Bi Wiring Rears ????????

Murray1
Murray1 Posts: 193
edited March 2010 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I have my L,R,C bi-wired with Canare S411. Just ordered a new set of RTiA3's and need to order cable. Should I stick with Canare and bi-wire rears or do I have options (i.e. bi-wire L,R,C but do not bi-wire rears). Thanks for your input.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,990
    edited March 2010
    I wouldn't,waste of money. Stick with a single wire run and buy the best you can afford.
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  • Murray1
    Murray1 Posts: 193
    edited March 2010
    Is it ok to biwire front soundstage and not biwire the rears??????
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited March 2010
    Murray1 wrote: »
    Is it ok to biwire front soundstage and not biwire the rears??????

    Sure :D
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited March 2010
    Murray1 wrote: »
    Is it ok to biwire front soundstage and not biwire the rears??????


    Sure, but you will gain absolutely nothing from doing so. Your AVR only has one power source for the speakers and it is split up amongst those channels. It isn't going to send twice as much power to a speaker from an unused set of speaker terminals on the back of your AVR by simply adding a second set of wires to them. There are many posts her on this forum about this topic, and most will agree that there is no benifit from it. If you want to add some real powwer to your speakers and your AVR has pre outs, add an external amp. Then you will hear what your speakers are really capabe of.


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