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Two different cable pairs from amp into speakers

I have two different bi-wire cables with different strengths. One cable excells in the treble and mid-range and the other excells in the bass department. One cable is spade to spade and the other has bananas on both. My question is: Can I hook up both sets from my amp to my speakers (Piggy Back)? I want to use both biwire ends into the speaker and not let one bi-wire end hang loose. Will I get the best of both cables by combining the two or will the two different cables smear the sound? Maybe I should have each separate cable go to the different terminals on the speaker and not combine the cables? Thanks.
jimd

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I think, if I read correctly, that Jim has two sets of Bi-wire cables, and since one is all spades and the other is all bananas, he wants to run 4 spades and 4 bananas at each speaker. To gain the benefits of each cable. One on top of the other so to speak.

Why not, give it a try. If you dont like the way it sounds, so be it.

Maybe a local shop could reterminate for you. Spades and bananas on each cable at the speaker or conjoin the termination as a non-biwire. This way you can use them they way you like, one on bass the other on mid-treble.
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