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Bi-Wiring Is Not the Most Powerful...

Posted by Doug Schroeder on November 11, 2010 at 11:39:46

In Reply to: Anyone tried bi-wiring PSB Imagine T's? posted by jlandreth on November 11, 2010 at 05:35:58:

adjustment that can be made to a system, but it can be an economical means of improving the performance. Certainly you should seek to remove the stock jumpers, as even replacing them with a higher quality jumper wire can have a beneficial influence. As an example, see my article about replacing jumpers in integrated amps:

http://www.dagogo.com/View-Article.asp?hArticle=261

The principle in discussion of single wiring and utilization of jumpers is similar to that in discussion of upgraded jumpers for integrated amps. Failure to pay attention to such details is one reason why many audiophiles never quite find that elusive satisfactory sound. I find cables to be the most overlooked and despised element in audio system building.

I have tested single wiring vs. bi-wiring on virtually every speaker with the capacity I have ever owned and used/reviewed. I have not found any speaker to date which did not yield superior performance when bi-wired versus single wired. One may have to find the correct cables to obtain the optimum performance from said speaker, but I have never preferred to opt out of bi-wiring. The influence is so profound on higher end rigs that I automatically request shotgun cabling or multiple sets of speaker cables so as to be able to bi-wire.

As a rig improves in quality one can more easily hear the distinction in sound quality from bi-wiring. Some claim that the coherence of the speaker is harmed through bi-wiring, but I do not believe this has been demonstrated. If someone has tests which prove this, I would like to see them. I am open to being informed on that point. It is my experience that a speaker which is bi-wired has superior resolution, dynamics and involves the listener more than through single wiring.

Currently I am working with a high end speaker system which accepts tri-wiring. I wouldn't dream of diminishing the potential of such a speaker by passing the signal through two sets of posts on the way to the drivers. I'm not out to make the easiest system to work with, I'm out to obtain the best possible sound - or put in other words, to achieve the most pleasurable experience of listening to my music.

Others may disagree, but I am not interested in arguing about this topic.

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