Wally wrote:

Andy Hewitt wrote:

Yup, that makes sense, although it does seem to make a difference for
some.

One wonders what difference it actually makes, or whether any of those who
say it makes a difference know which set up they're listening to (rather
than an unsighted comparison).

Well, there's enough bloody fuss made about it :-)

No, you haven't. By splitting them, you've got a single run's worth
going to each 8ohm driver. Assume each run is 1ohm - you've got 1ohm
between amp and each driver. If you put straps on the speakers and
leave the cables in place, you have two 1ohm resistors in parallel,
giving 0.5ohms. If you're going to have two runs of cable to each
speaker, it may well be the case that shorting at both ends is
better than bi-wiring.

Well, yes, although that's no more or less 'scientific' than the rest
of the theory,

What are you talking about? That's Ohm's Law and is about as scientific as
it gets. You ain't got 'thicker wire' while you're bi-wired.

Sorry, I didn't mean it that way, I was referring to the 'better' bit at
the end, and just put it into the context of 'sounding' better.

I'll just end up with 10mm/sq of cable to each speaker.
Again, something that'll make insignificant difference ;-)

People need to do the calcs that start with amp power and speaker impedance,
and work how much current they're actually shoving down the wire.

Yebbut, we all know that simple calculations and technical data does not
make a 'good' system.

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