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Re: Bi-Wire Cable as Single

I'm not sure why you want to do this. It does risk a potential short (unless you tape the unused spades as indicated by the poster below) that will make your amp very unhappy.

For an amp with two + and two - outputs, they are connected together (+ to +, - to -) anyway, so there is nothing wrong with the shotgun connection at the amp end. The primary benefit from biwiring is separating the Mid-Tweeter signals from the woofer which tends to generate back emf in the cable.

In general it's best to keep both biwires the same (although some have differing opinions on this). I would use your shotgunned biwire set--there is no downside to the amp end being shotgunned.

Biwiring discussions tend to sound like religious arguments. I find biwiring to be very beneficial. Others will no doubt differ.


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