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.
"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?
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,
actually exists, and,
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!
Bi wiring is only beneficial if your amp or receiver has separate amp section,if you are planing to bi wiring from a single speaker post it dose not make any difference.
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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