First attempt at Bi-wiring

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Jet_olson
Jet_olson Posts: 39
edited March 2007 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I have to say ladies and gents that I just setup my RTi8's using biwiring and I have to say there is a difference! I was the biggest skeptic but I must admit it definately is clearer and more defined....I wouldnt have believed it until I tried it myself...

Call me crazy!

Good stuff!
Rec: Yamaha RX-V659
L/R: Polk Audio RTi8's
C: CSi3
RSurrounds: TC610i's
Sub: Hsu Research STF-2
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,709
    edited March 2007
    Stop smokin' that stuff. You are crazy!:p
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,564
    edited March 2007
    Be careful Jet,

    It is a slippery slope and Bi-wiring is the Gateway Modification to the hard stuff.:D ;)
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited March 2007
    MillerLiteScott wrote:
    Be careful Jet,

    It is a slippery slope and Bi-wiring is the Gateway Modification to the hard stuff.:D ;)

    Yep,, the path that you are headed upon will reveal many temptations of biblical proportions,,beware that some "never return" :cool: :D
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  • Jet_olson
    Jet_olson Posts: 39
    edited March 2007
    is it strange that I am now having dreams of adding pre-amps and taking my floorstanders to dinner?
    Rec: Yamaha RX-V659
    L/R: Polk Audio RTi8's
    C: CSi3
    RSurrounds: TC610i's
    Sub: Hsu Research STF-2
    Showcase:
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=78895
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2007
    Nah... it only gets strange when you start expecting "to get some" after you spring for the dinner.

    Enjoy...
    More later,
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  • Listener10
    Listener10 Posts: 8
    edited March 2007
    I am about to try this myself for the first time, to Bi-wire a set of RT55s.

    When I do this, I thought could either "double up" the connection at the amp end, or, since my "B" speaker terminals are not is use, it would be easier to just use those.

    Would either way be better?
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,564
    edited March 2007
    I doubled up at the amp.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • Listener10
    Listener10 Posts: 8
    edited March 2007
    I finished Bi-wiring my RT55's and CS400.

    I replaced single (non-bi-wired) 16 guage wire with dual sets of 14 gauge wire.

    Unfortunately, I could not hear any difference.
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  • liordra
    liordra Posts: 152
    edited March 2007
    Listener10 wrote:
    I am about to try this myself for the first time, to Bi-wire a set of RT55s.

    When I do this, I thought could either "double up" the connection at the amp end, or, since my "B" speaker terminals are not is use, it would be easier to just use those.

    Would either way be better?

    I'd use the B speaker Terminals because in most cases its pretty cramped back there. for that reason I also preferred Banana's.
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  • gvg45
    gvg45 Posts: 53
    edited March 2007
    Does anyone have any pictures of their bi-wiring? I was going to attempt this today and was reading up on it but I was not able to find a pic of what it actually looks like.
    Thx
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2007
    it's extremely easy to do.. first off. unplug or turn off your amp/receiver. remove the jumpers from your speakers, run two sets of speaker wire from your receiver/amp - two wires on the red, two wires for the black.. then at the speaker end... just seperate them.. one each for the black posts, one each for the red posts. turn on receiver and enjoy.
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  • gvg45
    gvg45 Posts: 53
    edited March 2007
    danger boy wrote:
    it's extremely easy to do.. first off. unplug or turn off your amp/receiver. remove the jumpers from your speakers, run two sets of speaker wire from your receiver/amp - two wires on the red, two wires for the black.. then at the speaker end... just seperate them.. one each for the black posts, one each for the red posts. turn on receiver and enjoy.
    Sounds easy enough. I actually did find a few pics scrolling through some other threads here like I probably should of done before posting the question. :o But thanks nonetheless! :)
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited March 2007
    Jet_olson wrote:
    I have to say ladies and gents that I just setup my RTi8's using biwiring and I have to say there is a difference! I was the biggest skeptic but I must admit it definately is clearer and more defined....I wouldnt have believed it until I tried it myself...
    Call me crazy!
    Good stuff!

    Sounds like you're having fun. Now try a single run of 10awg.
    Never Forget
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