Quote Originally Posted by makruiten
I bi wired my Quad 21L2s when I first got them. There was a big improvement in the depth of the soundstage and it seemed the sound was more detailed BUT they were lacking timing and the music sounded ripped apart instead of being coherent, with the instruments playing together in harmony. I think bi wiring causes some kind of phase shift. When I returned to a single wire setup the coherency and timing were restored and the sound was much more natural.

In my opinion you shouldn't bi wire, because it creates side effects caused by the different response of your tweeters en woofers, or whatever the cause is. They don't seem to work together anymore. It may sound "clearer", but it's somehow unnatural and every recording starts to sound the same. I even think that the difference in soundstage is because of timing differences (I think it creates some kind of echoe, tricking your ears into thinking the sound comes from a different place). You might want to check this site: http://www.sonicdesign.se/biwire.html. I think it explains what I'm talking about.

Anyway, some people may appreciate bi wiring more, because they may find detail and soundstage more important than naturalness.
Anyone else find this to be true? I've always wondered about this myself. I discovered that I preferred not to bi-wire but couldn't say why except the sound just sort of "lost focus". I couldn't really put it into words.

Thanks for your comments.