Wally wrote:

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Yes, I realise that, I was trying to make a point.

To which the counterpoint is: This is an unmoderated public newsgroup, which
means that the flak comes with the turf.

Indeed.

The basic tenet of all this bi-wiring stuff, fancy cables and all
the rest is that it's all based on physics somewhere along the line.
The problem is, the physics it's based on is often plain false,
misapplied, or of such minimal effect as to be completely
disregradable.

Indeed, and I agree. However, there is science to suggest that the
effect does happen, but as you say, to what extent, and is it worth
consideration?

It may or may not affect a particular system, and it may or may not be
heard by the listener. If it is heard, then there's no doubt that the
effect does exist.

Which begs the question of what the precise circumstances were, under which
it was heard.

No idea, I didn't do them.

Yes. But this is essentially nothing to do with science. This is to do
with what a listener prefers to hear.

I think it has to do with *whether anything can be heard*. The listener's
preference is an entirely different thing, and I don't think any of this
debate has been about what one should or should not prefer. Rather, it has
been about whether a certain speaker wiring topology can be audibly
different from the norm. Note that neither of those articles gave an
indication of the *magnitude* this 'overpowering the treble' effect. The
crap that these people promulgate has got more holes than a fishing net.

I don't believe we can disregard the fact that *in theory* the sound
*could* be affected in such a way. However, I have never attempted to
suggest any significance to the magnitude.

There is no doubt that my system sounds extremely good in its current
configuration. I have yet to try it without biwiring the speakers, but
I'm tempted to do so now. However, there won't be anything scientific
about it, as it'll be my own personal preference that decides whether
one is better than the other or not.

I think bi-wiring is a waste of money.

Look, so do I - unless it doesn't cost anything to do, which in my case
it didn't (I bought the rolls of cable at a good price, so would have
had the cable available anyway). The result being, no harm done, I
basically have very thick cables to my speakers in the worst case.

In all of this, I've never even actually condoned it. I was flippantly
stating the reason biwiring is used by some people. You can find enough
discussions if you go to Google.

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Andy Hewitt
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