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STIFA
07-28-2004, 09:32 AM
I recently bought B&W DM 601 S3 speakers along with Marantz SR6300
receiver and got 2x3 meters of Van den hul SKYLINE Hybrid cable
(http://www.vandenhul.com/cable/skyln-h.htm), but now I would like to
bi-wire them and I was told that I need to buy a set of bi-wiring
cables or buy an extra pair of cables of same length.
As I understand advantage of bi-wiring is only seen when using cables
that are better in bass for bass/mid connector, and using cable thaat
excells in high frequencies for the tweeter connector of bi-wire
inputs.
In order not to lose money on cables here is the question:

CAN I USE Van den Hul SKYLINE HYBRID FOR THE TWEETER AND Van den Hul
CS-122 (http://www.vandenhul.com/cable/cs-122-h.htm) FOR THE
BASS/MID??

WILL THIS BE BI-WIRING OR JUST SPENDING MONEY AND HEARING NO EFFECT??

Different cables have different properties like
resistance,impedance,material theyr made of, These two cables are not
of same material and have different properties that I do not
understand (see links). Is that a problem 4 bi-wiring?
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS.?
THANKS ,WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP FOLKS! CYA
MARKO

markw
07-28-2004, 10:17 AM
First off, you assume that there are major audiable differences in cables. The jury's still out on that one. If the differences were that audiable, particularly when comparing cables of the same gauge, length and constructiion, they would have reached a verdict long. long ago.

As far as those measurable differences you make, many are still trying to corolate these measurments with audiable differences.

You might want to check out http://www.audioholics.com for their take on cables. Many interesting articles there.

Second, bi-wiring effectively doubles the gauge of the wires going to the speakers. That in itself may account for some of the differences reported with bi-wiring. Again, please note that quite a few have reported no difference with bi-wiring.

It's your money and your call.