My experience with bi-wiring


Not wanting to debate the issue, which has been done ad nauseum, I just wanted to share my experience in case it's of help to anyone else in a similar position. Originally I single wired my speakers with jumpers made from my speaker cable, but I had been curious about bi-wiring and read all I could both pro and con. The main thing I gathered was that it is a contentious subject that there is no consensus on. I was reluctant to spend the money on something that may not pan out, but as the maker of my speaker recommended bi-wiring, I finally decided to give it a try.  I was impressed that there was a worthy improvement in detail/clarity across the frequency spectrum.  Admittedly any change is speaker dependent and YMMV, but if your speaker brand advocates it, I suggest it's worth a try.  
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Showing 1 response by mglik

A rather unique and clever way to bi-wire was invented by Jeff at Silversmith with his Fidelium speaker cables. The bi-wire addition is a jumper-like length of cable that connects the four binding posts in a "c". And the single wires connect to half way in the "c". In this way, both sets of posts are connected without a jumper going from one to the other.
And of note, an 8' pair is $1200 and the bi-wire is $175. I replaced a $6K pair of bi-wire cables that are now "junk" in comparison. Many say and could be that they are the "best regardless of cost".