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I have biwired for many years. So I have two sets of Kimber 8TC for my speakers. YES worth it

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In Reply to: RE: Biwire or not for Magneplanar 3.6? posted by D Domaster on September 13, 2012 at 17:45:55

With Maggies biwiring is helpful.
I have two separate sets of wires. So I have eight wires for each conduct or path. Nice as eight stripped bare wires just fit into the standard Maggie connectors.
Splitting one set which has multiple conductors is not as good
(like one Kimber 8TC with half(four conductors each) for bass, half for mid/treble.

The extra wires help with bass....

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RE: I have biwired for many years. So I have two sets of Kimber 8TC for my speakers. YES worth it - ahendler 21:14:33 09/14/12 (5)
"With Maggies biwiring is helpful"
I have never found this to be true with either my 1.6 or 3.6
There is sometimes an initial reaction to the difference in sound but I ultimately return to a single cable. Currently using Tellurium Q Blue. The best I have ever heard my 3.6 speakers
Alan
- RE: I have biwired for many years. So I have two sets of Kimber 8TC for my speakers. YES worth it - D Domaster 18:15:07 09/15/12 (4)
  Sorry guys, think you got my question somewhat wrong. My friend has yet to buy the cables and has no chance to compare. Therefore, he's about to buy some Nordost cables which have a biwire or shotgun option for the same cost. Would it be smarter to take the biwire option?
  - RE: I have biwired for many years. So I have two sets of Kimber 8TC for my speakers. YES worth it - D Domaster 19:33:53 09/15/12 (3)
    Basically, what I'm asking is, is the biwire function in the Magneplanar 3.6R well designed enough, so that there will be a positive benefit in using a single biwire of the same cable versus a shotgun of the same cable plus the maggie jumpers?
    - No - sbrians 12:30:57 09/17/12 (1)
      Based on a guess of how the wire may sound and its likely high gauge (higher resistance), if shotgunning cuts the resistance to the woofer, then I would expect that to give better bass, and therefore better sound overall.
      If the wires were say 8 gauge each, then Biwiring may be better.
      My main point is that, in my experience, feed the woofer plenty of current or the other stuff won't matter as much.
      - RE: No - D Domaster 02:26:47 09/18/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: No posted by sbrians on September 17, 2012 at 12:30:57
        
        Okay, just to clarify bit more, hope you guys can give advice based on that. My friend is using a pair of W4S SX500 Monos, running 550 watts into 4ohms. The cable he is looking at is the Nordost Frey http://www.nordost.com/26/archived
        This cable is built with 4 "groups" of seven 28awg silver plated copper each. So, if biwire, think it means each positive or negative terminal on the speaker end will have seven 28 awg wires each. Given this situation, would biwiring the nordost frey's be worth it for him? Or should he go for shotgun and give fourteen 28 awg wires per positive/negative terminal?
    - Well basic thing is two extra links if shotgun in the crossover itself - Elizabeth 23:15:53 09/15/12 (0)
      To have both inside the crossover, the extra "U" shaped clip is installed in the biwire ports. It IS used as signal carrier.
      Also, the shotgun ports, have extra wires inside to go to the biwire first set of ports, which are what is the actual entry for the side.
      So that alone is two extra sets of junctions for shotgun.
      Biwire avoids both.
      
      Edits: 09/15/12

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