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Shotgun connection

I have following case regarding loudspeakers connection.
I have a speaker cables that have two internal wires.
I would like to connect each loudspeaker using double run of my speaker cables, so I have four wires on disposal.
In that case I can connect the speakers in two ways:

1. Each of the two wires on the cable goes to the positive and negative speaker terminals.

2. Both wires within the each cable shortened with each other and one cable goes to positive, and the other to the negative speaker terminal.

The first variant is the gain that wires the plus and minus are twisted together.

In a second variant the gain is that the dual cores plus and minus are better insulated from each other, because there is external insulation.

How is theoretically better?
milimetr

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milimetr OP
139 posts
 
Thanks for all inputs.

My cables are rather short - less than 2 metres long.
Both runs are as close physicaly one to another as possible.
Ocellia speaker cables have only one gauge, so there is no possibility to use different gauges for LF and HF.

I do not have bi-wiring or bi-amping options. Single pair of binding posts at amp and speaker side.
So shotgun connection is only to increase overall gauge.

I am using Ocellia cables for about two years and have tchem connected like in variant 1. But I am considering trying variant 2 just for curious. Cables are rather fragile (I use bare wire no connectors), so I would like to learn theoretical approach first.

Thanks.
milimetr OP
139 posts
 
Thanks, Al.

The cables are Ocellia Reference.
The goal with double run is to increase overal gauge and add a bit of weight to the sound.

Regards,
milimetr OP
139 posts
 
I have seen Kondo KSL-SPz double run cables and there one cable was for + and another cable for - terminal.
It seems that different configurations exists.
milimetr OP
139 posts
 
Good point.

I will try to audition both options and will report the results.
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