BI wire - How to

[da_grudge]

Hello all. I just bought an Arcam AVR 350 and I have Monitor Audio RS6 speaker. I would like to biwire them, as I Know it can give a little better quality. I am going to buy Chord Carnival Silverscreen online.

The question is that I don't know how many cables I have to buy. I think I need to buy four cables as each speaker will use two. Is this correct? Then where shoud I connect the four cables on the amplifier?

Thank you for your help

 

[nads]

dont bother just get better cable.

 

[da_grudge]

What do you mean? Don't bother with what? What hifi gave it 5 stars, so I suppose they are good...

Have you heard of Anti-Cable cables?

 

[daveh75]

if your running a 5.1 system instead of 7.1 you can use the rear channel's to bi-amp your rs6's which will give better result's than bi-wiring imo. Incidentally, page 29 of the manual show's you how to bi-wire and bi-amp manual here if you dont have it.

 

[da_grudge]

Ok. Thanks. I think I will buy the version already biwired here:

http://www.futureshop.co.uk/chord-carnival-silverscreen-biwire-speaker-cable-p-1971.html

Is there any difference between spades and bananas in terms of quality?

Also, is it better to have all ends terminated? Will it get the best quality?

tx

 

[daveh75]

Tbh, has no effect on sound quality whether you use spades,banana's or even bare wire! The main reason for using spades/banana's over bare wire are convenience, preventing short's from stray bits of wire and staving off oxidisation that may have an effect on sound quality over time. I always use banana's both end's, but if your only going to terminate one end with banana's i'd use them at the amp end personally.

 

[da_grudge]

Ok. Just one more question. What do you think of these cables? Do you think they are addequate for my system? Arcam Avr350 and MA RS6.

I don't want to spend much more money on it, but maybe there is something better at an equal price.

Thank you for your help.

 

[daveh75]

That's what i use and for the money think you could do a lot worse!