"Bi-wiring", need some help please

[da5176]

Thanks for taking the time to read this. I just bought some new Polk monitor 30 speakers. I know they can be bi-wired but at least for now I don't plan to do that. The 2 sets of terminals are not labeled to use either or if not bi-wiring them. My question is this: does it make any difference which set of terminals to use? Will it make any difference to bi-wire the speakers? How do you, and what do you need to bi-wire these speakers? Another question comes to mind. How long does it take for new speakers to break in, and is there any special way to break them in? Thanx

 

[Sheep]

No. Bi-wiring only makes a difference in your wallet, or if you imagine things and you think you hear a difference. Don't worry about how to hook it up.

You can use either post, but make sure that bridge is still connected. You can also Bi-amp them with 2 sets of wires from 2 outputs (has to be a front output, and the same signal).

If break in makes a difference, which many don't think it does, its in the bass driver. Its only mechanical though, and it doesn't take very long, maybe a couple hours. Thats IF it does. Playing the speaker is the only way to break it in.

I personally think that the speakers don't change, but you do. You get used to the sound, and then start to like it(unless its utterly horrible).


Hope this helps.

Edit: Beat you J
SheepStar

 

[j_garcia]

Break in for speakers is a myth, so don't worry about that. There's nothing mechanical to break in on the driver - only the spider and surround are even connected to the frame.

With the jumpers in place connecting the two terminals together, it doesn't matter which terminals you use.

Biwiring really isn't going to get you anything either, so just go with a sufficient AWG wire and you should be fine. 14AWG should do fine for those guys. Biwiring would be removing the jumper and using separate wire pairs to each set of terminals, but because each set of terminals is receiving the same signal, the net result is little more than an increase in the AWG of the wire. Bi-AMPING, would be using a separate amp channel for each set of terminals, which at least results in more available power.

 

[da5176]

Thanks guys, the info really helps

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

And you probably don't need to be bi-amping them either, considering their size. I figure Polk made them bi-wirable/ampable as a marketing feature.

~Chuck

 

[mtrycrafts]

I figure Polk made them bi-wirable/ampable as a marketing feature. ~Chuck

Yes, of course. They can sell to more people. Other speaker makers do it and admit it, or at least their engineering department does.

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

Yeh, it is just like a Sony 20" 480i TV I have that has component inputs... I think that's pushing it!

~Chuck