rocket 88


I have a pair of 12 ft Rocket 88's with the DBS attached.

I want to buy another pair to biwire my B&W's 802's. I have a change to get 10ft rocket 88's with the dbs. Does the 2 ft difference matter?

Could I get rocket 88's 12 ft without the dbs?

 

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Showing 1 response by oldaudiophile

Most (if not all) professional audiophile equipment reviewers do not believe bi-wiring amounts to anything.  If you hunt around the web, you'll find a few fair & objective A/B shoot-outs or comparisons out there where some folks have tested single vs. bi-wire to evaluate the difference(s).  The results are largely inconclusive and, essentially, in the ears of the beholders.  It's like the age-old debates of whether $5,000 speaker cables are better than $500 cables; super expensive connecters are better than less expensive ones; digital sound is better than vinyl; etc., etc. etc.  The standing joke is that "bi-wiring" is just another ploy for "buy wiring".

I had a pair of Paradigm Monitor 9 (original versions) single-wired with 14-gauge Monster speaker cable and then bi-wired them with some 12-gauge AudioQuest Type 4, similar in construction to Rocket 88.  Sound was noticeably improved with the AudioQuest.  However, I believe this was a function of thicker gauge wire; not bi-wiring.

If I were you, I'd hunt around for a shop that would loan me a pair of 12' Rocket 88 with the dbs (or some other suitable length) and try bi-wiring for yourself before spending that kind of cash.  Personally, I'm inclined to agree with those who believe this dbs thing is a marketing ploy.  All of the reading and research I've done on this from impartial sources points in that direction.

With respect to the lengths of wire involved, I would keep the lengths identical.  I'm not sure you'd hear a dramatic difference, comparatively speaking, in phase response by using different lengths.  However, this is a theoretical possibility.  Try it.  See/hear what you think.