Using biwired cables on speakers with only 2 connections


I generally have bought biwire speaker cables in the past, and now I have speakers that can't be bi wired.

Is there any problem if I only use two of the four wires and just Cover the other two wires so they don't touch each other. I hate the fact that I bought really expensive speaker cables and now I have this issue.

Do I use the high pass or the low pass LR pair?  Which have been marked this way so I trust there was actually a reason for them doing this and not just cosmetic

Will this impair sonic performance ?

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Maybe a good time to sell your current speaker wires and upgrade. I would look at it as an opportunity to re-optimize for your new speakers. I have found that my ability to discern sonic differences improves decade by decade and I can get much better match’s for my equipment.

 

While I have not done really careful listening tests… I don’t thing biwiring makes a difference above upgrading the connectors from the stock flat metal connectors. I’ve used to use biwired speaker cables. I now put everything into good mono wire (?) cables. Biamping can make a big difference of course, but that is different.

I love getting myself in trouble🤣. 

Skin effect is real.

You want the high pass connected for sure. The HP run has much thinner wire than the LP. There will be a clarity in the high end you just can't get with the LP section.

The LP section is designed to pass current. Woofers love current. Smearing is not an issue.

Conduct your own experiment: listen for a couple of days with only the HP connected. This will get your ears used to a certain 'sound'. Then switch to the LP only. Use music with a lot of singing. Use only well recorded songs. You will know within minutes.

If there is absolutely no difference, sell the wire. If there's a noticeable difference, now connect both and make a new observation. 

Love this hobby.

I build my own speakers. 4 wires from the amp. 40awg to the tweeter, 36awg to the midrange, 18awg to the midwoofer, and 11.5awg to the woofer. 5 years of experimentation got me to this point. Love being an excessive compulsive.

Piggyback banana adapters are available 

 

they have one make that would plug into the speaker in your case , two females that you would plug both the high and low sides of the biwire into , most often one of the females is angled