers

Myep: There is no technical advantage to biwiring. The same current is reaching the crossover whether you biwire or not. The only value to the second set of terminals on speakers is that it allows bi-amping, which can be worthwhile in some cases.

Megasam: Speaker manufacturers put dual sets of posts on their products for two reasons: 1) It permits biamping, which really can make a difference; and 2) It makes their products palatable to those who think biwiring makes a difference. After all, they may think you're a scientific illiterate, but they still want to sell to you.

Jadem6: Fair point. An awful lot of statements appear on Audiogon without the explicit disclaimer, "This is only my opinion, but..." On the other hand, once you mention "science," you automatically sound more authoritative, even if you're full of potting soil. I'm not a scientist, and I couldn't prove to you myself that biwiring doesn't work if my life depended on it. But I've read several explanations of the electrical impact of biwiring which, as far as this layman can tell, clearly suggest that the signal that reaches your speaker terminals is exactly the same whether you biwire or not. And I've never read any cogent explanation for why they'd be different (though I've seen some quite fanciful attempts!). My aim is only to suggest that a little skepticism is in order, and I'll try to be more explicit about that in the future.