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Single ended speaker cables or Shot gun config?

I would like to hear the opinions from the forum regarding using a high-end single ended speaker to my speakers and then use two of that companies matching jumpers. My speakers have three speaker terminals, bass, mid and highs. They came with bridging straps but I prefer proper jumpers. So that is option one. Option 2 is to buy the same company's speaker cable but in a shot gun formation at the speaker end. So single ended at the amp end and then has two red cables and two black at the speaker end. In this formation I would still need one set of jumpers.

What do you guys recommend in my situation. I sort of fee if I go the shot gun bi wire config I'm splitting the cables in two at the speaker end as opposed to running one solid speaker cable to one of the terminals and using matching jumpers.

Opinions??

Thanks in advance 

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@erik_squires 

+1 …. Nailed it

One size does NOT fit all ….it is entirely a bespoke system preferred termination TBD. It’s a synergy thing AND emphasis added on the difference from bi-amping.

Some speaker brands favour bi-wiring in THEIR bespoke models ( eg VANDERSTEEN) … I’d listen if so …. whereas in my personal discussions with the prez of REFERENCE 3a for the best approach in my B system REF 3a standmount purchased from factory, it was his opinion an entirely a waste of money with no audio improvements to biwire his speakers , and just stick with hi-end OCC copper jumpers with single run cables 

Contemporaneously, CHORD CABLES dropped making biwire termination in favour of single runs and matched junpers.

Similarly, NORDOST on their website leans toward as good as you can afford single runs with jumpers … and even has a blurb on diagonal biwiring connections 

MY EXPERIENCES 

I had a full loom NORDOST FREY in a prior system. Experiments in MY system for biwiring in a trial basis was a bust. Single runs and jumpers were the preferred choice for me …. Big time ….

TAKEAWAY 

as @erik_squires pointed out, this is a bespoke hands on bespoke experimentation journey … full stop. Your speaker manufacturer manual is a preferred start with merit . Otherwise , it’s a trial and error exercise with no “rules “. 


 

 

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