BI wiring?

keith allen
keith allen Posts: 734
edited August 2004 in Speakers
I have RTi8's,they have two set of cable jacks on the back,if I run a jumper from one set to the other will that be bi wiring,if it is...whats the advantage,now I only have a reciever not multi amps....input please:)
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited August 2004
    no, that will not be bi-wiring. Bi-wiring is if you have seperate amps (or seperate channels off a receiver that has bi-amping capabilities) running each set of terminals on the speakers. That way you have seperate power supplies running the entire speaker (one amp for mids/highs and the other for midbass/bass). Hope this helps.
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  • keith allen
    keith allen Posts: 734
    edited August 2004
    What is the reason behind running the jumpers from one set to the other?
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited August 2004
    Originally posted by Toxis
    no, that will not be bi-wiring. Bi-wiring is if you have seperate amps (or seperate channels off a receiver that has bi-amping capabilities) running each set of terminals on the speakers.

    Close, that is bi-amping. Bi-wiring is just running two sets of cables to each speaker from one amp.

    Keith, the idea is to reduce distortion but it is controversial. There is plenty of info on both bi-wiring and bi-amping on the net and in this forum.

    Edit: Here is one article I have book marked on bi-amping
    http://sound.westhost.com/bi-amp.htm
    Graham
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited August 2004
    Keith, if you dont run jumpers, the top terminals which go to the tweeter circuit will not receive a signal.
    Graham
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  • keith allen
    keith allen Posts: 734
    edited August 2004
    Wont receive a signal:confused: my wires are connected to the bottom jacks and my tweeters work fine,and the speaker manual didnt say anything about that
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited August 2004
    Your speakers come with flat, gold plated, brass jumpers connecting both the top and bottom terminals. If you remove them, one set will no longer receive a signal, that is what I meant.
    Graham
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  • keith allen
    keith allen Posts: 734
    edited August 2004
    Yep,thats right....BTW,what do ya think of rti8's,I swapped in a pair of Bostons,vr970 lynnfields on them,the polks seem to fit me better,they sound good on all my music,where the Ba's didnt have much punch rock music
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited August 2004
    I havent heard the RTi8s but I'm sure that they are great as are all the Polk products. It's good that you found a speaker that suits your style.
    Graham
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