Cessna172 wrote:
"Serge Auckland" wrote in message
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Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , aid
wrote:
I have a Musical Fidelity A5 cd player and A5 intergrated amp, I have it
bi-wired to a pair of Acoustic Energy AE120 speakers (tri-wireable), my
question is this:- My speakers are three way, so at the moment I have
the MF and HF bridged together & the LF is seperate, is this correct?
TBH I'm not sure what meaning "correct" would have in this context. :-)

Or I should I have the MF AND LF bridged together & the HF seperate?
Or simply link the MF + LF + HF together.

You can approach this in three ways:

1) Try different arrangements and if you think they sound different,
choose
the one you prefer. If there are audible differences, it will be your
preference that determines what is "correct" for you, not the opinions of
others who may use different systems in a different room acoustic, etc.

2) Note that controlled listening tests have never (so far as I know)
shown
any reliably audible differences due to bi-wiring, and engineering
analysis
implies that any differences will be in the range from slight to
imaginary.
[1] Thus simply use what you have and save bother.

Totally agree. I think Jim is being kind, I would put the differences as
somewhere between imaginary and non-existent, once you do the sums.

Number 1 is correct, as only you with your equipment, cables, room and
furniture can LISTEN to the results. Plenty of sums are done by speaker
manufacturers, to make sure their product is technically brilliant, yet get
them into a room and they will sound anything from horrible to superb.

I've yet to see a product that didn't work properly when the sums were
done correctly, rigorously, and applying the rules. That's not to say
that an intuitive designer can't get a good sound without doing the
sums, what I'm saying is if you then analyse such a design, you will
find that the sums come out right as well.


S.