Thanks a lot Paul for answering my question.

I bi wire my coffe machine , by doing that i get a double espresso at once.

Excellent explanation. You have the skill of simplifying the most complex problems. Awesome

I’m a bassist and I’ve biamped for several years. I run my bass through a buffered splitter; one of the leads runs to a 500 watt class D bass head and then to a 4x10” bass cab with the tweeter defeated. The other lead coming out of the splitter goes to a Eggnater Rebel 30 that’s dialed in to using one pair (the EL84’s) of the 2 pair of power tubes for a total of 15 watts; that amp’s output runs to a 2 x 12” closed back guitar cab. The bass control on the Eggnater is turned all the way counterclockwise to cut the most of the bass out of the signal that’s destined for the guitar cab. I use the guitar side for any effects I run and if I want any overdrive or distortion, I crank the gain on the Eggnater to taste as the tubes excel at that kind of thing. I dial in the bass amp pretty much the same as if I weren’t biamping. I’m sure there are more technically elegant means of achieving what I’ve cobbled together. Still, this system has served me well over the last 10 years.

Had speakers worth a few grand UK. Tried bi wiring, bi amping and leaving them with the cross overs that they came with. And they sounded exactly the same to me.

Thanks! Real simple without distractions and dissertations. Now I get it.

I used to do series or parallel (using multiple speakers) for impedance reasons but those days are long gone (for me anyway) lol. Love woofers woff and tweeters tweet and don't forget the tweekers tweek ;-)

Paul is such a great professor ... bravo ... really convincing in that I begin to look at PS products seriously

Simply and well explain, IMHO. Thanks from Spain.

I have learned so much from this guy.new to audio and having fun

What a Great teacher Paul, the difference in power needed to drive a tweeter and woofer I didn't know that. I've ordered 2 sets of the same cable to run my bi-wire set up. Didn't think of use 2 different cables best for bass & treble!!l!!! Cheers from West Yorkshire, Grant 👍

Best explanation out of all the Videos on KZfaq regarding this topic. Well done 👍

Loving these tutorials. Thanks

I just like the way you nurrate facts, so eazy to follow with right understanding. Keep going this way. Thanks! Bhaskar

Very clearly explained, thanks Paul 👍

I really appreciated this in-depth explanation. Usually spoken to like we’re children on KZfaq, but this was very informative. Keep the classes in session.

I remember reading about a Sunfire amp where it had two output sets, one a current source, the other a voltage source. If memory serves it said the current source was better for low frequencies, voltage for high, so I guess there's one time where biwiring would be useful. Never heard the amp so I can't say for sure. My Rotel RB-1092 amp has two sets of speaker connections specifically for the purpose of biwiring. Haven't tried it but the option is open if I feel so inclined.

Great video and explanation! Now if I only had the bucks for a high-end set of speakers.

Absolutely interesting. Makes me wonder are there hybrid amps where it's a combined tube and solid state bi-amping a speaker? Great video.

My mains are Bi-wire-able and I've done exactly as you mentioned, I fed the mids and tweets off of tube amps and the big woofers off of solid state. Works like a charm. Great vid!

I totally understood what you were getting it here.... Nicely done

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Just when I thought that this was complicated enough, OMG what people get into in this game. What ever happened to just enjoying the music? audiophiles over think things, and I am an industrial electronics tech....but I did learn a good many things here! very good explaination. So, tubes sound better on tweeters and solid state sound better on woffers, and special cables are more for the tweeters and any thick cable will work on the woffers. Bi-wired speakers are only really good if your amp is bi-wired. Thank you, very much!

Thanks! Does it make a difference how then Bi-wires are connected on the speaker? Meaning bottoms plug to top? Or top plug to bottom?

Everytime I watch any audio science explanation I end up more confused and feeling that I know less. This explanation has been crystal clear, engaging, uninterrupted and to the point. I have vastly increased my understanding thanks to your explanation, tip of the hat to you good sir! 🎩

Thanks for sharing this video. Helped me

I'm using a stereo equipment with output for mid range and high frequency speakers and another for low frequency speakers (subwoofers). Since its original speaker boxes have lousy mid range drivers and tweeters, I'm using another pair of speakers. These boxes have three speakers and crossovers each. Their mid range drivers and tweeters are very good. So I connected the mid range and high frequency outputs to them and the crossovers don't allow any of it to leak to the woofers. Audio quality has improved a great deal with this arrangement.

Super interesting on the vacuum tubes amp powering the tweeter and having a different, more powerful, amp powering the woofer.

What does the reverse polarity do on my sub woofer and why should I use it

I get the schematic, but it would also be very nice to see both methods in action. Thanks again!

Best explanation I've heard.

Excellent explanation, Paul. Thanks!

