Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ?


I now know of 3 people that have converted their speakers to be bi-wired but are not bi-amping .

What is your experience or opinion on why bi-wiring without bi-amping might or does sound better ?

I am concidering converting my speakers but I do not want to be fooled by the addition of increased AWG .
vair68robert

Showing 2 responses by mrklas

Maybe biwiring is akin to the color of your favorite car?  I have my tried bi-wiring with my Sonus Faber Venere 3.0 because I purchased bare wire with 4 wire construction and I had the banana clips on hand to wire up the neighborhood.

At the time I had a NAD C375 BEE and I hooked tested single wiring versus biwiring with one set hooked up to speaker A and one set to speaker B.  I thought the sound from the biwiring was fuller - akin to the old days of turning on the loudness button.

My next test was to biwire from the Speaker A terminal and the sound was identical.  I moved and decided to try Blue Jean Cables and purchased the internal bi-wire configuration and have been happy with the my sound even as I upgraded my equipment to a McIntosh preamp and amp set-up.  

In the end I have a choice - to enjoy listening to music or aspire for 11 to magically appear on the volume knob.  While I'm open to magic, I'm enjoying the music.