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Thoughts on bi-wiring????

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#1 ·
I just received my KEF C series speakers. I have 2 C7's and 4 C3's. In any event. They have two sets of terminals and the Manual talks about bi-wiring or bi-amping.

I have never heard of either of these two things. I am not interested in bi-amping but if bi-wiring will offer better results I just might do it.

Thoughts????
Thanks
 
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#38 ·
"The benefits of bi-wiring are most obvious in the midrange and treble. The low-current signal to the midrange and tweeter drivers does not have to travel on the same wire as the high-current woofer signal. The field fluctuations and signal regeneration of the high-current low-frequencies are prevented from distorting or masking the low-current high-frequencies. The back EMF (Electro-Mechanical Force) from the large woofer cannot affect the small-signal upper frequencies since they do not share the same wires."

Ok, someone help me out here. How is the aforementioned accomplished by bi-wiring? How are the low current signals and the high current signals split just by bi-wiring?
 
#39 · (Edited)
How are the low current signals and the high current signals split just by bi-wiring?
They are not. They (signals) still travel on the same wire "up to a certain point" and then split... either in the wire itself (bi-wire, single amp), or at the binding straps (single wire, single amp): electronically equivalent. That statement is rubbish IMO, which may or may not mean anything to anyone, but I do have an engineering degree in computers, which is very similar to an electrical engineering degree as we took a lot of the same classes.
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If one could prove that this "back EMF" or whatever,
  1. actually exists, and,
  2. dissipates over a very short distance (before the wire "Y" junction)
then I might actually listen to the theory, but I still wouldn't waste the $$ on more wires since regardless if it were true, it likely makes inaudible changes... I say likely, since I didn't run any tests myself, because I have better things to spend my time on, like fishing!
 
#41 ·
I love the disscusion!!!!!!! thanks for all the input I have decided not to bi- wire My main reason is laziness!!!!! I didnt want to run 9 more lines for the speakers Also, I have owned a few sets of speakers in my life time and non have had the dual post set up and they sounded great hooked up the old fashioned way ( one speaker one wire ) i wont know what i'm missing and i'm ok with that

Again thanks for the input and please continue the discussion
 
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