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correct way to bi-wire?

I have a Yamaha AV receiver and B&W 602 speakers. The guy at the store told me to bi-wire them by wiring them the normal way(4wires)at the speaker but twist the 2 positives together and plug that into the amp(same for negative). So I have 4 ends at the speaker and 2 ends at the receiver for each channel.
The B&W website says that I should use my A/B switch and make my tweeters 'A' and my midrange 'B'.
Which do you think is better?
Will my power(watts) be the same for each case?
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sugarbrie
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Either way is probably fine depending on how the A/B is wired. What the dealer recommends is fine in all cases, so I would go with that to be safe. Probably not the case with your AV amp; but on a small percentage of amps the watts are cut in half per channel if you choose A and B. Just putting them all on A does not increase the load on the amp. It is no different than on a pair of regular non-biwire speakers.

Biwire speaker cables are wired internally, the same way the dealer is telling you to wire the separate pairs.
sugarbrie
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A & B method may be easier since you have two pairs of cables.
In the A & B mode the terminals are just combined inside the amplifier, so I doubt you will notice a difference. They are receiving the same ouput.
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