biwire question

[nandac]

just got the chord carnival silverscreen biwire.

there seems to be wires of fours colours within - red, black, violet and green.

so which goes with red - violet or green? or any?

and in the non-biwireable end (amp or amp switch) i am supposed to join/fuse/twine both wires (two each on each end), right?

 

[ranjeetrain]

Use Red+Violet with positive terminals and Black+Green with negative terminals. You can choose any color combination, so long as you are consistent and don't mix +ve with -ve. Best case you will get thin sound. Worst case you will need to send your amp or speaker or both for repair. Careful!

 

[Shivam]

Have you tried biwiring your speakers earlier ?

I have found that whenever I biwire any speakers, the sound tends to sound more open but at the cost of a solid soundstage. I prefer a good soundstage more than an enveloping sound and so I don't suggest biwiring.

If however you biamp, then it's a different story.

In case you have bought the wire and have already paid for it, I suggest first trying out with only two of the wires. If possible exchange the jumpers on the speakers with the same wire. Compare it with biwiring after you have heard the speakers for a few days. If you still like the 'biwired sound' then go for that.

(Don't let the wires or jumpers short-circuit.)

 

[ravi_d]

Please check their website. They have given the instructions somewhere on their site.

 

[Audiodoc]

I have the same cables:

RED TWEETER POSITIVE
BLACK TWEETER NEGATIVE
GREEN WOOFER POSITIVE
VIOLET WOOFER NEGATIVE

The best way to use these cables is to biamp rather than biwire.

Which means an active crossover sends high frequencies to amp 1 low frequencies to Amp 2. However in this case you have to open the speakers and disable the crossover.

Here are the references to my answer but I don't understand the science behind them.

http://www.chord.co.uk/products.php...4&phpMyAdmin=1f49bfd3cbdaa53c1e4262029d36fe8d

 

[nandac]

just found this on the chord site :

red and green (positive)
black and purple (negative)

 

[Audiodoc]

That is what I have written in my previous post plus I have already mentioned which is for low frequencies and which is for high frequencies.

 

[nandac]

i have run into a problem. i already had a good monster biwire cable terminated with spades - i think it cost me like $250 in the usa. but since i use an amp switch to hook up my bi-wirable speakers to my av receiver and stereo amp, and that niles dps-1 switch has the capability to take in only bare wire (no bananas, spades etc) i had initially set it up with chord ss regular cable (receiver/amp to switch, switch to speakers). but later i thought why not hook up the speakers with a biwire - but then the amp/receiver connections to the switch are with regular chord ss (not bi-wire). so not sure how that will translate ie from the amp to the switch the signal will be sent using regular cable and from the switch to the speakers it will be sent using bi-wire cable. will that work?

i think i should have gone in for something like a chord signature bi-wire link - which reminds me of the ones i used to have in my b&w 805n.

 

[cmsajith]

These kind of questions you should have asked and found the solution which suits your setup before you buy the cable (not being rude). I really doubt, with a speaker-switch in the chain, you are going to get any difference in sound. Moreover if the speaker manufacturer doesnt say to biwire specifically (eg B&W 800 series or Quad), its unlikely you are going to hear a difference.

 

[vishug]

can i biwire my sonodynes to Marantz SR5005 ?
How do i know if it is possible to do it on my system?
What all things do i need to have to be able to bi-wire?

 

[Audiodoc]

Post pictures of the rear connectors of you equipment, amp as well as speakers so we can answer.

 

[koushik]

More or less every speaker now a days are biwireable. Which Sonodyne speaker do you have?

 

[2chFreak]

More or less every speaker now a days are biwireable.

Dynaudio, Sonus Faber, Wilson Audio, Thiel, Avalon - all discourage bi-wiring & also do not offer the facility.

there are 2 camps to this "bi-wiring" concept

 

[Shivam]

Dynaudio, Sonus Faber, Wilson Audio, Thiel, Avalon - all discourage bi-wiring & also do not offer the facility.

there are 2 camps to this "bi-wiring" concept

I am in the camp that discourages biwiring, unless done with bi-amping.

 

[trittya]

I am in the camp that discourages biwiring, unless done with bi-amping.

Bi-wiring : NO (to me, it appears a MYTH)
Bi-amping : YES but only with an active XO.

Anyway, one would have to disconnect the built-in passive XO for bi-amping/tri-amping. However, retro bi-amping/tri-amping a speaker that was designed to make do with a passive XO may not be as rewarding as one that was designed from scratch to work with active XO.

Just my two phooti kaudies . . .

 

[KenD]

I have a pair 4 ohm speakers (dali 6006). Can i be sure that my amp will be able to drive them if i biwire using speaker B outlet from my stereo amp (marantz pm7003). The amp manual says that total impedence shouldnt be more than 8 ohms when using the amp in speaker A+B mode. When biwiring, should we consider a pair of speakers to act as 2 pairs and calculate impedence accordingly - in which case impendence becomes 2 ohms since its as if 2 pairs of 4 ohm speakers are connected in parallel?
I could try it out but am afraid that the amp may get damaged. Has anyone tried biwiring 4 ohm speakers with similar amps without any issues?