Bi-wiring question.

gsmith999
gsmith999 Posts: 1
edited June 2008 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I'm getting ready to bi-wire my speakers but I have a question on wire gauge size. I read somewhere that tweeters would actually work better with smaller gauge wire than a woofer would take. Would it make any sense to use 12 gauge for the lows and 14 or 16 gauge for the high end, or would I be better off using 12 gauge for everything?

Here is my equipment:
Kenwood VR-6070 Receiver
Polk RTi A5 Front Speakers
Polk CSi A4 Center Channel
Take 5 Sat Surrounds (for now)

By the way, I live in a condo so great sound at a lower volume is what I'm really looking for.

Thanks for helping....
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited June 2008
    IMO, bi-wiring is a total waste. I'd suggest replacing the stock metal plate jumpers with short lenghts of good speaker cable.
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited June 2008
    If great sound at lower volumes is your main goal then I'd suggest using an external amp and use your Kenwood reciever as your preamp. A lot of people think that adding an amp just adds more volume, which it does, but more importantly the large amount of clean watts makes the drivers perform better: more detail, bigger soundstage, more clean bass, more holographic, etc.
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