Newbie question: What's biwiring/triwiring for speakers?

Goi:

In a previous post:


"speakers that support bi/tri-wiring allow you to bypass the internal crossover"


That is not always true.


Bi-wired speakers give you separate access to the tweeter crossover and the woofer crossover. You then run separate cables from your amplifier to the tweeter and woofer. The theory is that the sound will be cleaner if the same cable doesn't have to simultaneously carry the bass and treble signals. The subject of bi-wiring is somewhat controversial. Some people swear by it, and others swear they hear absolutely no difference!


If you extend the bi-wiring concept and use two amplifiers, one for the bass, and one for the treble, you are now Bi-amping.


Bi-amplification (bi-amping) uses two separate amplifiers, one for the treble, one for the bass. You can use the speaker's internal crossover, or an external electronic crossover.


Some speakers are designed especially for Bi-amping. They either allow you to bypass their internal crossovers, or have no internal crossovers at all, thus requiring you to use an external crossover.


Regards,


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Tom Rosback