Got some new speaker cable and now I'm confused how to wire for the best sound - Blu-ray Forum

jdub · 01-19-2010, 03:43 PM

I purchased the bi wire cable from best deal cables and to my surprise the terminations are 4 on one end and 2 on the other. I want to biwire my system to run treble to the to the upper speakers and bass to the lower. I have the Marantz sr4003 if that helps. How I had it setup b4 was biwire with 4 terminations I ran 1 set to the A channel and one set to the C or surround. With the way the new cables are I run the cables to the A speaker and B speaker if that makes sense. I can add 2 more cables to run from the C to the speakers but my friend is claiming that using the A and B channel on the receiver is not good because I am splitting the power..

richteer · 01-19-2010, 04:18 PM

2 connections on one end and 4 on the other is standard for a bi-wire cable. The end with 2 connectors connects to a pair of your amp's speaker terminals, and the 4 at the other end connect to your speaker's terminals. Don't forget to remove the jumper strip!

jdub · 01-19-2010, 04:22 PM

Yeah but to me that is not truly bi wiring. I want to be able to run the A channel and the C channel at the same time to the same speaker. I am guessing I need to return the cables and get some with four terminations on each end.

phantompwr · 01-19-2010, 04:24 PM

what you are looking for is bi-amping. Bi-wiring is just that, double the wire, but no difference with the amps. Hopefully you can return the wire and get what you really need.

jdub · 01-19-2010, 04:27 PM

Yeah I meant bi-amping I am still learning. I guess I will start the return process.

Big Daddy · 01-19-2010, 09:35 PM

Many people confuse bi-amping with bi-wiring. Read the Bi-amping and Bi-wiring thread.

01-19-2010, 03:43 PM	#1
jdub Active Member Member since:Jan 2010 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:115 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Got some new speaker cable and now I'm confused how to wire for the best sound I purchased the bi wire cable from best deal cables and to my surprise the terminations are 4 on one end and 2 on the other. I want to biwire my system to run treble to the to the upper speakers and bass to the lower. I have the Marantz sr4003 if that helps. How I had it setup b4 was biwire with 4 terminations I ran 1 set to the A channel and one set to the C or surround. With the way the new cables are I run the cables to the A speaker and B speaker if that makes sense. I can add 2 more cables to run from the C to the speakers but my friend is claiming that using the A and B channel on the receiver is not good because I am splitting the power..

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01-19-2010, 04:18 PM	#2
richteer Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Kelowna, BC Trading Score:1	2 connections on one end and 4 on the other is standard for a bi-wire cable. The end with 2 connectors connects to a pair of your amp's speaker terminals, and the 4 at the other end connect to your speaker's terminals. Don't forget to remove the jumper strip!

01-19-2010, 04:22 PM	#3
jdub Active Member Member since:Jan 2010 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:115 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Yeah but to me that is not truly bi wiring. I want to be able to run the A channel and the C channel at the same time to the same speaker. I am guessing I need to return the cables and get some with four terminations on each end.

01-19-2010, 04:24 PM	#4
phantompwr Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Cape Cod, MA Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:63	what you are looking for is bi-amping. Bi-wiring is just that, double the wire, but no difference with the amps. Hopefully you can return the wire and get what you really need.

01-19-2010, 04:27 PM	#5
jdub Active Member Member since:Jan 2010 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:115 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Yeah I meant bi-amping I am still learning. I guess I will start the return process.

01-19-2010, 09:35 PM	#6
Big Daddy Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Southern California Home Theater Gallery:79 Blu-ray collection:122 Trading Score:1	Many people confuse bi-amping with bi-wiring. Read the Bi-amping and Bi-wiring thread.

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