The vandersteen site quotes r. vandersteen that "the difference is not subtle", re: bi-wire vs. single. Pat Mcginty of Meadowlark says about the same thing. Determining if there is a commonality in the crossovers might put you on the right track.BTW, "not subtle" is certainly true of the Meadowlark Kestrels and I am a believer in people putting in a new component and then playing the system louder than usual "to see what she'll do" and of course there follows a difference.
One more BI-WIRE question
I've read as many of the expert opinions on the bi-wire subject as possible and have done my own research and listening test with different speakers I've owned.The electrical theory as to the advantages make sense to me.The question I pose is this:I just bought a pair of monitors from a well known Italian maker that are equiped for bi-wiring.The dealer and US distributor both claim that these speakers would not sound better bi-wired and indeed were not designed to.The only reason for the bi-wire provision was to satisfy the demand of the European market.Does anyone know if one type of crossover design is considered optimum for bi-wiring.Other than marketing I'm trying to figure the makers logic here.....Thanks