Biwired or Bi-amped

[Jaycan]

<font color='#000000'>Can someone help me out here. If you hook up speakers A and B binding posts of a receiver to the same speaker on the right and the same setup on the left, and engage both speaker A and B swithes simultaneously, are you bi-amping, or biwiring your speakers. I'm not sure of the amplifier topology when it comes to speakers A/B selection.
Thanks.</font>

[Clint DeBoer]

<font color='#000080'>Eh... you would sort of be, kinda, maybe, a little bit, biamping...

FAQ on biamping &amp; biwiring (http://www.audioholics.com/FAQs/000524_biamping_biwiring.php)</font>

[Eric]

<font color='#000000'>You’re only bi-amping if your amp has separate amplifiers for the A and B speakers. If the amp simply parallels the speakers you are bi-wiring the speakers.

However, bi-wiring and bi-amping only works if the speaker allows the upper and lower crossovers to be de-coupled. If you have removed the crossover strap on the loudspeakers then you’re in a bi-amp or bi-wire config.</font>