Bi-Wired stereo speakers

[scooter1]

Does it really make a difference?

My Cambridge Audio amp has the bi-wire facility at the back and i'm looking for new speakers, is it worth going for bi-wired?

Cheers

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Does it really make a difference?

My Cambridge Audio amp has the bi-wire facility at the back and i'm looking for new speakers, is it worth going for bi-wired?

Cheers

I can't answer your question, but rather than create another cluttering thread - I have a similar question, if that's ok:

I've got a new LCD telly, and it's setup and everything. However, I'd like to add some external speakers to improve the sound. It doesn't need to be expensive, but I beleive that I need to attach a home cinema kit.

BTW - I've got a SKY+ box, DVD player and freeview feed currently into it.

so, is that all I need, and what's the cheapest option?

cheers

Papa

 

[Icy Gull]

Re the original question, I've never noticed any major difference tbh. Some of the stuff talked about sound systems is a bit Emperor's new clothes imo

 

[Franks Wild Years]

It depends on wether the speakers you are using are designed to perform at their best when bi wired.
There is a marked difference when they are and you (bi wire) do. But if they aren't then you won't (hear much of a difference)

Trust me, I'm a sound engineer.

 

[scooter1]

It depends on wether the speakers you are using are designed to perform at their best when bi wired.
There is a marked difference when they are and you (bi wire) do. But if they aren't then you won't (hear much of a difference)

Trust me, I'm a sound engineer.

Ok, so forgive my ignorance here but why would they be set up for being bi-wired and then perform better when not bi-wired?

 

[Uncle C]

I'm afraid its all about experimentation. The main benefit will come from being able to customise the runs of cable. Separate optimised tweeter and woofer cables should perform better than a single cable asked to do both jobs. But, at the lower end of the Hi-Fi chain improvements may be minimal.

 

[Franks Wild Years]

Sorry I didn't explain well.
Speakers that are designed to work at optimum when bi wired generally have either an internal crossover (a device that sends different frequencies to different places, so high frequencies go direct to the tweeter and lower frequencies to bigger bassier drivers etc, (mainly speakers with more than just high and low drivers ) or simply are wired so that each strand of speaker cable makes a connection from the amp output to the correct speaker cone.
If you simply connect from the Left/Right output of the amp directly into the speaker left/right you are reliant on the speaker drivers physical size for determining which frequencies work best ie smaller speaker drivers less bass etc.
A good bi wired amp and speaker set up will produce a better defined sound and less muddy mid tones.

And there ends the lesson. Hope I've helped.

 

[scooter1]

Sorry I didn't explain well.
Speakers that are designed to work at optimum when bi wired generally have either an internal crossover (a device that sends different frequencies to different places, so high frequencies go direct to the tweeter and lower frequencies to bigger bassier drivers etc, (mainly speakers with more than just high and low drivers ) or simply are wired so that each strand of speaker cable makes a connection from the amp output to the correct speaker cone.
If you simply connect from the Left/Right output of the amp directly into the speaker left/right you are reliant on the speaker drivers physical size for determining which frequencies work best ie smaller speaker drivers less bass etc.
A good bi wired amp and speaker set up will produce a better defined sound and less muddy mid tones.

And there ends the lesson. Hope I've helped.

Yep, cheers!