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Possibly dumb question: can I use two cable runs for each channel, not bi-wired?

I'm moving my components into another room, in order to shorten the existing 30 foot cable runs to about 10 feet,
and will run the cable through the wall between adjoining rooms. I'm wondering if I can make use of the resulting "left-over" lengths of cable by doubling up each run, utilizing one pair of binding posts for each side. Has anyone tried this? Question #2: should the pairs be jointly terminated,or should I use bananas coupled with spades, so that there are 4 terminations at each post? I haven't sen any references to this in the past, so it may well be in violation of some basic rule of physics, but I thought I'd ask, anyway. 

stuartk

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stuartk OP
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Thanks for your comments. 

1) Al: the maker of this particular cable combines two runs of it into a shotgun for their more expensive product, so I'm assuming it's OK. 

2) the reason I asked this question, is that I've gotten conflicting opinions re: bi-wiring: one says I have to use tow different gauges of wire for woofers and tweeters, while another says I can use the same gauge. If I can use the existing cable to bi-wire, I will do that. I'm just not clera about what I can or can't do in this regard. 
stuartk OP
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Thanks a lot for your helpful response, Al; it's much appreciated! 
stuartk OP
3,212 posts
 
Yikes!  I will be extra careful! 
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