Stereo Setup, Bi-Wire?

[Barron]

Hello,

I have been running a Onkyo A-5VL with a set of KEF IQ30 speakers for the past few months.

Up till now i have been running them with a single cable to each speaker but i am now thinking about bi-wiring them.

What would i gain from doing this? is there a noticeable difference?

Thanks
Carl

 

[lucid]

It depends what sort of sound you are looking for.

If you're all about brightness and crispness in a sort of razzle dazzle way then you'll probably find that bi-wiring suits your taste. On the other hand, if you're looking for expression, depth and a sense that the musicians are really giving it their best then either better single speaker wire or a better interconnect is going to be more up your street.

IMO bi-wiring is mostly an excuse to sell more cable, and it messes up the timing enough that people can hear the difference. It's mistaken as extra detail.

 

[Reality Bites]

Save your money. Bi-Wire is a waste of money imo.....bi-amp yes, bi-wire don't bother.

 

[wonko]

Save your money. Bi-Wire is a waste of money imo.....bi-amp yes, bi-wire don't bother.

+1

IMO bi-wiring is mostly an excuse to sell more cable, and it messes up the timing enough that people can hear the difference. It's mistaken as extra detail.

Deja vu all over again .

 

[lucid]

+1


Deja vu all over again .

lol...quite. Well the same general questions keep being asked...and the search feature eludes many participants, so the same answers get retyped. Groundhog Day....who said that?!

 

[Django x2]

I think if your amp supports bi wiring, then go for it. I used to hear the highs better on my old Cambridge Audio A500 amp and it definately passed the frequencies better, as it's designed to do, when bi wired correctly to my Eltax Symphony 7s.

 

[Reality Bites]

I think if your amp supports bi wiring, then go for it. I used to hear the highs better on my old Cambridge Audio A500 amp and it definately passed the frequencies better, as it's designed to do, when bi wired correctly to my Eltax Symphony 7s.

If you 'think' you experienced a better sound when b-wiring your speakers, you should have had thicker cable to begin with.

 

[Django x2]

I would have assumed bi wiring bi wired speakers from a bi wired amp behaves the same as crossovers in car audio no?

 

[jellybeard999]

I would have assumed bi wiring bi wired speakers from a bi wired amp behaves the same as crossovers in car audio no?

Biwiring has nothing to do with the amp. All you're doing is using twice as much cable and bypassing the jumper plates. Bi-AMPing is different and does give noticable benefits.

 

[marl]

Hello,

I have been running a Onkyo A-5VL with a set of KEF IQ30 speakers for the past few months.

Up till now i have been running them with a single cable to each speaker but i am now thinking about bi-wiring them.

What would i gain from doing this? is there a noticeable difference?

Thanks
Carl

Only when you try for yourself will you have the correct answer to your question. Any decent dealer should be able to loan you something to try. Why not give it a go and let us know what YOU think!

 

[Rroff]

bi-wiring does nothing unless your cables are really really poor infact unless you get the cables exactly right you actually decrease soundquality bi-wiring tho probably not noticeably unless the length and quality of the cables is massively different.

 

[MikeHunt79]

I would have assumed bi wiring bi wired speakers from a bi wired amp behaves the same as crossovers in car audio no?

If you bi-amp still need a crossover, but using an active XO instead of a passive one is one of the biggest benefits of bi-amping.

 

[Flibster]

I wouldn't bi-wire.
I would replace the bridges across the terminals with a small length of wire though.

 

[Chong Warrior]

Save your money. Bi-Wire is a waste of money imo.....bi-amp yes, bi-wire don't bother.

This

 

[lunarwolf]

Bi-AMPing is different and does give noticable benefits.

yes, provided the amp cannot drive the speaker sufficiently; otherwise no