Does Biwire change speaker impedance?

MLZ
MLZ Posts: 214
edited December 2008 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
I bi-wired my RTI8's (don't hear much improvement) with Canare 4s11 to my Onkyo A-9555 integrated amplifier as my "A" speakers

The RTI8's are listed as 8 ohm nominal impedance.

The amp's manual states that I can connect one set of speakers 4-16 ohms. It also says if I connect 2 sets of speakers, both sets of speakers should be 8-16 ohms.

Did I change the impedance such that I can not connect "B" speakers?

Would I change the impedance of the RTI8's if I wired the tweeters as "A" speakers and the Mid/woofers as "B"? Would this scheme help, hurt or change nothing?

FYI: as I have a HT setup in my living room, I do not expect to add a second set of speakers to my home office 2-channel system, "but enquiring minds want to know":D

Thanks,
Mike
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited November 2008
    MLZ wrote: »
    Did I change the impedance such that I can not connect "B" speakers?
    No
    Would I change the impedance of the RTI8's if I wired the tweeters as "A" speakers and the Mid/woofers as "B"? Would this scheme help, hurt or change nothing?
    Change nothing.
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  • MLZ
    MLZ Posts: 214
    edited November 2008
    Thanks for the quick reply (+ I do not have to change anything!)
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited November 2008
    How do you like that Canare 4S11?
    Jake
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  • Gretsch6136
    Gretsch6136 Posts: 80
    edited November 2008
    I have RT12's and found that bi-wiring made a huge difference. Really smoothed out the response - tamed the bloated lows and reigned in the sibilance of the tweeters.

    Much better!
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited November 2008
    Gretsch6136 wrote: »
    I have RT12's and found that bi-wiring made a huge difference. Really smoothed out the response - tamed the bloated lows and reigned in the sibilance of the tweeters.

    Much better!

    Do you have an external Amp. for your RTi12's?
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  • MLZ
    MLZ Posts: 214
    edited November 2008
    zingo wrote: »
    How do you like that Canare 4S11?

    I am very happy with it, easy to work with, inexpensive for 2 8 foot runs, etc. I didn't like the light gray jacket, so I covered it with black Techflex and heat shrinked the ends, and now like the appearance.

    I do not have great ears, but think the Starquad was an improvement over my old speaker wire (14 gauge oxygen free copper) and then I did the bi-wiring which I still use and mught have a little improvement, but I never did an A/B test.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited November 2008
    The design of the 4S11 has many things going for it; larger gauge conductors, noise rejecting double twisted design, protective condensing jacket. In my opinion, it's the best DIY speaker cable you can buy.
    Jake
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  • vonnie123
    vonnie123 Posts: 326
    edited December 2008
    The Canare 4s11 is a nice and affordable bi-wire cable. I made three sets about four months ago for my mains. In retrospect, I should have tech-flexed them as well. Blue Jeans cable and parts express was the source for my parts, except for the GLS audio compression bananas I bought from orange county speaker.
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  • Gretsch6136
    Gretsch6136 Posts: 80
    edited December 2008
    Pablo,

    These are RT12's I was talking about not RTi12's. They are passive speakers.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2008
    password4 wrote: »
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2008
    Reported? What's that mean?
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited December 2008
    password4 is peddling his crap here, Ben reported him to the mods
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited December 2008
    Smith, you're explaining something to a man with 16k posts.

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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Another winner.
    reported

    What kind of retarded name is password4 anyway... :p
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2008
    ShinAce wrote: »
    I sense potential for sarcasm. If he isn't being sarcastic, he should be reported too.

    I completely agree.
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    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited December 2008
    reported.
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    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited December 2008
    ShinAce wrote: »
    Smith, you're explaining something to a man with 16k posts.

    ...

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