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• In case others need a helping hand... - Mr_bill2 10:28:41 04/06/07 (0)
  In Reply to: HD 14 question again. Is it better to have 2 wires going to + & 1 wire to - or vice versa ? posted by artemus on April 3, 2007 at 18:29:32:

  http://www.theanalogdept.com/hd14.htm
  
  

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• Re: HD 14 question again. Is it better to have 2 wires going to + & 1 wire to - or vice versa ? - Dave Pogue 15:04:15 04/04/07 (5)
  In Reply to: HD 14 question again. Is it better to have 2 wires going to + & 1 wire to - or vice versa ? posted by artemus on April 3, 2007 at 18:29:32:

  Okay, got it. Stick with that approach. If I make any suggestion, I'll just mess you up :-)

  (Which would be: don't go bi-wire at all, and use a a jumper made of the same stuff. See?)
  
  

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  • Have you tried the bi-wire Dave? - artemus 06:08:43 04/05/07 (3)
    In Reply to: Re: HD 14 question again. Is it better to have 2 wires going to + & 1 wire to - or vice versa ? posted by Dave Pogue on April 4, 2007 at 15:04:15:

    Just curious.
    BTW, I just got the OK (from wife)to build/buy an open shelf unit which will make it soooo much easier to deal with equipment issues.
    
    Life has lots of trials and lots of music to help us through them.
    
    

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    • Biwiring...bah. - jneutron 13:40:29 04/05/07 (0)
      In Reply to: Have you tried the bi-wire Dave? posted by artemus on April 5, 2007 at 06:08:43:

      Don't work.

      Just go to the scot's guide, he's bashed that topic but goooooood...

      
      Course, he uses strawman arguments in the first page, then defies the first law of thermodynamics in the second..

      But hey, I really believed him..

      Cheers, John
      
      

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    • Re: Have you tried the bi-wire Dave? - Dave Pogue 08:13:02 04/05/07 (1)
      In Reply to: Have you tried the bi-wire Dave? posted by artemus on April 5, 2007 at 06:08:43:

      My current speakers (Gallo Reference 3s) don't allow for biwiring, although there's a second pair of inputs feeding the woofers' second voice coils. Here's where I'm coming from. In the late 90s I was running ProAc Response 3s that did allow biwiring, and I was using biwired Kimber 8TCs on them. I decided to experiment with Mapleshade speaker cables (Double Golden Helix) and assumed I would biwire with them. In discussing this with Mapleshade, Pierre Sprey talked me out of it, said that single-wiring + jumpers would sound better (thus cutting his own sales/profits in half, so I figured he was being honest). He was right: the single-wired Mapleshades just slayed the 8TCs. I briefly tried biwiring with my subsequent speakers, Gallo Ultimates and, again, single wiring sounded clearer and more open. Thus, my suggestion.

      Glad you were able to go to an open-shelf setup. Much easier to deal with equipment (and wire) changes. Dave
      
      

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      • Re: Have you tried the bi-wire Dave? - artemus 08:34:26 04/05/07 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: Have you tried the bi-wire Dave? posted by Dave Pogue on April 5, 2007 at 08:13:02:

        I'm familiar with Mapleshade and Pierre's stance on bi-wiring. Maybe I'll give it a try after i get my stand built. Hopefully by next weekend. I could do it this weekend except for the finish.
        Right now I have the cables prepared, but couldn't get them installed yesterday because of the need for 3 hands. I may install some bananas on the amp ends which will make it much simpler.
        Thanks for your help
        Life has lots of trials and lots of music to help us through them.
        
        

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  • This was supposed to go after the post below. Sorry. (nt) - Dave Pogue 15:05:46 04/04/07 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: HD 14 question again. Is it better to have 2 wires going to + & 1 wire to - or vice versa ? posted by Dave Pogue on April 4, 2007 at 15:04:15:

    nt
    
    

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• Re: HD 14 question again. Is it better to have 2 wires going to + & 1 wire to - or vice versa ? - Dave Pogue 04:57:45 04/04/07 (1)
  In Reply to: HD 14 question again. Is it better to have 2 wires going to + & 1 wire to - or vice versa ? posted by artemus on April 3, 2007 at 18:29:32:

  Why not just experiment and see what sounds best to you. It's not as if the stuff costs enough to worry about :-)
  
  

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  • Re: HD 14 question again. Is it better to have 2 wires going to + & 1 wire to - or vice versa ? - artemus 08:28:47 04/04/07 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: HD 14 question again. Is it better to have 2 wires going to + & 1 wire to - or vice versa ? posted by Dave Pogue on April 4, 2007 at 04:57:45:

    It's not the cost that is of concern. The problem for me is that my system is in a semi enclosed rack because it is in the living room. It gets WAF but is a pain to deal with in terms of moving stuff in and out. I can't wait to get my listening room where I can have an open rack and every wire showing.
    For the time I have put 2 on the - and 1 in the + of the high freq. But I am unsure if there is a generally preferred way, thus my question.
    Now to install. Have I told you how much I hate having to change anything in the rack because it is a PITA?

    
    Life has lots of trials and lots of music to help us through them.
    
    

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