Bi-wiring speakers with 2 different kinds of wire

[r33v35]

Does anyone have any experiance using two different brands of cable to biwire their speakers? I have a set of nordost cables that are not biwireable. I also have 2 meters of 16 gauge monster cable. I was wondering if it would be benifical to biwire using these 2 types of cable? If so which one would you suggest going to the highs and lows?

 

[bandphan]

why are you bi wiring?

 

[Midcow2]

Does anyone have any experiance using two different brands of cable to biwire their speakers? I have a set of nordost cables that are not biwireable. I also have 2 meters of 16 gauge monster cable. I was wondering if it would be benifical to biwire using these 2 types of cable? If so which one would you suggest going to the highs and lows?

It doesn't matter, copper is copper either cable is much more than sufficient. Just don't use 22 gauge telephone punch-down wire!

What kind of speakers are you bi-wiring and ... why?

 

[r33v35]

I am biwiring paradigm studio 60's.
Why...
Not sure. Should i not?
I thought I would just try it. Because I am bored i guess.

 

[jonnythan]

Well, feel free if you're bored, but don't expect any difference.

 

[j_garcia]

Biwiring is completely useless. Biamping would be somewhat beneficial, but you would then need dedicated amp channels (read:external amp/amps) for each set of binding posts. Even then, you will only notice a difference if you were asking more than your previous amplification could deliver.

 

[mtrycrafts]

I am biwiring paradigm studio 60's.
Why...
Not sure. Should i not?
I thought I would just try it. Because I am bored i guess.

Go for it. It certainly will not harm anything. Experiment. Try the Nordost on the lows for a while, then switch Then, whatever order you prefer will be just fine.

 

[EYEdROP0]

Ive tried bi-wiring before, 2 different cables. I didnt notice any difference, other than its annoying un-hooking and re-hooking everything back. I certainly wasted my time. And yes, I also did it out of boredom.

 

[j_garcia]

I tried it for a couple of weeks also, simply because I had 4 conductor wire. I left it so I could become used to the sound, but when I switched back to single wire, there was no noticeable difference.

 

[mtrycrafts]

...I certainly wasted my time. And yes, I also did it out of boredom.

If you were bored, how could you have wasted your time?

 

[TheFactor]

I bi-wired my studio 60's and noticed a difference and it was small but there was a difference. Now I tryed doing a passive bi-amp using my Pioneer ELITE 94 and there is even a bigger difference. What i've noticed the most is more base. I went back to straight 10 gauge with out bi-wiring and it sounded more flat to me, it still sounded good but not as crisp in comparison. I'm now back to bi-amp and I think thats my favorite so far, call me crazy call me what ya want but I definitely without a dought no matter how small noticed a difference. I think thats half the fun is trying different things whether its speaker placement or wires. Maybe it depends on your speaker and or receiver but there is a noticble difference to "me" with my HT setup

 

[corey]

I bi-wired my studio 60's and noticed a difference and it was small but there was a difference. Now I tryed doing a passive bi-amp using my Pioneer ELITE 94 and there is even a bigger difference. What i've noticed the most is more base. I went back to straight 10 gauge with out bi-wiring and it sounded more flat to me, it still sounded good but not as crisp in comparison. I'm now back to bi-amp and I think thats my favorite so far, call me crazy call me what ya want but I definitely without a dought no matter how small noticed a difference. I think thats half the fun is trying different things whether its speaker placement or wires. Maybe it depends on your speaker and or receiver but there is a noticble difference to "me" with my HT setup

Please let me know when you identify a difference in a blind test.

 

[TheFactor]

Please let me know when you identify a difference in a blind test.

I'LL "see" what I can do .

 

[j_garcia]

You can't truly passive bi-amp from a receiver since all channels share one power supply and capacitors. It is kind of like saying two pairs of shoes makes you walk faster.

 

[TheFactor]

You can't truly passive bi-amp from a receiver since all channels share one power supply and capacitors. It is kind of like saying two pairs of shoes makes you walk faster.

I understand what your saying but If the 140 wpc that was going to my rsb which no longer exists is now going to my fronts along with original 140 wpc are you saying that the 140 just goes into the twilight zone or maybe into another pair of shoes Yes it does share one power supply that distributes 140 watts per channel to all the channels regardless so if you direct the power into 2 channels instead of 4 it has to go somewhere doesn't it. Its like this, It doesn't really matter to me on paper what its suppose to do, im telling you by passive bi-amping my system im getting more base without a dought.Even if your correct and power just disappears your still getting the benifits of bi-wiring that sounds better to me on my setup. But I can tell you like I said im getting more base then just bi-wiring so it must be getting more power.