Do you bi-wire or use jumpers on your 2.3tl's,1.2tl's etc?
brgman
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Is there a real advantage of using a bi-wire speaker cable over using the jumper wires on the binding posts?
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I use biwires on my 2.3TL's. I read about the advantages once, but I can't remember the technical details well enough to recite them.
I use 15 awg low inductance braided (think Litz wire) teflon cable for the highs, and 9 awg for the lows. Works very well.
If you can borrow some speaker wire you could try both and decide which you like better."Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer -
Just replace the jumpers with quality wire or jumpers and you will hear improvment as well as replacing your SDA cable with quality wire, and you will be set..
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+1 on the SDA interconnect. I made a new one out of the same wire as the speaker cable, and the improvement was not subtle."Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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Upgrading the interconnect is a must. Huge gains to be had with that alone.
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I am going to use the same wire that I have going to the speakers to jump, per what I have read here. Is it okay for the wires to touch?
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I am going to use the same wire that I have going to the speakers to jump, per what I have read here. Is it okay for the wires to touch?
If you mean for bare wires to touch each other, N-o-o-o-o-! You'll fry your amp. And be sure you hook + to +, - to -.
It's OK for the insulated part of the wires to touch."Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer -
Got it! Should I get some spade connectors or something then. I am having trouble getting the one end of the bare wire to stay connected.
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spades would work
