Biamping Questions


Hi All,

I want to biamp my JM/Focal speakers from four out of 7 channels of my Arcam unit. I know there are different ways to do this, but I was wondering if different kinds of speaker wire might be one way to go. For example, are there some speaker wires better for bass and midrange and other brands/types better for treble? Might that produce a good result?

I'd also appreciate any other advice you folks might be willing to give.

Thanks in advance,
russ
rustler

Showing 1 response by horseface

I'm running biamped and have played a bit with single amp/biwire, dual amp/dual wire ... My speakers are small and easy to drive (Paradigm Signature S4) and I run Levinson ML 23.5 (200 WPC) and a No 27 (100 WPC) for power. I have tried silver and copper speaker cable and now a combo of both. I think there is something to what you suggest. The silver wire and copper sounded vastly different. You open up a whole can of worms in terms of trying and swapping. I have a local guy I can borrow/try cables out so that has helped. There are plenty of deals so if you keep your eyes open you won’t throw money at anything. I like to experiment so this kind of post interests me. I read the forum and selected a particular cable based on what I learned both here and on the WEB. I had a totally different experience however. I think you just have to play with it. I settled on SignalCable copper ultra for now - I know it's a more budget cable but it simply sounds great on my system. My next move will be to step up the much more expensive Audioquest set and see if "I'm simply amazed" if not I will sell them and try Transparent or something else. I have learned that if you are patient and fair you can find a great deal here and if it doesnt work out - sell them and try something else.

In terms of running biamped ... my amps are so similar and the power is so much more than the little Paradigms need I cant say it's made a huge difference. This fall I'm looking at trying a tube amp and maybe a different SS amplifier just to see what the effect is. I was even considering mixing tube AND SS in a biamp configuration (God forbid) just to see what the effect is. In your case maybe your speakers could benefit from some extra power. Only your ears will know for sure.

I like my little speakers and I am rock solid with my other components so I admit I am obsessing with little details. I am making small improvements as I go so I figure in some sort of bent logic - It makes sense.

At least as long as my significant other never finds out I spent a grand on a set of speaker cables ...

Good luck and have fun !