I am stunned

I am stunned. By many of the responses above.

Of course Liguy's reported experience tells us nothing about bi-wiring. At a minimum, Liguy, you could compare "biwiring" with the jumpers or shorting straps in place to traditional bi-wiring (taking them out), and then tell us what you think. If you prefer the sound with the jumpers removed then we would "know" that with your speakers in your room you think bi-wiring is better than single wiring (that's for Callahfc, with whom I am in general agreement).

I also appreciated Jbhunter's post. I don't even want to talk about the voice analogy.

And I agree in spirit with Redkiwi and (I think) Chstob. We've beaten this issue to death. Nothing any of us can say will lead to any sort of conclusion about the merits of biwiring. If you have single wire cable now and you are happy with the sound, leave well enough alone and experiment with the placement of your speakers. You'll get more of a difference from repositioning your speakers than from changing wires unless there is really someting wrong with the wires you have.

If you have bi-wire cables like Liguy, experiment with leaving the jumpers/shorting straps in and taking them out. Decide for yourself if you can detect a difference and prefer one way or the other. I did and I like my speakers bi-wired. That proves nothing other than I like my speakers bi-wired.

Chris, yes I suggested to Doug S that he try it on the last bi-wiring thread. It's as safe as leaving both straps in, which is safe as long as you dont cross positive and negative. Jon Risch, who recommends trying it says its system dependent and may or may not yield any benefit.

I think the majority of people who have tried it have said it sounds better that way, more detail. A few have said it makes no diff, and a few (like me) say it's worse. I notice a real difference in frequency response, almost as though the tweeter output is boosted with the one strap in, and subjectively, there's less bass. That is consistent with reports by others of greater detail and more air, but as to whether that is "better" is a matter of opinion. Seems like a modification to the speaker's design, which I would not want to with my speakers.