My experience when I had one amp with two pairs of output terminals for each channel is as follows. I did not notice much difference between a large gauge jumper wire and the connector that came with the speaker. I did not test it much back and forth very many times, so if there was a difference, it was not noticeable to me. I also tried bi-wiring and felt that it sounded a bit better, but not a large jump or a massive improvement. It was subtle and only on certain songs. I certainly don’t think it hurts to bi-wire other than the cost. I suggest you try different options and listen for yourself. Cables are easy to move around and return. Every system, room, and ear is different. A change that may make an improvement on one system may not make much of an improvement in another. And, there are a lot of different types of factory and aftermarket jumpers.
If Bi-Wiring is an option, should I choose Bi-wiring over single banana with free jumpers
Hello All!
Newbie here : ) I have a pair of speakers (MartinLogan Motion 40i) that have, according to the website, "dual five-way binding post speaker terminals which allow bi-amping or bi-wiring." As you can see in the top right photo of the speaker terminals in this link, the speakers came with free jumpers (the jumpers look like just a sheet of conductive metal) between the 4 terminals.
https://www.martinlogan.com/en/product/motion-40i
So when purchasing speaker cables, placing the best quality connection over cost, should I:
1. (Cheapest) Get single banana plugs and use the included free jumpers, or
2. (More costly but will it be WAY better?) Get Bi-wire speaker cables and remove the free jumpers.
3. Get single banana plugs, and find some high quality jumpers to replace the free included jumpers.
If it doesnt matter much to sound quality, it seems option #1 is best as its cheapest. However my goal is to get the best/most efficient connection so i suspect options #2 or #3 might be the way to go?
Many thanks for any advice!