It seems to me that bi wiring to a single amplifier should be very similar to just wiring to the same crossover normally. You would be adding extra length to the single wired crossover. The difference you’d be noticing would be a shift in the LCR contribution of the cables used on each leg. The same story would fit with bi-amping. There you would also hear extra head-room and a lower noise floor. Active would probably be the best approach and the LCR of the cable would be negligible since you are attaching the drive units to the amplifiers without an intervening filter network. My thoughts are that bi-wiring and bi-amping add more wire and more amplifiers and the subjective change is nothing to do with the crossover. Perhaps single wiring with a more powerful amplifier with slightly thicker wires will give the same or, a better effect than bi-wiring to a single amplifier or, bi-amping. I think the active route justifies bi-amping and stands to be more accurate and efficient since there is less energy being converted into heat and distortion instead of sound by a filter network in front of each voice coil.

great information here.thank you.

One of your best Q&A's yet, thank you for doing this.

bi curious audiophiles lmfao

The 5W / 200W combination will only work if you have some crossover filtering BEFORE the power amps. An amplifier's wattage is mostly defined by the maximum voltage it can produce before clipping. If you send all the frequencies into the 5W tweeter amp, it will start to clip as soon as you have 5W worth of bass in the signal.

Paul... it was just getting interesting when the video ended... LoL

Thank you , for the video and your time From Mexico city !!

Thank you for explaining

At last somebody that explains clearly and true story. Like you very much. BTW I am using bi-amping in all my system (for other reasons). When the Amplifier of the woofer works hard it doesnt impact the clarity of the high.I have also a pair of B&W 804, they need quite a push. I found that a simple Rotel of 5*120 is better(the difference was really big mostly in low power) than expensive stereo ( MBL or Musical Fidelity). Joe Israel

Great as always 🤘🏽

Awesome tutorial thank you for your assistance just learned do’s and don’t God bless you and your family

Going by your videos…yes, documentaries they’ll be enointed …Sir, you’ve exceeded all limits of imparting audiophile knowledge while just being neutral and non-commercial. Salute. But, your products are seemingly too expensive for guys like me. But I’ll always watch … and listen…

I love your explanations, very interesting, greetings from the Netherlands.

I bi-wired my speakers, and now they sing both ways...

Haters gonna hate, tweeters gonna tweet and woofers gonna woof

Starting my journey..... I love Paul’s videos

I didn't notice anything outstanding when I bi-wired many years ago, but when I tried VERTICALLY bi-amping using two stereo power amps - well, that's a whole different story. Using two NAD 2200 power amps: on the left-side amp, left channel went to the tweeters while it's right channel went to the woofers - ditto for the right side amp. The 2200s were 100 watts into 8 ohms each side, so plenty of power and headroom available.

I needed to leave this comment for, I have just now realized, I use your tutorials on a constant. Whether it be to cross reference against my own thoughts, check that my own equations format adds up, and more times than not, others questionable... teachings, to put it kindly. So the least I thought I could do is thank you your explanations. Both, in layman terms so all can understand, including myself. As well as in saving me time. A Beautiful Mind, indeed you have. Especially at waiding us/myself through the (streams) of crap. Pun intended. Thank you, again. The more knowledgeable I become, the less I realize I have. Mark Reeves

That was great nicely explained

Good presentation. Thanks.

Great presentation!

Before I put together my new system I had my old multi channel home theater amp, and bi wireable speakers. When I used four channels from the 7.1 amp to drive the speakers there was marked improvement in detail over using just two channels.

Outstanding explanation. Thank you

Bi-amping my Polk RTi A9s for a total of 290 watts (145 watts x2) made a HUGE difference in the clarity, smoothness and sound stage across all frequencies.

Mr. McGown, thank you for giving a proper education on what bi-wiring and bi-amping is. I get so turned off watching these "audio blowhards" on KZfaq say bi-wiring is a waste of time because it "makes no difference." What I learned from watching you explain this is there is a difference between the two questions "is there a difference" and "does it make a difference." And that entirely depends on the audible ability of the individual listener. Yes, there is a difference with bi-wiring, but can "you" hear it? Starting with a non-expectant, somewhat skeptical disposition, I recently decided to bi-wire my B&W 3-way speakers (CM10 S2). I played tracks that were burned in my mind and knew exactly how they sounded prior to bi-wiring. Yes, I was able to discern a difference. I'm not saying it is significant, but there's definitely some difference - and it's better. But, I'm wondering if that had anything to do with the fact that my speakers have a mid-range compared to a 2-way speaker? It just seemed to me my ears were picking up better those mid-range frequencies. I could more clearly discern sounds coming from the mid-range than before. So, does a 3-way speaker make more beneficial use from bi-wiring than a 2-way speaker? Again, thank you for taking the time to produce this helpful video.

Thank you!

Thank you. Very clear.

Hi Paul, I have heard people plugging wires diagonally to emphasise on one frequency more than the other... eg red wire to HF red terminal and black to LF black terminal... yes the clamps will connect both reds and blacks together.

Your my favourite thing to come out of Boulder, Colorado since Mork and Mindy!

Damn good video sir 🤙🏻 I’m a car audio enthusiast looking to put a home theater system in, these home speakers are a little different than what I deal with. This video broke the concept down very well, used some terms and such I already understood but this helped a lot.

very clear explanation :)

how do i learn dis, plize sir make a course. I need to build my own speakers

Very interesting discussion Paul - thank you

Wow, that's the best explanation of bi-wiring / bi-amplification I've found! Thank you!

great video, thanks 👍

This was really helpful. I have always understood bi-amping and some of the options there, but I was never clear on why bi-wiring would have any value. Now I am. It also reminded me that bi-amping is better and why -the option to use different types of amplier for the high and low sounds. Does anyone ever tri-amp three way speakers? Does anyone even make a three way speaker with tri-wire inputs? I suppose any two way speaker paired with a sub is essentially a three way configuration when you think of it like that.

I had buy this yahama speaker wif yamaha receiver. Wanna know, should i buy the hi-end wire to connect the speaker to get best sound or else just using the wire which yamaha provided is enough ya? Thanks

How to connected yamaha mx-a5200amplifire to Yamaha cx-a5200 preamplifier for my home theater 9.1.6 set up thank you

okay so i have 2 600wrms car subs both have dual2ohm voice coils running running on a 4 channel pa amp 4ohms min per channel with channels in parallel and my subs are 1ohm each as the voice coils are in paralell aswell so the 2 channels on the amp in paralell go to a min of 2 ohms and i run it on 1 ohm. so basivcally im going alf my ohms avalible on my amp. may i also add these subs are in a 4th order bandpass. is this save? ive been blasting them alot and it clipps sometimes when i dont notice. will my amp blow?

very good description ,,,

Will I damage my speakers or audio receiver if I connect right A and B to the right side speaker and left A and B to the left side speaker? Thanks

Great video

For some reason car audio allows you to do this easier, my pioneer head unit, no built in amp, has electronic crossovers so I can set up custom crossovers/ slope and go active into each speaker, requires more Amplifiers, But it’s great for the front stage, 4 channels two for each tweeter two for each midbass, subwoofer has its own mono amplifier. Pioneer stage 4 copper chassis head unit P 99RS , One of the best piece of audio equipment I’ve ever owned.

Paul, just enuff info on biwire and biamping....thx for stressing point biamping requires both amps of equal GAIN, most people gloss over that. More info on biwire and biamping appreciated!!

Can I bi-amp using a and b channels from a single amp?

Thank you very much sir. I ran a quad amped car audio system of over 1000 watts in the mid eighties, I am very familiar of what goes on with crossover networks , I just appreciate you very precise and intelligent explanation. Well done Sir.

I have 2 quad 404-2 amps which have been upgraded to dual mono power supplies. They are bi-amped into B&W matrix 3E speakers and sound absolutely amazing. Question I am probably wasting a lot of power using a 200 W amp to power tweeters. You say gain needs to be the same, I would be interested in replacing the tweeters amp for a low powered tube amp. How Can I find what the gain is on the quad 405To find a tube app that will be suitable thanks

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Great explanation!!!

Helpful to me. Thanks.

if my amp has a speaker's a and b speakers output couldn't I use a-left then b left to biamp left speaker and do both sides of my speakers like this

Thanks for good and informative video.

Well explained, thanks!

ha! this time your answer bring me so many more questions... Saludos desde Argentina, I love your channel.

If you have speakers that are biwireable but you only have one set of speaker wires and have the bridge plate in place. My question is if it is better to connect the one set of speaker wires to the low-frequency or high-frequency posts? I have always connected to the low-frequency post given that bass response requires more power than treble, so, my thinking is any reduction in signal strength going over the bridge plate should have less of an effect on the treble than on the bass response. I am curious to know if you all agree or have a different perspective that i may not be considering.

Thanks so much

Excellent

You totally have me hooked

Very clear explanation!

Hi good video right now I have two PARASOUNDS 2125 models that I bi amp with for a good while now,passively .the second amp does the tweeters. They both have the same power 125watts 8olm.I do have a vacuum tube amp which is a mini one 3and half watts per channel can I use that one for my tweeters ? Not sure what the gain is .There is no outputs on that amp so it would get the signal from the parasound.

Thanks not everyone is an expert so learning is a good especially with words that everyone can understand i appreciate videos like these!

I did the bi-amping, and the sound - even after recalibrating the speakers - was muddy: powerful, but imprecize bass, very harsh highs, mid was not creating any room. One cable is a shorter 2,5mm2 cross surface I used for the highs, the other one is a longer 4mm2 cross surface that I used for the lows. Is it the amp that is crappy, or the cables really have to have the same properties to do bi-amping? Of course, I removed the interconnecting wires between the speaker poles to keep the right impedance. Out of curiousity, I swapped the pairs in between high and low posts, and it didn't really do much difference, I expected hissing or lost sound due to filters of the speaker. Any tip? I have a Pioneer SC-LX88, I used the Top middle for highs, Front for lows as per the manual.

What about 3way speaker? I want to know, which side go Mid? Is mid connect to the low part or high part. Thanks in Advanced.

Very good explanation

thank you

This is amazing 👍 I need this education

Great explanation !